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Swaythling

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
16,562
Households
5,687
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
5,687
Households
White Brit. · 60%
Ethnicity
No religion · 42%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£299,167
Median property price
267
Postcodes
5,687
Households
White Brit. · 60%
Ethnicity
No religion · 42%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£299,167
Median property price
267
Postcodes

Sold prices in Swaythling

England & Wales
Property sales · Swaythling
HM Land Registry · Swaythling
Average price
£294,092
YoY: +0.4%
Median price: £281,000
View district SO16
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £272,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£374k£288k£203k
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 Swaythling

England & Wales
Crime trends · Swaythling

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
31
YoY +72%
553617
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
15
YoY +36%
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

77
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Swaythling

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.

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Amenities in Swaythling

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

Overview of Swaythling

Coordinates50.9387, -1.3816
Postcodes
267
Population (Census)
16,562
Households (Census)
5,687
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.6 per 1k

Demographics in Swaythling

Ethnicity

Total residents: 16,553
White Brit.59.8%
Other White12.3%
Chinese4.7%
Indian4.3%
Other Asian4.1%
+ 6 other groups · 14.9%

Religion

Total residents: 16,555
No religion42.5%
Christian35.8%
Muslim8.4%
Not answered7.7%
Hindu2.0%
+ 1 other religions · 3.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 16,562
20–2422.2%
35–4915.9%
25–3413.9%
50–6412.6%
16–1910.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.9%

Households

Total households: 5,687
Other19.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over15.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Any member 66+11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.3%
+ 8 other households · 33.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Swaythling

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.30 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.30 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).