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Banister Park & Howard Road

Middle area

Central Southampton. 8,571 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Banister Park & Howard Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£242,000
Joint 2,495th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,266
3,108th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Banister Park & Howard Road

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Banister Park & Howard Road at a rate of 89.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 133.8 per 1,000 people across Southampton.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences274
Other crime169
Anti-social behaviour95
Criminal damage and arson66
Vehicle crime56
Burglary51
Drug offences22
Robbery13
Shoplifting13
Theft from the person5

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Banister Park & Howard Road compares

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Banister Park & Howard RoadMiddle
Median sale price33 middle areas, Southampton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Southampton33 areas from £143,500 to £475,000. The middle area is £258,000. Banister Park & Howard Road is £242,000.
£242,0007th cheapest
Population33 middle areas, Southampton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Southampton33 areas from 5,301 to 11,609. The middle area is 7,816. Banister Park & Howard Road is 8,266.
8,2668th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares33 middle areas, Southampton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Southampton33 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Banister Park & Howard Road is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage33 middle areas, Southampton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Southampton33 areas from 68.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.1%. Banister Park & Howard Road is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest

Is Banister Park & Howard Road safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Banister Park & Howard Road at a rate of 89.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 133.8 per 1,000 people across Southampton.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 75 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Banister Park & Howard Road.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (274), other crime (169) and anti-social behaviour (95).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Southampton

These figures are published for the whole of Southampton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southampton and not Banister Park & Howard Road alone. See Southampton

Average house price
£235,729
Up 0.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,130
128th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
Joint 114th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.6
Joint 73rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Banister Park & Howard Road in brief

The median price paid for a home in Banister Park & Howard Road was £242,000 in 2025.

Banister Park & Howard Road had 8,266 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Banister Park & Howard Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Banister Park & Howard Road, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.