Glenwood Avenue, Southampton, SO16 3QA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SO16 3QA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.4%	51.6%	-1.8%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	46.6%	48.4%	1.8%	49.0%	-0.6%

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 3QA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 81.9% 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	37.3%	81.9%	44.6%	37.9%	44.0%
Married: Opposite sex	47.4%	14.2%	-33.2%	44.2%	-30.0%
Separated	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	9.6%	2.6%	-7.0%	9.1%	-6.5%
Widowed	4.8%	1.3%	-3.5%	6.1%	-4.8%

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 (90.8%) 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	49%	51.8%	2.8%	48.4%	3.4%
Good health	37.9%	39%	1.1%	33.6%	5.4%
Fair health	9.5%	7.7%	-1.8%	12.7%	-5.0%
Bad health	2.4%	1.5%	-0.9%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around SO16 3QA this area, 4.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.4%	4.1%	-0.3%	18.2%	-14.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.7%	1.4%	-4.3%	9.6%	-8.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.7%	3.7%	-13.0%	13.4%	-9.7%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	0.9%	-2.2%	5.3%	-4.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.6%	63.6%	50.0%	16.9%	46.7%
Degree or Similar	50.4%	25.3%	-25.1%	33.8%	-8.5%
Other	6.1%	0.9%	-5.2%	2.8%	-1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.8% 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%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	7.5%	9.7%	2.2%	0.7%	9.0%
Indian	5.5%	5.4%	-0.1%	3.1%	2.3%
Pakistani	3.6%	1.8%	-1.8%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	4.7%	2.3%	-2.4%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	2.4%	1.5%	-0.9%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%	0.6%
White	71.9%	70.8%	-1.1%	81.4%	-10.6%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.1% 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	71.5%	71.1%	-0.4%	83.2%	-12.1%
European Union	5.9%	8%	2.1%	6.1%	1.9%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	4.3%	2.2%	-2.1%	2.7%	-0.5%
Middle East and Asia	14.6%	15.4%	0.8%	5.6%	9.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.2%	2.2%	1.0%	1.3%	0.9%
Oceania	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.1%	71.1%	0.0%	83.2%	-12.1%
10+ Years	0.8%	10.6%	9.8%	9.8%	0.8%
5-10 Years	4%	3%	-1.0%	2.9%	0.1%
2-5 Years	7.1%	2.2%	-4.9%	2.2%	0.0%
Less than 2 years	17%	13.1%	-3.9%	1.9%	11.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.3%	76.7%	2.6%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.1%	0.4%	-0.3%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Turkey	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	5.6%	0.3%	5.3%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	1.3%	13.5%	-12.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.2%	37.2%	12.0%
Christian	27.6%	46.2%	-18.6%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	3.7%	6.5%	-2.8%
Sikh	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	12.3%	6.0%	6.3%

Safety

Is Glenwood Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Glenwood Avenue was 14.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 80.4% lower than the Bassett average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Glenwood Avenue has the 7th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bassett and the 30th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 6.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -75.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SO16 3QA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 Glenwood Avenue are based on 79 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 Glenwood Avenue, Southampton, SO16 3QA

Estimated Average Property Prices for SO16 3QA

Average Price
£543,914

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£652,994

Flats/Maisonettes
£263,423

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Glenwood Avenue

Average Price
£448,184

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£625,407

Flats/Maisonettes
£236,501

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Glenwood AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Glenwood Avenue, Southampton, Southampton Detached, an established residential building	£595,000	2025-10-15	£593,760
42 Glenwood Avenue, Southampton, Southampton Detached, an established residential building	£580,000	2025-06-13	£574,602
26 Glenwood Avenue, Southampton, Southampton Detached, an established residential building	£671,500	2022-06-22	£681,459
8 Glenwood Avenue, Southampton, Southampton Detached, an established residential building	£603,000	2020-12-18	£687,707
38 Glenwood Avenue, Southampton, Southampton Detached, an established residential building	£500,000	2020-11-06	£572,967

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SO16 3QA

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 Glenwood Avenue, Southampton, SO16 3QA has very low flood risk from rivers and the sea.

0 of 20 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 Glenwood Avenue, Southampton, SO16 3QA has very low surface water flood risk.

0 of 20 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 3QA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in SO16 3QA 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)	605
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	104
Full-Time Employee	99
Retired	49
Self-Employed	35
Part-Time Employee	32
Looking after home or family	9
Unemployed	8
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Education	29
Human health and social work activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Manufacturing	10
Other	7
Construction	6
Real estate activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Administrative and support service activities	2
Information and communication	2

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	875 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aldermoor Early Years Centre Fairisle Road , Lords Hill SO16 8BY	- not rated	4,264 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	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	875 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bassett Green Primary School Honeysuckle Road , Bassett SO16 3BZ	3out of 4	1,009 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bassett Green Junior School Honeysuckle Road , Bassett SO16 3BZ	- not rated	1,009 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bassett Green Infant School Honeysuckle Road , Bassett SO16 3BZ	- not rated	1,009 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Swaythling Primary School Mayfield Road , SO17 3SZ	3out of 4	1,322 yd	Foundation 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	3,563 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Foundry Lane Middle School Foundry Lane , SO15 3JT	- not rated	4,103 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wimpson Middle School Helvellyn Road , Millbrook SO16 4AS	- not rated	4,865 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cantell School Violet Road , Bassett SO16 3GJ	4out of 4	440 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton Leaside Way , Swaythling SO16 3DQ	4out of 4	1,401 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Upper Shirley High School Bellemoor Road , Shirley SO15 7QU	- not rated	2,603 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Upper Shirley High School Bellemoor Road , Upper Shirley SO15 7QU	3out of 4	2,603 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bitterne Park School Dimond Road , Bitterne Park SO18 1BU	3out of 4	3,023 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Hill Lane , SO15 5RL	- not rated	2,591 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Hill Lane , SO15 5RL	- not rated	2,591 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barton Peveril Sixth Form College Chestnut Avenue , SO50 5ZA	- not rated	3,386 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eastleigh College Chestnut Avenue , SO50 5FS	- not rated	3,796 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southampton City College St Mary Street , SO14 1AR	- not rated	5,086 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	3,971 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Great Oaks School Vermont Close , Off Winchester Road SO16 7LT	- not rated	878 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Great Oaks School Vermont Close , Off Winchester Road SO16 7LT	4out of 4	878 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Vermont School Vermont Close , Off Winchester Road SO16 7LT	- not rated	945 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge 3 Bassett Avenue , SO16 7DP	- not rated	1,130 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Southampton Highfield , SO17 1BJ	- not rated	1,169 yd	Higher education institutions	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
SPF Caterers	Stoneham Golf Club, Bassett Green Road	602 yd
Uni of Southampton Catering Dept.	Boldrewood Campus, University of Southampton	839 yd
Pret A Manger	Unit 3, 6 Gower Buidling	934 yd
Costa	114 Burgess Road, Southampton	934 yd
Bowlers Restaurant	Golf Course Road, Southampton	993 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Glen Eyre Bar	Glen Eyre Road, Southampton		161 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Pizza Plug Ltd	17 Bassett Green Village, Southampton	686 yd
Bassett Green Fish Bar	109 Bassett Green Road, Southampton	1,031 yd
Good Fortune	178 Burgess Road, Bassett	1,037 yd
Star Fried Chicken	182 Burgess Road, Southampton	1,041 yd
Salt & Vinegar	184 Burgess Road, Southampton	1,041 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	218 Burgess Road, Southampton		1,093 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
University Of Southampton (Glen Eyre Halls Of Residence) GLEN EYRE ROAD	health and fitness suite	164 yd
Cantell School VIOLET ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	471 yd
Stoneham Golf Club MONKS WOOD CLOSE	golf	707 yd
Vermont School VERMONT CLOSE	grass pitches	943 yd
Livingwell Health Club (Southampton) (Closed) Bracken Place	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	969 yd
Red Lodge Community Pool VERMONT CLOSE	swimming pool	1,002 yd
Southampton City Golf Course SOUTHAMPTON GOLF COURSE SOUTHAMPTON GOLF COURSE GOLF COURSE ROAD	golf	1,047 yd

Broadband

Technology Availability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%
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	10.0%
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	36.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	37.1 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	64.84 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 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.