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SO18 6

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2,661 people · median £227,500 · Southampton

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More affordable than mostFast broadband

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

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population2,661

0–14

16%

15–24

25–44

26%

45–64

26%

65+

23%

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Median age44.1

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 qualified26%

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

No formal qualifications19.4%

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 5/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 5/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% 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 4 in 2019 — has improved 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

5.1/10

Employment

5.0/10

Education & skills

4.7/10

Health & disability

4.1/10

Crime

2.6/10

Housing & services

7.9/10

Living environment

6.1/10

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

69%

own their home

90%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 4%

ONS Census 2021

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