Affluence in SO30 9GS
How SO30 9GS 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
- 1,506 (2024)
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How well off SO30 9GS is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SO30 9GS area scores 7.0 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.
- Income5.0
- Employment5.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Crime7.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Living environment7.0
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 9GS area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.2% are retired and 5.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
33.8% of adults in the SO30 9GS area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
27.4% of adults in the SO30 9GS area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 18.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SO30 9GS (Hedge End Wildern & Botley South) (about 1,506 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.