City statistics and research

Welcome to the city statistics and research pages. We provide statistics on Southampton and Hampshire in various subject areas including population, ethnicity, census and the economy.

• Southampton covers 51.81km²
• Southampton’s population is currently about 239,700 (Mid Year Estimate 2010)
• In April 2012 5,690 or 3.3% of Southampton’s working age resident population were unemployed and claiming Job Seekers Allowance an fall of 546 claimants on the previous month.
• The average house price in Southampton for March 2012 is £141,371
  a fall of 0.67% in the last year.
• Southampton is ranked 81st out of all 326 Local Authorities in England in the overall Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010 (where one is the most deprived).

For more information on Southampton please see the sections below:

• Southampton Profile: single needs assessment for Southampton. Opens a new page.

• Annual digest of statistics - The annual statistics digest for Southampton

• 2011 Census - information on release dates and key statistics from the 2011 census

• Consultation - current and recent consultation projects from across the council

• Eastern European migration - details of the changes in population since European Union accession

• Ethnicity - information on ethnicity in Southampton

• Index of Multiple Deprivation - Southampton poverty and deprivation information

• Joint Strategic Needs Assessment: Health and wider information to identify the ‘big picture’ for health and wellbeing in Southampton.

• Population Estimates - information on Southampton's population estimates and projections

• Stamp Duty Land Tax relief - information on stamp duty exemption

• Ward information - find out more about your ward