Stoneham

Southampton · South East · population 7,045 · 4 LSOAs

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

27Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,016 of 6,856 in England
  • #991 of 1,119 in South East
  • #23 of 33 in Southampton
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,490
Median age (est.)30
Density3,426per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above25%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 30%25–44 23%45–64 20%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 38%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 38%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 40%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary15%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 12%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 79%Asian 12%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 44% · Christian 39% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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

Stoneham is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,016 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #23 of 33 in Southampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (40) and lowest on Education (16). Typical homes here, about £290,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 43 sales), 12% above the wider Southampton median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,466 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 81 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 35 · #4,447
Employment 40 · #4,118
Education 16 · #5,791
Health 19 · #5,578
Crime 25 · #5,153
Housing & access 32 · #4,673
Living environment 35 · #4,433

House prices ?

£290,000median (12m) · +11.5% yr · n=43
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£290,00043+11.5%+27.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£354,50017+1.3%+10.8%
Terraced£264,00022+5.6%+21.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£290,000
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)£36,466±£5,147 · #4,547 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,562
Price-to-income ?8.0×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 ?

41Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

81 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 573 offences
Southampton120
South East71
England83

Rank #4,140 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences251
Theft125
Burglary21
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons46
Drugs33
Robbery5
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 67 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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