Affluence in SO18 5HT
How SO18 5HT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Harefield
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,499 (2024)
SO18 5HTSouthampton
How well off SO18 5HT is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SO18 5HT 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
- Children in low-income families3.0
- Income4.0
- Employment4.0
- Education and skills4.0
- Crime4.0
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Living environment7.0
- Barriers to housing and services9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
53.6% of adults in the SO18 5HT area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 29.3% are retired and 3.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
27.3% of adults in the SO18 5HT area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
22% of adults in the SO18 5HT area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 24% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SO18 5HT (Harefield) (about 1,499 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.