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Woolston

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South east Southampton. About 15,408 people in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Woolston, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,149
777th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.5%
1,498th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Woolston compares

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Population17 wards, Southampton · 2021
Population: every ward in Southampton17 areas from 13,072 to 15,977. The middle area is 14,564. Woolston is 15,149.
15,1495th highest
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%. Woolston is 97.1%.
97.1%4th 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%. Woolston is 4.8%.
4.8%5th highest
Aged 15 to 6417 wards, Southampton · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Southampton17 areas from 61.9% to 83.2%. The middle area is 65.5%. Woolston is 66.5%.
66.5%8th 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 Woolston 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
Woolston in brief

Woolston had 15,149 usual residents at the census.

In Woolston, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Woolston, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.5% of residents in Woolston were aged 15 to 64 at the census.