Affluence in SO15 3AB
How SO15 3AB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Freemantle
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,132 (2024)
How well off SO15 3AB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SO15 3AB area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Health and disability3.0
- Crime3.0
- Children in low-income families3.0
- Older people in low-income households3.0
- Income4.0
- Employment4.0
- Living environment4.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Barriers to housing and services9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
65.2% of adults in the SO15 3AB area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 8.1% are retired and 8% are full-time students.
Social grade
29.4% of adults in the SO15 3AB area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
37.9% of adults in the SO15 3AB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 16.3% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SO15 3AB (Freemantle) (about 2,132 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.