Affluence in SO30 2UX
How SO30 2UX 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
- 1,472 (2024)
SO30 2UXSouthampton
How well off SO30 2UX is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SO30 2UX 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
- Living environment6.0
- Income7.0
- Employment7.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Crime7.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
61.1% of adults in the SO30 2UX area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 25.4% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
33.8% of adults in the SO30 2UX area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
28.5% of adults in the SO30 2UX area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 17.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SO30 2UX (Hedge End Wildern & Botley South) (about 1,472 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.