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Southampton

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
248,971
Households
102,255
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 9.3 per 1k
102,255
Households
White Brit. · 68%
Ethnicity
No religion · 43%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.3 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£271,407
Median property price
£1,108
Median rent
5,814
Postcodes
102,255
Households
White Brit. · 68%
Ethnicity
No religion · 43%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.3 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£271,407
Median property price
£1,108
Median rent
5,814
Postcodes

Sold prices in Southampton

England & Wales
Property sales · Southampton
HM Land Registry · Southampton
Average price
£264,015
YoY: +0.2%
Median price: £267,598
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 92 sales · avg £272,968
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£285k£260k£235k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Southampton

England & Wales
Crime trends · Southampton

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
845
YoY stable
2,0261,351675
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
257
YoY stable
3081540
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
102
YoY -14%
157790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
77
YoY stable
115580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
167
YoY +11%
177902
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
226
YoY +36%
22815684
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · public order up sharply · criminal damage rising

2,303
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Southampton

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Southampton.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Southampton

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Southampton

St Denys is a 9-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 732 m

  • St Denys

    Rail

    732 m
  • Bitterne

    Rail

    1.4 km
  • Southampton Central

    Rail

    1.7 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Southampton

GPs make up most of the mapped places

34 GPs · 11 Libraries · 10 Universities · 66 in all

  • GPs34
  • Libraries11
  • Universities10
  • Hospitals7
  • Museums4

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Southampton

Median private rent

£1,108/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£875
1 bed
£1,108
2 bed
£1,348
3 bed
£1,882
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Southampton

Coordinates50.9183, -1.3967
Postcodes
5,814
Population (Census)
248,971
Households (Census)
102,255
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 9.3 per 1k

Demographics in Southampton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 248,828
White Brit.68.1%
Other White11.6%
Indian3.7%
Other Asian2.7%
African2.3%
+ 3 other groups · 11.7%

Religion

Total residents: 248,856
No religion43.4%
Christian40.1%
Not answered6.6%
Muslim5.6%
Sikh1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 248,971
35–4919.8%
25–3416.4%
50–6415.8%
20–2410.5%
65–747.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%

Households

Total households: 102,255
Other21.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
Any member 66+11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.9%
+ 8 other households · 37.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Southampton

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.54 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.54 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).