Postcode district · Southampton
Who lives in SO52
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SO52, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Test Valley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 12,025 (2024)
SO52Postcode district · Southampton
Who lives in SO52
Residents
12,025
2024 estimate
Households
4,656
Census
Median age
49
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
16% / 27%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.5% of residents. 12.8% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 26.8% are 65 or over, well above the England figure of 18.4%.
SO52England
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
51% of residents are female and 49% male.
SO52
51%
49%
England
- Female51%51%
- Male49%49%
Relationship status
58.7% of adults in SO52 are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 24.2% have never married.
SO52England
Married or civil partnership58.7%44.7%
Never married24.2%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved8.2%9.1%
Separated1.5%2.2%
Widowed7.5%6.1%
How residents rate their health
84.4% of residents in SO52 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
SO52
50%
35%
England
- Very good49.8%48.5%
- Good34.6%33.7%
- Fair11.2%12.7%
- Bad3.6%4%
- Very bad0.8%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.