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Highfield & University

Middle area

North Southampton. 7,183 people in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Highfield & University’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£282,500
3,421st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,799
3,966th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Highfield & University compares

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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. Highfield & University is £282,500.
£282,5009th highest
Population33 middle areas, Southampton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Southampton33 areas from 5,301 to 11,609. The middle area is 7,816. Highfield & University is 6,799.
6,79912th lowest
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%. Highfield & University is 97.8%.
97.8%joint 9th lowest
Claimant rate33 middle areas, Southampton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Southampton33 areas from 1.8% to 7.3%. The middle area is 4.0%. Highfield & University is 1.9%.
1.9%2nd lowest

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 Highfield & University alone. See Southampton

Average house price
£235,977
Up 2.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,130
128th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
123rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.6
73rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Highfield & University in brief

The median price paid for a home in Highfield & University was £282,500 in 2025.

Highfield & University had 6,799 usual residents at the census.

In Highfield & University, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Highfield & University, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.