Swaythling

Southampton · South East · population 7,780 · 5 LSOAs

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

33Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,577 of 6,856 in England
  • #938 of 1,119 in South East
  • #16 of 33 in Southampton
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,278
Median age (est.)26
Density6,650per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above30%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 32%25–44 28%45–64 16%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 44%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 23%Private rent 44%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 12%Other: 30%
One person 22%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 12%Other 30%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Elementary 18% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Elementary18%
Process & plant12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors6%
Administrative6%

Ethnic group

White: 68%Asian: 21%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 68%Asian 21%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

No religion 39% · Christian 35% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 34%

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

Swaythling is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,577 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 33 in Southampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (56) and lowest on Crime (17). Typical homes here, about £300,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 42 sales), 15% above the wider Southampton median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,032 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 70 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 28 · #4,906
Employment 47 · #3,624
Education 26 · #5,043
Health 22 · #5,352
Crime 17 · #5,688
Housing & access 54 · #3,165
Living environment 56 · #3,001

House prices ?

£300,000median (12m) · +13.2% yr · n=42
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£300,00042+13.2%+30.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£312,50026+15.7%+26.8%
Terraced£245,00010-2.0%+28.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£300,000
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)£39,032±£5,743 · #3,707 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,294
Price-to-income ?7.7×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 ?

47Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

70 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 548 offences
Southampton120
South East71
England83

Rank #3,563 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences247
Theft103
Burglary28
Vehicle crime47
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons53
Drugs18
Robbery7
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 46 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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