Portswood
WardNorth Southampton. About 14,227 people in 2.5 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Portswood, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Portswood compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
PortswoodMiddle
Population17 wards, Southampton · 2021
13,072lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Southampton · Jan 2026
99.4%6th highest
Claimant rate17 wards, Southampton · Aug 2026
4.0%7th highest
Aged 15 to 6417 wards, Southampton · 2021
72.6%6th highest
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 Portswood alone. See Southampton
Portswood in brief
Portswood had 13,072 usual residents at the census.
In Portswood, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Portswood, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
72.6% of residents in Portswood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.