Affluence in SO30 0QA
How SO30 0QA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Hedge End Wildern & Botley South
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,255 (2024)
SO30 0QASouthampton
How well off SO30 0QA is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SO30 0QA area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Crime6.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Income7.0
- Employment7.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57% of adults in the SO30 0QA area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 30.1% are retired and 2.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
32.2% of adults in the SO30 0QA area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
22.8% of adults in the SO30 0QA area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 19% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SO30 0QA (Hedge End Wildern & Botley South) (about 1,255 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.