Bedford Place, Southampton, SO15 2DB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SO15 2DB has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	37.3%	50%	12.7%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	62.7%	50%	-12.7%	49.0%	1.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around SO15 2DB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 82.3% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	79.9%	82.3%	2.4%	37.9%	44.4%
Married: Opposite sex	12.8%	11.5%	-1.3%	44.2%	-32.7%
Separated	1.5%	2.4%	0.9%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	5.5%	3.2%	-2.3%	9.1%	-5.9%
Widowed	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	6.1%	-5.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (91.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.5%	58.2%	17.7%	48.4%	9.8%
Good health	44.7%	33%	-11.7%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	12%	7.4%	-4.6%	12.7%	-5.3%
Bad health	2.5%	1.2%	-1.3%	4.0%	-2.8%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around SO15 2DB this area, 6.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 52.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.6%	6.4%	-4.2%	18.2%	-11.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11%	5.2%	-5.8%	9.6%	-4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.9%	7.9%	-2.0%	13.4%	-5.5%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	26%	21.7%	-4.3%	16.9%	4.8%
Degree or Similar	26.7%	52.1%	25.4%	33.8%	18.3%
Other	15%	4.7%	-10.3%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 60.7% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	3.9%	4.9%	1.0%	0.7%	4.2%
Indian	1.1%	7.1%	6.0%	3.1%	4.0%
Pakistani	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.1%	5.6%	4.5%	1.6%	4.0%
Black African	3.2%	8.6%	5.4%	2.5%	6.1%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	78.2%	60.7%	-17.5%	81.4%	-20.7%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	0.7%	3.9%	3.2%	0.6%	3.3%
Other	2.1%	2.4%	0.3%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 39.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63%	39.8%	-23.2%	83.2%	-43.4%
European Union	19.4%	26.6%	7.2%	6.1%	20.5%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	2.5%	2.1%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	4.9%	6.4%	1.5%	2.7%	3.7%
Middle East and Asia	10.9%	20.3%	9.4%	5.6%	14.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	3.7%	2.3%	1.3%	2.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 39.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 9.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.3%	39.8%	-22.5%	83.2%	-43.4%
10+ Years	12.3%	9.7%	-2.6%	9.8%	-0.1%
5-10 Years	12%	8.2%	-3.8%	2.9%	5.3%
2-5 Years	6.3%	17%	10.7%	2.2%	14.8%
Less than 2 years	7%	25.2%	18.2%	1.9%	23.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	41.5%	76.7%	-35.2%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	4.2%	0.5%	3.7%
Spain	3.7%	0.4%	3.3%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	5.4%	1.3%	4.1%
Romania	4.4%	0.9%	3.5%
Other EU countries	6.9%	1.5%	5.4%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Middle East	3.4%	0.1%	3.3%
Eastern Asia	4.2%	0.3%	3.9%
Southern Asia	6.6%	1.2%	5.4%
South-East Asia	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	6.6%	13.5%	-6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.8%	37.2%	4.6%
Christian	33.6%	46.2%	-12.6%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Muslim	8.2%	6.5%	1.7%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Bedford Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bedford Place was 535.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 178.6% higher than the Banister & Polygon average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bedford Place has the 10th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon and the 23rd highest crime rate of 724 local areas in Southampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 318.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -57.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 66% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,500

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in SO15 2DB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bedford Place are based on 77 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Southampton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Bedford Place, Southampton, SO15 2DB

Estimated Average Property Prices for SO15 2DB

Average Price
£407,520

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£281,230

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£220,514

Other
£680,338

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bedford Place

Average Price
£477,680

Semi-Detached
£612,319

Terraced
£415,995

Detached
£660,354

Flats/Maisonettes
£163,821

Other
£941,478

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bedford PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 Bedford Place, Southampton, Southampton Other, an established residential building	£621,500	2025-01-31	£585,091
15A Bedford Place, Southampton, Southampton Other, an established residential building	£5,000	2021-02-12	£5,210
22 Bedford Place, Southampton, Southampton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£168,000	2015-03-06	£208,238
25 - 28 Bedford Place, Southampton, Southampton Other, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2014-05-02	£1,335,277
9 Bedford Place, Southampton, Southampton Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2012-01-05	£354,764

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SO15 2DB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SO15 2DB area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	169
Full-Time Employee	167
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	72
Part-Time Employee	44
Unemployed	25
Other	20
Looking after home or family	20
Self-Employed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Retired	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Accommodation and food service activities	28
Human health and social work activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Other	8
Manufacturing	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Education	5
Information and communication	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Construction	2
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Leaside Way , Bassett Green SO16 3EP	3out of 4	4,257 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aldermoor Early Years Centre Fairisle Road , Lords Hill SO16 8BY	- not rated	5,201 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Banister Primary School Archers Road , SO15 2LS	3out of 4	645 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Springhill Catholic Primary School Milton Road , SO15 2HW	- not rated	713 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Springhill Catholic Primary School Milton Road , SO15 2HW	4out of 4	713 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Mount Pleasant Juniors Mount Pleasant Road , SO14 0WZ	4out of 4	998 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mount Pleasant Infants Derby Road , SO14 0DY	- not rated	1,004 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Foundry Lane Middle School Foundry Lane , SO15 3JT	- not rated	2,331 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shirley Warren Middle School Warren Crescent , SO16 6AY	- not rated	3,331 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wimpson Middle School Helvellyn Road , Millbrook SO16 4AS	- not rated	3,773 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Anne's Catholic School Carlton Road , SO15 2WZ	4out of 4	365 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Anne's Catholic School Carlton Road , SO15 2WZ	- not rated	365 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Inspire Enterprise Academy Chapel Road , SO14 5GL	- not rated	1,584 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Upper Shirley High School Bellemoor Road , Shirley SO15 7QU	- not rated	2,525 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Upper Shirley High School Bellemoor Road , Upper Shirley SO15 7QU	3out of 4	2,525 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southampton City College St Mary Street , SO14 1AR	- not rated	1,312 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Hill Lane , SO15 5RL	- not rated	1,991 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Hill Lane , SO15 5RL	- not rated	1,991 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Itchen College Middle Road , Bitterne SO19 7TB	- not rated	3,748 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mark's Church of England School Stafford Road , Shirley SO15 5TE	3out of 4	1,413 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Polygon School Handel Terrace , SO15 2FH	3out of 4	552 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Southampton Solent University East Park Terrace , SO14 0YN	- not rated	664 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Avenue School 62 The Avenue , SO17 1XS	- not rated	883 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fitrah Sips 55 Northumberland Road , SO14 0EJ	- not rated	1,040 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oaktree Education Services Limited Selwyn House , Castle Way SO14 2AW	- not rated	1,539 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lakaz Maman	22 Bedford Place, Southampton	1 yd
Panda	5 Bedford Place, Southampton	1 yd
Halladays Tea Rooms	6 Bedford Place, Southampton	1 yd
Basmati Nepalese and Indian Restaurant	4 Bedford Place, Southampton	1 yd
Diegos Portugese Rotisserie	10 - 11 Bedford Place, Southampton	1 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Revolution Southampton	28A Bedford Place, Southampton	1 yd
The Bedford	23 Bedford Place, Southampton	1 yd
The Red Lion	1 - 2 Bedford Place, Southampton	1 yd
Popworld	17 Lower Banister Street, Southampton	94 yd
Orange Rooms	1-2 Vernon Walk, Southampton	96 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
JJ'S Caspian Fish and Chips	8 Bedford Place, Southampton	1 yd
Romeo Pizza	3 Bedford Place, Southampton	1 yd
Ted's Fish Bar	15 Bedford Place, Polygon	1 yd
Chickenland	9 Bedford Place, Southampton	1 yd
Chilli Flames	7 Bedford Place, Southampton	1 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	25 - 28 Bedford Place, Southampton	1 yd
Tesco	40A - 42A London Road, Southampton	157 yd
The Co-Operative	32 Archers Road, Southampton	557 yd
Oriental Food Mart	58 Commercial Road, Southampton	626 yd
The Co-Operative	Mayflower Halls, Commercial Road	775 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fit4Less (Southampton) LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	101 yd
Southampton Park Hotel (Closed) 12-13 12-13 Cumberland Place	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	248 yd
St Annes Catholic School CARLTON ROAD	health and fitness suite	369 yd
Southampton Solent University (Solent Sports Complex) St Andrews Road	health and fitness suite	468 yd
University Of Southampton-New College Campus (Closed) The Avenue		495 yd
Southampton Solent University (East Park Terrace) SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY EAST PARK TERRACE	health and fitness suite	509 yd
Andrew'S Park EAST PARK BOWLING GREEN EAST PARK BOWLING GREEN PARK WALK	tennis courts	515 yd
Southampton Solent University (Sports Centre St Marys) ST. MARYS ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	536 yd
University Of Southampton (Mayflower Gym) West Park Road	health and fitness suite	549 yd
Banister Primary School ARCHERS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	649 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	20.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	40.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	7.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	19 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.