City Profile • Local Authority
Southampton
Southampton is a local authority district comprising 10 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £275k. Crime levels run above average (123 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
252,689
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
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Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Southampton authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English68.1%
White: Other White11.6%
Indian3.7%
Other Asian2.7%
African2.3%
Any other ethnic group1.8%
Age Profile
20-24 years10.5%
25-29 years8.3%
30-34 years8.1%
35-39 years7.4%
15-19 years6.7%
40-44 years6.6%
Top Occupations
Professional19.8%
Elementary occupations13.3%
Associate professional11.8%
Caring and leisure10.7%
Skilled trades10.3%
Process and machine operatives8.7%
Housing Tenure
Private rented: Landlord27.5%
Owned: Mortgage25.2%
Owned: Outright22.5%
Social rented: Council14.6%
Social rented: Other7.3%
Private rented: Other1.8%
Area DNA
health8/10
safety2/10
transit10/10
investment7/10