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Affluence in SO16 4BD

How SO16 4BD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Regents Park & Millbrook East
Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,801 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off SO16 4BD is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SO16 4BD area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
1.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Income1.0
  • Employment1.0
  • Education and skills1.0
  • Health and disability1.0
  • Crime1.0
  • Children in low-income families1.0
  • Older people in low-income households2.0
  • Living environment6.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£55,845
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
57%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53.3% of adults in the SO16 4BD area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 13% are retired and 7.5% are full-time students.

SO16 4BDEngland
Employee, full-time30.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time15.5%11.9%
Self-employed6.9%9.5%
Unemployed5%2.9%
Full-time student7.5%7.9%
Retired13%21.5%
Looking after home or family8.4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled8.5%4.1%
Other4.4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

13.6% of adults in the SO16 4BD area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the England average of 33.2%.

SO16 4BDEngland
Higher managerial & professional2.7%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional10.9%19.9%
Intermediate9.3%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8.4%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.4%5.3%
Semi-routine19.2%11.3%
Routine23.6%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12.1%8.5%
Full-time students7.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

16.4% of adults in the SO16 4BD area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 26% have no qualifications.

SO16 4BDEngland
Degree level or above16.4%33.9%
A level or equivalent13.7%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above17.4%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C17.1%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.4%5.3%
Other qualifications4%2.8%
No qualifications26%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SO16 4BD (Regents Park & Millbrook East) (about 1,801 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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