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SO14 postcode area · Southampton

The SO14 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Southampton. Area Scores range from 10 to 79 across them. Every full SO14 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SO14 district contains both ends of the scale: Ocean Village & Town Quay at 79 out of 100 (#1,438 of 6,856 in England) against Newtown & Nicholstown at 10, a 69-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £145,000 in St Mary's to £276,250 in Bitterne West — a 1.9× gap within the SO14 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,138a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime179per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)31
Owner-occupied35%

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 the SO14 district

£213,500median home sold over the past year · +8.8% over 5 years · +1.7% over the year · 236 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached£300,000
Terraced£260,000
Flat£170,500
Southampton£260,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Ocean Village & Town QuaySouthampton 1,43879 £205,000
Bitterne WestSouthampton 3,05555 £276,250
City Centre & The PolygonSouthampton 4,04941 £207,500
Bevois TownSouthampton 4,48135 £230,000
St DenysSouthampton 4,89928 £250,000
MaybushSouthampton 4,89928 £255,000
St Mary'sSouthampton 5,64018 £145,000
Newtown & NicholstownSouthampton 6,14010 £220,000

People living in SO14 Census 2021

Residents66,319
Median age (est.)31
Density6,709per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above36%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 26%25–44 34%45–64 17%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 45%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 20%Private rent 45%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 37%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Elementary15%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant9%
Skilled trades8%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 70%Asian: 17%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 70%Asian 17%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

No religion 40% · Christian 35% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 35%

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.

Towns & places in SO14

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SO14 district.

Bitterne

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SO14.

SO17 SO9 SO15 SO2 SO1 SO16 SO19 SO18

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.