Newtown & Nicholstown
Southampton · South East · population 12,122 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,140 of 6,856 in England
- #1,081 of 1,119 in South East
- #29 of 33 in Southampton
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 22% · Process & plant 15% · Professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 22% |
| Process & plant | 15% |
| Professional | 14% |
| Sales & customer service | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 5% |
| Administrative | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 30% · Christian 27% · No religion 24%
Born outside the UK: 50%
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
Newtown & Nicholstown is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,140 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #29 of 33 in Southampton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (72) but weak on Crime (1). Typical homes here sold for about £220,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 62 sales), 15% below the wider Southampton median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,092 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 194 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £220,000 | 62 | +10.0% | +15.8% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Terraced | £248,500 | 22 | +11.9% | +30.1% |
| Flat | £179,950 | 37 | -2.7% | -2.7% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #5,162 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,163 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 1,259 |
| Theft | 267 |
| Burglary | 51 |
| Vehicle crime | 110 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 147 |
| Public order & weapons | 293 |
| Drugs | 161 |
| Robbery | 38 |
| Other | 30 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 262 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Southampton
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Oldbury & Rood EndSandwell10£215,000
- Victoria Park & Longsight WestManchester10£180,000
- Spotland BridgeRochdale10£166,000
- Botcherby & HarrabyCumberland10£122,500
- Poplar WestTower Hamlets10£371,750
- Scotch EstateHaringey10£577,500