Southampton

10°CCloudy

• Today: 10° / 8° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:35

9h 33m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom

• 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

939 reported · August 2026▲ 28% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences351
• Anti-social behaviour121
• Public order85
• Shoplifting84

129 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Bevois · Hampshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

488 reported road collisions (2025)

124 killed or seriously injured · 565 casualties · 19.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 403 rated 4–5 ★ (306 top)
• 21 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: St Denys (0.8 km)
• 57 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£235,729 average▲ 0.8% YoY

Across Southampton · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,257 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY

• 1 bed £881
• 2 bed £1,114
• 3 bed £1,357

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

6.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.6 times median annual pay (6.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,565 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (3.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (3.9 km)

16 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

112 charging locations within ~8 km

• 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Bedford Place Car Park (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms4
• Swimming pools19
• Sports pitches30
• Playgrounds28

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

248,922 residents in Southampton · 4,990/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 68%
• 65+: 14%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK18,696
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK21,259
• Net moves−2,563

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 76 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,381 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (33% of 111,430)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

86 schools · 35,028 pupils

53 primary · 12 secondary · 21 other

Ofsted: 27 of 33 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

74 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Southampton

280 CQC-registered services

• Care homes52
• GP practices41
• Dentists55
• Homecare agencies102
• Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Southampton

• Not in the Green Belt
• 109 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

158 applications decided

93.7% granted · 148 granted, 10 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Satvir Kaur

Labour

Southampton Test

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 24
• Con 6
• LD 8
• Grn 5
• Ref 8

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools17
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets11
• Parks & greens63
• Restaurants & cafés176

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

3,798 jobs advertised · £42,201 avg

e.g. Roadside Vehicle Mechanic, Roadside Vehicle Technician, Consultant Psychiatrist

Source: Adzuna

£724 median full-time weekly pay

4.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,886 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 133,290 certificates

11.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

41% low-carbon electricity

Gas 51% · Wind 15% · Solar 14% · Imports 8%

212 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.4 yrs women · 78 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 59 women · 57.6 men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.2
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.1
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

12 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in SO14

• Southampton Sea City Partnership
• Alma Road Surgery
• Homeless Healthcare Team

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Southampton Test:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks242 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases191 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND162 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth99 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately94 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• 
  The Hobbit, Southampton · 0.2 km

  The Hobbit is a pub in the Bevois Valley area of Southampton, England. Previously the Portswood Hotel, it was named after J. R. R. Tolkien's book The Hobbit in 1989. The pub was involved in a legal dispute with Middle…

• Bevois · 0.3 km

  Bevois is an Electoral Ward in the Unitary Authority of Southampton, England comprising the suburbs Bevois Valley, Nicholstown and Northam, with a population of 16,844.

• 
  Bevois Valley · 0.3 km

  Bevois Valley is an inner city area of Southampton, England, within Bevois Electoral Ward, and includes areas called Bevois Town and Bevois Mount. The area lies south of and adjoins Portswood and is within easy walkin…

• 
  Old Farmhouse, Southampton · 0.5 km

  The Old Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed pub which was originally a farmhouse, and dates back to at least 1560. It was rebuilt in 1611 and converted to its current usage in 1843. It is claimed to be the oldest building…

• 
  St Edmund's Church, Southampton · 0.5 km

  St Edmund's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Southampton, Hampshire. It is situated on the corner of The Avenue and Rockstone Place. It was built in 1889 and is a Grade II listed building.

• 
  Avenue St Andrew's United Reformed Church · 0.6 km

  Avenue St. Andrew's is a United Reformed Church in Southampton, England. The church building is listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)