Hightown
Southampton 027 · 4 sub-areas · 6,504 residents
Southampton 027 is a predominantly residential neighbourhood within Southampton, home to around 6,500 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,100 a month — broadly in line with the UK median for a 2-bed. The standout fact is tenure: nearly half of all households here are in social housing, making this one of Southampton's most distinctively social-rented communities.
Hightown is a green, lower-density part of Southampton — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Hightown?
2 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,246 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Hightown in Southampton
Living in Hightown
Southampton 027 has a character shaped heavily by its social housing stock. Close to half of all households rent from the council or a housing association — a proportion well above what you'd find in most Southampton neighbourhoods, and a defining feature of daily life here. The streets feel settled and family-orientated, with children making up more than a quarter of the population.
The cost picture is modest by most standards. A typical 2-bed runs around £1,100 a month — roughly in line with the UK median, and noticeably below the upper end of Southampton's rental market. For buyers, the median sale price sits at around £230,000, and the average renter would need only about three and a half years to save a deposit, which is a relatively short timeline by southern England standards. Council tax (Band D) comes to about £2,380 a year.
The people who live here skew younger than many parts of Southampton. Just over a quarter of residents are under 18, which drives the area's family feel. Single-person households account for a third of all homes, but couples with children are also a meaningful presence. Degree-level qualifications are less common here than across Southampton as a whole — around one in six residents holds a degree — and the median resident salary is roughly £33,000 a year.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is about 2.2 km away in a straight line — around a 27-minute walk, or a short drive. Car travel dominates: more than six in ten residents drive to work. Greenspace is genuinely accessible, with three-quarters of residents within a short walk of a park or open space, and the nearest green area is only around 220 metres away on average. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Southampton 027 a nice place to live?
- It depends on what you're looking for. It's a settled, family-orientated neighbourhood with good greenspace access — around three-quarters of residents are within walking distance of a park. The affordability is genuine for the South East, with 2-bed rents around £1,100 a month. The trade-off is a crime rate above the national average and a below-average share of highly-rated nearby schools.
- What is the rent in Southampton 027?
- A typical one-bedroom flat runs around £873 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,100, and a three-bedroom around £1,343. These figures are estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 3.5% over the past year.
- Is Southampton 027 safe?
- The crime rate is around 119 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, which is noticeably above the UK national average of roughly 80 per 1,000. It's one of the higher-crime neighbourhoods in Southampton. Checking current street-level data on the police.uk website will give you the most up-to-date picture by crime type.
- What's the commute from Southampton 027 to Southampton city centre?
- Most residents drive — around 61% commute by car. The nearest mainline rail station is about 2.2 km away, roughly a 27-minute walk or a short drive. Public transport use is low at around 9% of commuters. If you're heading to London, the rail journey takes around 102 minutes.
- Who lives in Southampton 027?
- Predominantly families and longer-term residents, with children making up over a quarter of the population. Almost half of all households are in social housing — one of the highest shares in Southampton. Around a third of households are single-person. The area is less diverse than many parts of the city, with 89% of residents UK-born.
- What schools are near Southampton 027?
- There are 45 schools within typical catchment distance, so there's plenty of choice. Around 45% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 4.3 km away. Checking individual schools' current Ofsted reports is advisable before making a decision.
- How affordable is buying a home in Southampton 027?
- The median sale price is around £230,000, and the average renter would need roughly three and a half years to save a deposit — a relatively manageable timeline by South East standards. Council tax (Band D) runs to about £2,382 a year.