Sholing
WardSouth east Southampton. About 13,781 people in 2.8 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Sholing, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Sholing compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
SholingMiddle
Population17 wards, Southampton · 2021
13,9985th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Southampton · Jan 2026
99.5%5th highest
Claimant rate17 wards, Southampton · Aug 2026
3.2%joint 2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6417 wards, Southampton · 2021
64.7%joint 5th lowest
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 Sholing alone. See Southampton
Sholing in brief
Sholing had 13,998 usual residents at the census.
In Sholing, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Sholing, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
64.7% of residents in Sholing were aged 15 to 64 at the census.