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SO19 postcode area · Southampton

The SO19 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Eastleigh, Southampton. Area Scores range from 4 to 95 across them. Every full SO19 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SO19 district: Hedge End South scores 96 out of 100 (#293 of 6,856 nationally) while Hightown sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 92 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £242,000 in Hightown to £340,000 in Lowford. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Eastleigh and Southampton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,107a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime86per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied61%

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 SO19 district

£267,500median home sold over the past year · +19.3% over 5 years · +2.9% over the year · 669 sales
Detached£345,000
Semi-detached£295,000
Terraced£252,500
Flat£150,000
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
Hedge End SouthEastleigh 29396 £325,000
LowfordEastleigh 2,93957 £340,000
Bitterne WestSouthampton 3,05555 £276,250
Bitterne SouthSouthampton 3,27552 £305,000
Sholing EastSouthampton 3,40550 £275,000
Sholing WestSouthampton 3,84444 £258,000
WoolstonSouthampton 3,84444 £258,750
Bitterne EastSouthampton 4,79030 £273,000
ItchenSouthampton 4,99527 £265,000
ThornhillSouthampton 6,2509 £265,000
WestonSouthampton 6,5105 £255,000
HightownSouthampton 6,5724 £242,000

People living in SO19 Census 2021

Residents94,421
Median age (est.)40
Density3,684per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above27%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 21%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 SO19

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SO19 district.

Bitterne Hedge End Sholing

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SO19.

SO2 SO9 SO14 SO17 SO30 SO18 SO15 SO3

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.