OAKMOUNT AVENUE, SO17 1EB House Prices & Local Information

SO17 1EB is a sought-after residential area on Oakmount Avenue, 0.5km from Westwood Park in Southampton. Administratively it sits within Portswood ward and the Southampton, Test constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a diverse outer suburb with a large South Asian community, settled families. During the day, ethnically mixed self-employed professional services, home workers in outer suburbs. A balanced community with an average age of 41 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 52% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 22 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. The area ranks among the least deprived 20% in England — a strong signal of community wellbeing, good schools, and low crime.

Census 2021 statistics for SO17 1EB are sourced from Output Area E00087044 (shared with 14 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.