Bitterne

Southampton · South East

Bitterne in Southampton is made up of 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 30 to 55 out of 100, with typical homes from £273,000 to £305,000.

In summary

Within Bitterne, Bitterne West is the strongest performer at 55 out of 100 (#3,055 of 6,856 nationally); Bitterne East is the weakest at 30. 1 of the 3 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Prices are tightly grouped: every reported median falls between £273,000 and £305,000.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,435a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime90per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)40

Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Bitterne

£282,750median home sold over the past year · +17.8% over 5 years · +1.0% over the year · 294 sales

Detached£368,750

Semi-detached£305,000

Terraced£272,500

Flat£145,000

Southampton£260,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Bitterne West	3,055	55	£276,250
Bitterne South	3,275	52	£305,000
Bitterne East	4,790	30	£273,000

Postcode districts in Bitterne

SO2 SO3 SO9 SO14 SO16 SO18 SO19

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Bitterne.

Sholing Shirley Hedge End (Eastleigh) Chandler's Ford (Eastleigh) Holbury (New Forest) Totton (New Forest)

“Bitterne” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Southampton — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Southampton.