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Freemantle

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West Southampton. About 14,248 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Freemantle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,864
1,078th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Freemantle compares

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

FreemantleMiddle
Population17 wards, Southampton · 2021
Population: every ward in Southampton17 areas from 13,072 to 15,977. The middle area is 14,564. Freemantle is 13,864.
13,8643rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 wards, Southampton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Southampton17 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 3.0%. Freemantle is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Southampton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Southampton17 areas from 82.9% to 99.8%. The middle area is 98.7%. Freemantle is 98.6%.
98.6%joint 7th lowest
Claimant rate17 wards, Southampton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Southampton17 areas from 2.1% to 6.7%. The middle area is 3.9%. Freemantle is 4.4%.
4.4%6th highest

Is Freemantle safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Freemantle at a rate of 138.5 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, 145 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Freemantle.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (565), other crime (339) and shoplifting (256).

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 ward, so they describe all of Southampton and not Freemantle 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
Freemantle in brief

Freemantle had 13,864 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Freemantle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Freemantle, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Freemantle, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.