Southampton

10°COvercast

• 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

1306 reported · August 2026▲ 27% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences431
• Shoplifting206
• Anti-social behaviour179
• Public order121

157 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Bargate · 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

• 425 rated 4–5 ★ (339 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

£235,729 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 (5.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (5.2 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

100 charging locations within ~8 km

• 15 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)

• 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
• 232 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

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)

9,035 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

35% low-carbon electricity

Gas 63% · Wind 21% · Biomass 8% · Nuclear 6%

258 gCO₂/kWh · very 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 Itchen:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases371 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND202 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks191 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth191 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK124 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

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

• 
  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…

• 
  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…

• 
  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…

• 
  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…

• 
  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.

• 
  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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)