Affluence in SO45 3QS
How SO45 3QS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Langdown & Dibden Purlieu
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,860 (2024)
SO45 3QSSouthampton
How well off SO45 3QS is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SO45 3QS area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Employment7.0
- Income8.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Crime8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- Living environment10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
58% of adults in the SO45 3QS area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 29.1% are retired and 5.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
35.5% of adults in the SO45 3QS area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
28.8% of adults in the SO45 3QS area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 12.5% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SO45 3QS (Langdown & Dibden Purlieu) (about 1,860 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.