Southampton: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£418,566

Semi-detached

£313,660

Terraced

£252,111

Flat or maisonette

£152,827

First-time buyers

£210,480

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  204,752 in 1991 → 259,424 in 2024 (+26.7%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £142,421 in 2005 → £235,977 in 2026 (+65.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £368 in 2008 → £625 in 2025 (+70.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  73.4% in 2004 → 75.9% in 2023 (+3.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.1% in 2001 → 4.1% in 2025 (+95.2%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,682 in 1997 → £20,886 in 2024 (+115.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Southampton; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.6 t per person (2024) · 17th lowest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access97.0% (January 2026) · 17th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 29th highest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment8,621 kWh (2024/25) · 40th lowest of 347

Where it ranks worst

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 345th lowest of 363
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills21.4% (2024/25) · 121st lowest of 132
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access69.8 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 324th highest of 361
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.2 out of 10 (2022/23) · 318th highest of 363

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)78.0 years · England 80.0 · 115th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.4 years · England 83.8 · 108th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)57.6 years · England 60.9 · 113th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)59.0 years · England 61.3 · 94th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)396.3 per 100k · England 321.0 · 121st lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)12.0% · England 10.4 · 105th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)65.8% · England 64.6 · 78th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.1% · England 68.3 · 80th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)41.9 score · England 46.0 · 140th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)7.2% · England 5.8 · 126th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)21.8% · England 19.8 · 100th lowest of 153