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Sholing East

Middle area

East Southampton. 7,509 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 Sholing East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£275,000
3,236th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,660
4,141st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sholing East 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. Sholing East is £275,000.
£275,000joint 10th 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. Sholing East is 7,660.
7,66016th 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%. Sholing East is 99.4%.
99.4%13th 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%. Sholing East is 2.8%.
2.8%7th 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 Sholing East 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
Sholing East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Sholing East was £275,000 in 2025.

Sholing East had 7,660 usual residents at the census.

In Sholing East, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sholing East, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.