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Itchen

Middle area

South east Southampton. 7,988 people in 1.3 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 Itchen’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£265,000
3,014th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,126
3,327th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Itchen 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. Itchen is £265,000.
£265,000joint 14th 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. Itchen is 8,126.
8,1269th highest
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%. Itchen is 99.2%.
99.2%joint 14th highest
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%. Itchen is 4.5%.
4.5%joint 12th highest

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 Itchen 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
Itchen in brief

The median price paid for a home in Itchen was £265,000 in 2025.

Itchen had 8,126 usual residents at the census.

In Itchen, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Itchen, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.