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3.7%UNEMPLOYED
61%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
49%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of SO16 8AX belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is SO16 8AX in Southampton, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about SO16 8AX from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 16%Children
  • 84%Adults

16% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 9% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in SO168AX male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 49%AB
  • 42%C2/C2
  • 10%DE

According to census records, 49% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 23%SINGLE
  • 61%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in SO16 8AX is 23%. Single and 'other' people is 76%.

ETHNICITY

  • 81%WHITE
  • 20%NON-WHITE

81% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 89.3%WORKING
  • 3.7%UNEMPLOYED

3.7% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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SO168AX Postcode Breakdown

SOAREA16DISTRICT8SECTORAXUNIT
Full PostcodeSO16 8AX
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownSouthampton
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyHampshire
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%)

SO168AX Postal District

Compass Postal District

SO16 8AX postcode is located in the postal town of Southampton. Southampton postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode SO16 8AX.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Chilworth1.6 miles E
Nursling1.8 miles SW
Bassett2.3 miles E
Redbridge2.4 miles S
Totton2.7 miles SW
Romsey3 miles NW
Chandlers Ford3.8 miles E
Swaythling3.9 miles E
Southampton4.2 miles SE
Eastleigh4.6 miles E
Itchen4.6 miles SE
Bartley4.8 miles W
Timsbury5 miles NW
East Wellow5.1 miles W
Hursley5.1 miles NE
London69 miles E
Glasgow354 miles N
Edinburgh352 miles N
Cardiff84 miles W
Liverpool182 miles NW
Southampton4 miles SE
Saint Ives18 miles W

Winchester Road, Ampfield reopens after a 'serious incident'

The A3090 is closed in both directions due to a 'serious incident' It's closed between Hook Road by the Potters Heron and B3043 Hursley Road.

Hampshire Chronicle

Portsmouth promotion on hold after Bolton draw

Bolton hold Portsmouth to a 1-1 draw at the Toughsheet Stadium in a nervy match that put the Blues' promotion celebrations on hold.

BBC News

Broughton residents relieved as planned SSEN outage postponed

Residents of a Hampshire village are celebrating as a planned outage which could have flooded their homes has been postponed.

Hampshire Chronicle

Peter Symonds College: Plans submitted for house on surplus land

PLANS for a new house have gone in for an area of surplus land at a city college.

Hampshire Chronicle

Letter: 'There is an obvious location between the two'

Annie Saunders, in the Chronicleletters page of April 4, is certainly right that the obvious place for the new North Hampshire NHS Hospital would be between the two major conurbations of Winchest&hellip

Hampshire Chronicle

Zoo raising cash for crayfish breeding centre

Marwell Zoo, near Winchester, wants to raise 20,000 to help the endangered crustacean.

BBC News

Smallbone credits boss Martin for goal-scoring haul

Will Smallbone says specific work with boss Russell Martin is the reason for his best scoring season of his career.

BBC News

Campaign for an English Parliament holding event in Winchester

A CAMPAIGN group calling for an English parliament is holding an event in Winchester.

Hampshire Chronicle

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