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Shirley Warren

Middle area

North west Southampton. 7,320 people in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 68% of people in Shirley Warren live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£242,500
Joint 2,511th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,249
Joint 4,619th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
68%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Shirley Warren

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shirley Warren at a rate of 176.0 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 offences591
Other crime269
Anti-social behaviour119
Criminal damage and arson119
Shoplifting51
Vehicle crime41
Burglary37
Drug offences28
Robbery22
Theft from the person11

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Shirley Warren compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Shirley WarrenMiddle
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. Shirley Warren is £242,500.
£242,5008th 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. Shirley Warren is 7,249.
7,24913th least 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%. Shirley Warren is 68.0%.
68%4th most 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%. Shirley Warren is 99.5%.
99.5%12th highest

Is Shirley Warren safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shirley Warren at a rate of 176.0 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, 134 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shirley Warren.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (591), other crime (269) and anti-social behaviour (119).

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 Shirley Warren 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
Joint 123rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.6
Joint 73rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Shirley Warren in brief

The median price paid for a home in Shirley Warren was £242,500 in 2025.

Shirley Warren had 7,249 usual residents at the census.

About 68% of people in Shirley Warren live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Shirley Warren, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.