SO15 postcode area · Southampton

The SO15 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Southampton. Area Scores range from 6 to 84 across them. Every full SO15 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SO15 district contains both ends of the scale: Upper Shirley at 84 out of 100 (#1,095 of 6,856 in England) against Redbridge & Millbrook West at 7, a 77-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £145,000 in St Mary's to £405,000 in Upper Shirley — a 2.8× gap within the SO15 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,800a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime166per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)33
Owner-occupied40%

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 SO15 district

£262,500median home sold over the past year · +14.1% over 5 years · +1.0% over the year · 479 sales
Detached£520,000
Semi-detached£341,000
Terraced£275,000
Flat£160,000
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
Upper ShirleySouthampton 1,09584 £405,000
Ocean Village & Town QuaySouthampton 1,43879 £205,000
HollybrookSouthampton 2,26067 £280,000
Banister Park & Howard RoadSouthampton 3,21353 £240,000
City Centre & The PolygonSouthampton 4,04941 £207,500
Bevois TownSouthampton 4,48135 £230,000
FreemantleSouthampton 4,69432 £250,000
Shirley SouthSouthampton 5,02327 £254,925
Regents Park & Millbrook EastSouthampton 5,18724 £287,500
Shirley WarrenSouthampton 5,36622 £240,000
St Mary'sSouthampton 5,64018 £145,000
Newtown & NicholstownSouthampton 6,14010 £220,000
Redbridge & Millbrook WestSouthampton 6,3947 £230,000

People living in SO15 Census 2021

Residents102,163
Median age (est.)33
Density4,977per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above37%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 19%25–44 34%45–64 20%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 39%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 21%Private rent 39%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Elementary15%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades8%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 74%Asian: 15%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 74%Asian 15%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 40% · Christian 38% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 33%

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 SO15

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SO15 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SO15.

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.