The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SO17 1XG is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.8%	50.9%	6.1%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	55.2%	49.1%	-6.1%	49.0%	0.1%

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 SO17 1XG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65% 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	65.9%	65%	-0.9%	37.9%	27.1%
Married: Opposite sex	20.2%	20.5%	0.3%	44.2%	-23.7%
Married: Same sex	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	2.2%	0.5%	-1.7%	2.2%	-1.7%
Divorced	7.6%	10.5%	2.9%	9.1%	1.4%
Widowed	2.2%	3%	0.8%	6.1%	-3.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	53.6%	46.4%	-7.2%	48.4%	-2.0%
Good health	34.3%	33.8%	-0.5%	33.6%	0.2%
Fair health	10%	15.3%	5.3%	12.7%	2.6%
Bad health	0.8%	3.6%	2.8%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 SO17 1XG this area, 9.3% 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 50.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.1%	9.3%	-2.8%	18.2%	-8.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.1%	4.4%	-3.7%	9.6%	-5.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	8.3%	-2.5%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	6.3%	5.0%	5.3%	1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.7%	17.1%	1.4%	16.9%	0.2%
Degree or Similar	45.3%	50.7%	5.4%	33.8%	16.9%
Other	6.7%	3.9%	-2.8%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 81.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	2.5%	1.8%	-0.7%	3.1%	-1.3%
Pakistani	1.3%	2.7%	1.4%	2.7%	0.0%
Other Asian	2.5%	1.4%	-1.1%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	2.1%	4.1%	2.0%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.1%
White	82.8%	81.1%	-1.7%	81.4%	-0.3%
Arab	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	1.3%	2.7%	1.4%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.6% 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	72.8%	68.6%	-4.2%	83.2%	-14.6%
European Union	13.4%	18.4%	5.0%	6.1%	12.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	3.3%	4.5%	1.2%	2.7%	1.8%
Middle East and Asia	7.9%	6.3%	-1.6%	5.6%	0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.4%	68.9%	-3.5%	83.2%	-14.3%
10+ Years	5.9%	10.8%	4.9%	9.8%	1.0%
5-10 Years	8.4%	8.1%	-0.3%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	6.7%	5.9%	-0.8%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	6.7%	6.3%	-0.4%	1.9%	4.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.3%	76.7%	-9.4%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Poland	7.7%	1.3%	6.4%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
No passport held	9.1%	13.5%	-4.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	53.8%	37.2%	16.6%
Christian	27.6%	46.2%	-18.6%
Muslim	7.7%	6.5%	1.2%
Other religion	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is The Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Avenue was 10.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 95.0% lower than the Banister & Polygon average. The most reported crime type was Criminal damage and arson.

The Avenue has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon and the 20th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 0.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year.

🔎 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 SO17 1XG, 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 The Avenue are based on 231 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 The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XG

Estimated Average Property Prices for SO17 1XG

Average Price
£627,678

Semi-Detached
£359,517

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,164,000

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Avenue

Average Price
£364,450

Semi-Detached
£501,835

Terraced
£581,269

Detached
£653,984

Flats/Maisonettes
£184,256

Other
£1,314,750

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 - 3 The Avenue, Southampton, Southampton Other, an established residential building	£1,200,000	2022-12-21	£1,153,200
10 The Avenue, Southampton, Southampton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£280,000	2018-06-29	£341,404
1 - 3 The Avenue, Southampton, Southampton Other, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2017-09-08	£1,079,775
9 The Avenue, Southampton, Southampton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£279,000	2016-06-02	£362,439
9 The Avenue, Southampton, Southampton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£200,000	2013-10-02	£335,517

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SO17 1XG

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SO17 1XG 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

Full-Time Employee	94
Student (economically inactive)	24
Retired	20
Part-Time Employee	19
Self-Employed	12
Other	10
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Looking after home or family	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Education	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Construction	9
Manufacturing	7
Transport and storage	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Other	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hardmoor Early Years Centre Leaside Way , Bassett Green SO16 3EP	3out of 4	3,740 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bevois Town Primary School Cedar Road , SO14 6RU	3out of 4	496 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Banister Primary School Archers Road , SO15 2LS	3out of 4	515 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mount Pleasant Junior School Mount Pleasant Road , SO14 0WZ	2out of 4	690 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery and Infants' School Derby Road , SO14 0DY	3out of 4	803 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Springhill Catholic Primary School Milton Road , SO15 2HW	4out of 4	949 yd	Academy converter	No	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	250 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Upper Shirley High School Bellemoor Road , Upper Shirley SO15 7QU	3out of 4	2,295 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bitterne Park School Dimond Road , Bitterne Park SO18 1BU	3out of 4	3,085 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regents Park Community College King Edward Avenue , SO16 4GW	3out of 4	3,099 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cantell School Violet Road , Bassett SO16 3GJ	3out of 4	3,160 yd	Foundation school	No	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	1,608 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Hill Lane , SO15 5RL	- not rated	1,718 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Itchen College Middle Road , Bitterne SO19 7TB	- not rated	3,604 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	990 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Southampton Solent University East Park Terrace , SO14 0YN	- not rated	994 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fitrah Sips Ltd 55 Northumberland Road , SO14 0EJ	- not rated	1,109 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Gregg Preparatory School 17-19 Winn Road , Southampton SO17 1EJ	- not rated	1,127 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI School Wilton Road , SO15 5UQ	- not rated	1,384 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Flying Aubergine	Courts of Justice, London Road	216 yd
Irko Lounge	11 Onslow Road, Southampton	270 yd
Shire Restaurant	15 Onslow Road, Southampton	270 yd
Board In The City CIC	38 - 40 Onslow Road, Southampton	288 yd
Manzil Tandoori	54 Onslow Road, Southampton	311 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Rockstone	63 Onslow Road, Southampton	291 yd
Restaurant AO	74-76 London Road, Southampton	323 yd
Rocket Ronnies Ltd	First and Second Floors, 15 - 17 High Street	334 yd
The Alexandra	6 Bellevue Road, Southampton	336 yd
Seymours Wine Bar	4 Carlton Place, Southampton	371 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Just Mr Kebabs and Chicken	7-9 Onslow Road, Southampton	270 yd
Easy Tz Meals	38 - 40 Onslow Road, Southampton	288 yd
Super Pizza Also T/a Southampton Kebab & Chicken	90 St Marys Road, Southampton	365 yd
Southampton Kebab House	42B London Road, Southampton	427 yd
Lucky Star	36 Bevois Valley Road, Southampton	437 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	40A - 42A London Road, Southampton	476 yd
Lidl	Banister Road, Southampton	479 yd
The Co-Operative	32 Archers Road, Southampton	497 yd
Sainsbury's	25 - 28 Bedford Place, Southampton	527 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	88 - 96 Bevois Valley Road, Southampton	582 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
University Of Southampton-New College Campus (Closed) The Avenue		183 yd
St Annes Catholic School CARLTON ROAD	health and fitness suite	338 yd
Bevois Town Primary School CEDAR ROAD	artificial grass pitch	495 yd
Jo Jo'S Health And Fitness KINGSWAY HALL KINGSWAY HALL LODGE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	499 yd
Fit4Less (Southampton) LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	526 yd
Southampton Solent University (Sports Centre St Marys) ST. MARYS ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	574 yd
Mount Pleasant Junior School MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD	artificial grass pitch	576 yd
Newtown Youth & Community Centre GRAHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	585 yd
Banister Primary School ARCHERS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	640 yd
Southampton Solent University (Solent Sports Complex) St Andrews Road	health and fitness suite	704 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%

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

Overview of SO17 1XG