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 October 2011 5,743 or 3.4% of Southampton’s working age resident population were unemployed and claiming Job Seekers Allowance a small increase on the previous month.
• The average house price in Southampton for September 2011 is £141,371 an increase of 1% in the last month.
• 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) a fall of ten places since IMD 2007.

For more information on Southampton please see the sections below:

• City digest of key statistics - an annual statistics digest

• 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

• 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