Is Southampton a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Southampton, from official data · 6 postcode districts · 5,811 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Southampton, from official data · 6 postcode districts · 5,811 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Southampton sold for £235,977 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.4% on a year earlier. Across Southampton, police record 135 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Southampton, the nearest primary school is Bevois Town Primary School, 160 m away, about a 2 minute walk; the nearest secondary is St Anne's Catholic School, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Alma Road Surgery, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
St Denys station is 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk; the nearest park, Asylum Green, is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
Across Southampton, police record 135 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Southampton sold for £235,977 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.4% on a year earlier. By type: detached £418,566, semi-detached £313,660, terraced £252,111, flats £152,827. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Bevois Town Primary School, 160 m away, about a 2 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is St Anne's Catholic School, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
St Denys is 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £45,706 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.