Shirley & Freemantle — coverage
Postcodes & area
SO15 covers Shirley, Freemantle, Banister Park, Polygon and the western edge of Southampton city centre. Common pickups: Shirley High Street, Shirley Library, Polygon School, the Bedford Place / Bedford Hotel area and the streets along Hill Lane.
Where we go
Southampton city centre (5 minutes), the cruise terminals (10 minutes), Southampton Airport (SOU — 15 minutes), Heathrow (1h 30m), Gatwick (1h 45m). Local SO15 journeys are metered.
Pickup notes
SO15 is Zone A (£0 uplift). Door-to-door service; we know the residential streets off Hill Lane, Winchester Road and Shirley Road.
Local knowledge — Shirley High Street & the Common
Shirley High Street is one of Southampton’s busiest local shopping districts away from the city centre, running north toward the Outdoor Sports Centre and the western edge of Southampton Common. We know the residential rat-runs off Winchester Road and Hill Lane that skip the High Street bottleneck at the school run and on Saturdays — which is what keeps an early-morning airport pickup on time.