Townhill Park
Southampton 008 · 4 sub-areas · 5,710 residents
Southampton 008 is a residential area within Southampton, home to around 5,700 people and notably more settled than much of the city. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,100 a month — close to the UK median for a 2-bed — and over seven in ten residents own their home, making this one of the more owner-occupied corners of Southampton.
Townhill Park is a mid-density neighbourhood of Southampton in the South East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Townhill Park?
4 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; 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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Townhill Park in Southampton
Living in Townhill Park
Southampton 008 stands apart from much of the city by its predominantly owner-occupied character. While rental properties and student lets dominate many Southampton postcodes, here nearly three in four households own their home. The age spread is notably even — there's no dominant cohort — with families, mid-lifers and older residents all well represented. It feels like a settled, residential patch rather than a transient one.
The cost picture is competitive without being remarkable. Median rents come in at around £1,246 a month across all bedroom sizes, with 2-beds averaging closer to £1,100 — roughly in line with the national median for that size. That puts it squarely mid-range for Southampton, neither the cheapest quarter of the city nor the priciest. Rents have risen about 3.5% over the past year, which is modest by South East standards. The median house price sits at around £288,000, and with local salaries at around £33,000 a year, a deposit takes roughly four and a half years to save.
Who lives here skews family-oriented. Couples with children make up over a fifth of households, and the under-18 share — 22% — is meaningfully higher than you'd expect in the more central, younger parts of Southampton. Around a quarter of households are single-person, which is relatively low. Ethnic diversity is limited at an index of 16.8, and nearly nine in ten residents were born in the UK. Degree-level qualifications are held by about 29% of residents — respectable, though not the highly credentialled profile you'd find in some of the city's more recently gentrified areas.
Practically, the nearest mainline rail station is about 1.4 km away — roughly a 17-minute walk. Most residents drive: over half commute by car, and only around 5% use public transport for their journey to work. Nearly three in ten work from home, which is a significant share and helps explain why the car-heavy transport pattern doesn't translate into heavy congestion pressure. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on how the neighbourhood breaks down.
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Frequently asked
- Is Southampton 008 a nice place to live?
- It's one of the more settled, family-oriented parts of Southampton. Over seven in ten residents own their home, crime runs close to the national average, and the area has an even age spread rather than the student-heavy character of central Southampton. It's not the most exciting part of the city, but it's stable and liveable.
- What is the rent in Southampton 008?
- A one-bed averages around £873 a month, a two-bed about £1,100, and a three-bed roughly £1,343. These are estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices. Rents have risen about 3.5% over the past year.
- Is Southampton 008 safe?
- Crime runs at around 78 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, fractionally below the UK national rate of roughly 80. That's a broadly average result and better than many inner Southampton areas. The settled, owner-occupied character of the neighbourhood tends to keep antisocial behaviour lower than more transient parts of the city.
- What's the commute from Southampton 008 to Southampton city centre?
- Most residents drive — over half commute by car. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.4 km away, around a 17-minute walk. Public transport use is low at around 5% of commuters. Nearly three in ten residents work from home, which is a significant share. Gigabit broadband covers 100% of premises.
- Who lives in Southampton 008?
- Mainly owner-occupiers — nearly three in four households own their home. The population of around 5,700 has an even age spread, with families well represented: couples with children make up over a fifth of households and under-18s account for 22% of residents. It's more settled and family-oriented than much of Southampton.
- What schools are near Southampton 008?
- There are 57 schools within 2 km of a typical resident's home — plenty of choice. Around 52% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, which is noticeably below the national average of around 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is just over 2 km away. Check individual Ofsted ratings before committing to a catchment area.
- How long does it take to get from Southampton 008 to London?
- By public transport (rail), the journey to London takes around 105 minutes. That's a long daily commute, so this isn't prime commuter territory for London workers. Working from home — which nearly three in ten residents already do — is a more practical arrangement given that travel time.