Postcode district · Southampton
Who lives in SO17
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SO17, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 34,714 (2024)
SO17Postcode district · Southampton
Who lives in SO17
Residents
34,714
2024 estimate
Households
12,647
Census
Median age
28
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
12% / 10%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 25.2% of residents. 43.4% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 10.5% are 65 or over, well below the England figure of 18.4%.
SO17England
0%
10%
20%
30%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
47.9% of residents are female and 52.1% male.
SO17
48%
52%
England
- Female47.9%51%
- Male52.1%49%
Relationship status
26.7% of adults in SO17 are married or in a civil partnership, well below the England average of 44.7%. 62% have never married.
SO17England
Married or civil partnership26.7%44.7%
Never married62%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved6.3%9.1%
Separated1.7%2.2%
Widowed3.3%6.1%
How residents rate their health
85.7% of residents in SO17 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
SO17
51%
35%
England
- Very good50.9%48.5%
- Good34.8%33.7%
- Fair10.3%12.7%
- Bad3%4%
- Very bad0.9%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.