Bitterne South

Southampton · South East · population 6,167 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

52Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,275 of 6,856 in England
  • #751 of 1,119 in South East
  • #9 of 33 in Southampton
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,181
Median age (est.)42
Density4,630per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above30%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 8%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Bitterne South sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,275 of 6,856 in England, and #9 of 33 in Southampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (76) and lowest on Crime (26). Typical homes here sold for about £305,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 79 sales), 17% above the wider Southampton median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,004 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 110 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 59 · #2,836
Employment 51 · #3,378
Education 55 · #3,097
Health 32 · #4,639
Crime 26 · #5,098
Housing & access 76 · #1,664
Living environment 48 · #3,542

House prices ?

£305,000median (12m) · +2.5% yr · n=79
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£305,00079+2.5%+14.4%
Detached£386,00032+13.5%+15.2%
Semi-detached£307,50030-4.4%+16.0%
Terraced£272,5009+4.8%+22.5%
Flat£142,7508-13.5%-19.6%
This area£305,000
Southampton£260,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£42,004±£5,937 · #2,854 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,447
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

67Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

110 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 678 offences
Southampton120
South East71
England83

Rank #5,210 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences281
Theft196
Burglary23
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson43
Public order & weapons64
Drugs7
Robbery11
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 59 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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