Portswood & Highfield — coverage
Postcodes & area
SO17 covers Portswood (Portswood High Street, the student strip), Highfield, St Denys, Bevois Valley and the Highfield Campus of the University of Southampton. Common pickups: Portswood Road, St Denys railway station, the university student streets (Avenue Road, Westridge Road), Highfield Avenue and the Hartley Library area.
Where we go
Southampton city centre (5 minutes), the cruise port (10 minutes), Southampton Airport (SOU — 10 minutes), Heathrow (1h 30m), Gatwick (1h 45m). Most-booked: student transfers to Heathrow / Gatwick at term-end.
Pickup notes
SO17 is Zone A (£0 uplift). We know the student streets and the Highfield Campus pickup points. Late-night Portswood pickups (post-pub, post-club from Bevois Valley) are routine.