Southampton

18°COvercast

• Today: 19° / 10° · 58% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:33

13h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom

1221 reported · July 2026▲ 16% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences410
• Anti-social behaviour161
• Shoplifting154
• Public order128

189 stop & searches · mostly anything to threaten or harm anyone

Neighbourhood team: Bargate · Hampshire

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

465 reported road collisions (2024)

118 killed or seriously injured · 570 casualties · 18.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 419 rated 4–5 ★ (334 top)
• 17 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Southampton Central (0.8 km)
• 102 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£235,362 average▲ 0.1% YoY

Across Southampton · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,255 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY

• 1 bed £879
• 2 bed £1,112
• 3 bed £1,354

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (5.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (5.2 km)

19 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

97 charging locations within ~8 km

• 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: NCP Portland Terrace (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms6
• Swimming pools7
• Sports pitches17
• Playgrounds23

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)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 55 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

13% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Southampton

281 CQC-registered services

• Care homes52
• GP practices43
• Dentists53
• Homecare agencies104
• Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Southampton

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

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

169 applications decided

89.3% granted · 151 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Darren Paffey

Labour

Southampton Itchen

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

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

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies5
• Supermarkets13
• Parks & greens73
• Restaurants & cafés259

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,005 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

4,666 jobs advertised · £40,330 avg

e.g. Specialist Occupational Therapist, Commercial Tyre Technician - Mobile, Senior Staff Nurse - Theatre

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

48% low-carbon electricity

Gas 50% · Wind 28% · Biomass 10% · Solar 6%

209 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Southampton Itchen:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership493 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases365 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office356 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s310 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership282 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Bargate · 0.1 km

  The Bargate is a Grade I listed medieval gatehouse in the city centre of Southampton, England. Constructed in Norman times as part of the Southampton town walls, it was the main gateway to the city. The building is a…

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  Above Bar Church, Southampton · 0.1 km

  Above Bar Church is an evangelical church in Southampton, affiliated to the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. The building is on the corner of Above Bar Street and Ogle Road in Southampton City Centre, w…

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  Southampton · 0.2 km

  Southampton is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately 80 miles (130 km) southwest of London, 20 miles (32 km) west of Portsmouth, and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Salisbu…

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  Westquay · 0.2 km

  Westquay is a shopping centre in Southampton, England. It has an area of 95,600 m2 (1,029,000 sq ft) of retail and leisure space and contains around 130 shops, including major retailers such as John Lewis, Marks & Spe…

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  All Saints' Church, Southampton · 0.2 km

  All Saints' Church was a church building in Southampton City Centre, located on the corner of the High Street and East Street, a short distance south of the Bargate.

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  Marlands Shopping Centre · 0.3 km

  The Marlands Shopping Centre was opened on 5 September 1991 in Southampton, United Kingdom. At the time, the Marlands Shopping Mall was the largest shopping centre in Southampton and the first significant shopping cen…

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