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SO17 postcode area · Southampton

The SO17 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Southampton. Area Scores range from 10 to 94 across them. Every full SO17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SO17 district: Highfield & University scores 94 out of 100 (#389 of 6,856 nationally) while Newtown & Nicholstown sits at 10 — neighbours on the map, 84 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £220,000 in Newtown & Nicholstown to £520,000 in Bassett Green — a 2.4× gap within the SO17 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,909a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime124per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)32
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 SO17 district

£255,000median home sold over the past year · +15.9% over 5 years · +4.1% over the year · 203 sales
Detached£686,250
Semi-detached£338,500
Terraced£281,250
Flat£161,000
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
Highfield & UniversitySouthampton 38994 £273,500
Bassett GreenSouthampton 1,40380 £520,000
Banister Park & Howard RoadSouthampton 3,21353 £240,000
Bevois TownSouthampton 4,48135 £230,000
SwaythlingSouthampton 4,57733 £300,000
FreemantleSouthampton 4,69432 £250,000
St DenysSouthampton 4,89928 £250,000
Shirley SouthSouthampton 5,02327 £254,925
Newtown & NicholstownSouthampton 6,14010 £220,000

People living in SO17 Census 2021

Residents72,960
Median age (est.)32
Density5,782per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above37%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 24%25–44 32%45–64 19%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 45%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 16%Private rent 45%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 8%Other: 21%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Elementary15%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant9%
Managers & directors8%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 70%Asian: 18%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 70%Asian 18%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

No religion 38% · Christian 37% · Muslim 11%

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.

Towns & places in SO17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SO17 district.

Shirley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SO17.

SO9 SO14 SO15 SO16 SO1 SO2 SO19 SO97

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.