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SO15 7

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2,787 people · median £445,000 · Southampton

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Southampton Council · Labour minority — no overall control 24/51 seats · 47% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population2,787

0–14

17%

15–24

10%

25–44

25%

45–64

28%

65+

20%

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Median age43.6

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate58%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents6.6%

Self-employed · of people in work14.9%

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Retired15.5%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified51%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications10.2%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health83%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.23/10

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Happiness7.07/10

Feels worthwhile7.54/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.81/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 7/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

7.1/10

Employment

7.3/10

Education & skills

7.7/10

Health & disability

5.7/10

Crime

4.1/10

Housing & services

9.9/10

Living environment

4.9/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

80%

own their home

83%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 11%

ONS Census 2021

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