Stoneham Lane, Southampton, SO16 2NP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SO16 2NP is primarily male, with 55.5% of the population 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	44.2%	44.5%	0.3%	51.0%	-6.5%
Male	55.8%	55.5%	-0.3%	49.0%	6.5%

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 SO16 2NP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.1% 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	38.8%	46.1%	7.3%	37.9%	8.2%
Married: Opposite sex	49.4%	41.3%	-8.1%	44.2%	-2.9%
Separated	1.2%	2.4%	1.2%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	7.8%	6.7%	-1.1%	9.1%	-2.4%
Widowed	2.9%	3.5%	0.6%	6.1%	-2.6%

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 (85.6%) 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	48.8%	54.5%	5.7%	48.4%	6.1%
Good health	38.9%	31.1%	-7.8%	33.6%	-2.5%
Fair health	7.1%	9.4%	2.3%	12.7%	-3.3%
Bad health	2.1%	4%	1.9%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	3.2%	1%	-2.2%	1.2%	-0.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.1%	16.7%	-0.4%	18.2%	-1.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.2%	7.9%	-2.3%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.3%	9.9%	-4.4%	13.4%	-3.5%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	6.7%	4.3%	5.3%	1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	16.3%	4.9%	16.9%	-0.6%
Degree or Similar	34.7%	39.3%	4.6%	33.8%	5.5%
Other	9.8%	3.2%	-6.6%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 64.5% 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	0%	3%	3.0%	1.1%	1.9%
Chinese	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	6%	7.7%	1.7%	3.1%	4.6%
Pakistani	4.9%	9.4%	4.5%	2.7%	6.7%
Other Asian	2.8%	1.7%	-1.1%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	1.8%	3%	1.2%	2.5%	0.5%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	2%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
White	78.8%	64.5%	-14.3%	81.4%	-16.9%
Roma	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Arab	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.8%	70%	-8.8%	83.2%	-13.2%
European Union	9.9%	12.8%	2.9%	6.1%	6.7%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	2.1%	4.4%	2.3%	2.7%	1.7%
Middle East and Asia	6.7%	7.1%	0.4%	5.6%	1.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	5.4%	4.0%	1.3%	4.1%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.4%	69.8%	-8.6%	83.2%	-13.4%
10+ Years	2.5%	13.8%	11.3%	9.8%	4.0%
5-10 Years	4.6%	4.4%	-0.2%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	8.1%	3.7%	-4.4%	2.2%	1.5%
Less than 2 years	6.4%	8.4%	2.0%	1.9%	6.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.5%	76.7%	-9.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	7%	1.3%	5.7%
Romania	3.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and South America	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
No passport held	9.3%	13.5%	-4.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.4%	37.2%	-10.8%
Christian	45.8%	46.2%	-0.4%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	11.4%	6.5%	4.9%
Sikh	4.7%	0.9%	3.8%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	9.4%	6.0%	3.4%

Safety

Is Stoneham Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Stoneham Lane was 103.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 56.8% higher than the Swaythling average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Stoneham Lane has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling and the 310th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -71.9%.

🔎 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. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,800

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in SO16 2NP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Stoneham Lane are based on 72 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 Stoneham Lane, Southampton, SO16 2NP

Estimated Average Property Prices for SO16 2NP

Average Price
£356,914

Semi-Detached
£348,181

Terraced
£387,660

Detached
£583,321

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£117,227

Estimated Average Property Prices for Stoneham Lane

Average Price
£422,739

Semi-Detached
£430,216

Terraced
£307,338

Detached
£431,347

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£387,686

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Stoneham LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
16 Stoneham Lane, Southampton, Southampton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£440,000	2026-02-27	£441,814
10 Stoneham Lane, Southampton, Southampton Terraced, an established residential building	£390,000	2022-12-22	£379,470
8A Stoneham Lane, Southampton, Southampton Other, an established residential building	£102,000	2017-02-10	£110,460
8 Stoneham Lane, Southampton, Southampton Detached, an established residential building	£320,000	2005-11-28	£565,609
8 Stoneham Lane, Southampton, Southampton Detached, an established residential building	£238,500	2004-04-16	£430,288

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SO16 2NP

Flood Risk

Flood risk from rivers and the sea
Very low flood risk

Flood risk from surface water
Very low flood risk

* Results apply to the surrounding postcode area, not to a specific property.

Flood risk from rivers and the sea

The area around Stoneham Lane, Southampton, SO16 2NP has very low flood risk from rivers and the sea.

0 of 4 properties (0.00%) in this postcode have some level of river or sea flood risk.

River and sea flooding includes flooding caused by overflowing rivers, estuaries, tidal waters and coastal surges.

Flood risk from surface water

The area around Stoneham Lane, Southampton, SO16 2NP has very low surface water flood risk.

0 of 4 properties (0.00%) in this postcode have some level of surface water flood risk.

Surface water flooding can happen when heavy rainfall overwhelms drains, roads, gardens or other hard surfaces.

Employment

SO16 2NP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 19% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	80
Self-Employed	48
Part-Time Employee	35
Retired	29
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	15
Student (economically inactive)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Education	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Construction	15
Manufacturing	13
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Transport and storage	6
Other	5
Information and communication	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Real estate activities	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	814 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hardmoor Copse First School Leaside Way , Bassett Green SO16 3EP	- not rated	814 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mansbridge Primary School Octavia Road , Swaythling SO18 2LX	3out of 4	878 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bassett Green Primary School Honeysuckle Road , Bassett SO16 3BZ	3out of 4	905 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bassett Green Junior School Honeysuckle Road , Bassett SO16 3BZ	- not rated	905 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bassett Green Infant School Honeysuckle Road , Bassett SO16 3BZ	- not rated	905 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shirley Warren Middle School Warren Crescent , SO16 6AY	- not rated	4,821 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Foundry Lane Middle School Foundry Lane , SO15 3JT	- not rated	5,010 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton Leaside Way , Swaythling SO16 3DQ	4out of 4	536 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cantell School Violet Road , Bassett SO16 3GJ	4out of 4	1,469 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bitterne Park School Dimond Road , Bitterne Park SO18 1BU	3out of 4	1,671 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Quilley School Cherbourg Road , SO50 5EL	- not rated	2,801 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Upper Shirley High School Bellemoor Road , Shirley SO15 7QU	- not rated	3,671 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barton Peveril Sixth Form College Chestnut Avenue , SO50 5ZA	- not rated	2,719 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eastleigh College Chestnut Avenue , SO50 5FS	- not rated	2,896 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Hill Lane , SO15 5RL	- not rated	3,408 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Hill Lane , SO15 5RL	- not rated	3,408 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Itchen College Middle Road , Bitterne SO19 7TB	- not rated	4,408 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	4,592 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Aster House Pupil Referral Unit Aster Road , Swaythling SO16 3BG	- not rated	477 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Southampton Highfield , SO17 1BJ	- not rated	1,408 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Gregg School Townhill Park House , Cutbush Lane SO18 2GF	- not rated	1,975 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge 3 Bassett Avenue , SO16 7DP	- not rated	2,150 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Great Oaks School Vermont Close , Off Winchester Road SO16 7LT	- not rated	2,277 yd	Foundation special school	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
Cafe @No.6	6 Market Buildings, High Road	181 yd
HAMPSHIRE FOOTBALL ASSOC. LTD	STONEHAM LANE FOOTBALL COMPLEX, STONEHAM LANE, EASTLEIGH, SO16 2PA	259 yd
BTC Sports Club	Stoneham Lane, Southampton	259 yd
Chefflames	84 High Road, Southampton	327 yd
Kittys Vintage Teas	81 Ethelburt Avenue, Southampton	368 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Boiler House	Montefiore Boiler House, Wessex Lane	499 yd
Fleming Arms	Wide Lane, Southampton	518 yd
Connaught Hall Bar	Connaught Hall Of Residence, Wessex Lane	580 yd
Swaythling Working Mens Club	2 High Road, Swaythling	585 yd
Bar SO16	228A Burgess Road, Southampton	967 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
South Ocean	98 High Road, Swaythling	327 yd
Subway	Unit 2 City Gateway, Thomas Lewis Way	353 yd
Goa Indian Takeaway	66 High Road, Southampton	365 yd
Sun City	52 High Road, Southampton	410 yd
Top Chef	40 High Road, Swaythling	427 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	278 Burgess Road, Southampton		606 yd
Sainsbury's	218 Burgess Road, Southampton		976 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Swaythling Lawn Tennis Club ETHELBURT AVENUE	tennis courts	134 yd
Inside Out Health & Fitness Training (Closed) 62 - 64 62 - 64 High Road	health and fitness suite	433 yd
Btc Sports Club BTC SPORTS GROUND BTC SPORTS GROUND STONEHAM LANE	grass pitches	509 yd
St George Catholic College LEASIDE WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	535 yd
University Of Southampton (Connaught Halls Of Residence) Wessex Lane	health and fitness suite	591 yd

Broadband

Technology Availability

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	88.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	88.9%
Percentage of premises with Next Generation Access (NGA)	100.0%

Speed Availability

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%
Percentage of premises unable to receive decent broadband from fixed or FWA	0.0%
Percentage of premises able to receive decent broadband from FWA	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	164.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	379.5 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	313.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

Broadband coverage statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2026 dataset. Broadband performance statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2023 postcode-level performance data.