Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:51 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:05 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,126 residentsin the Itchen census areaMedian age 37.23,455 households54% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright21% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 4,149 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 16%, construction 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 57% go by car, 7% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle83% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C876 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November29 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesMayfield Parkpark · under a mile · 30 haWeston Shore City Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 25 haFreemantle Commonpark · under a mile · 5 haVeracity Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSydney House Allotmentsallotments · under a mileChamberlayne Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202537 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202537 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,550 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 50 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Royal South Hants Hospital1.4 miGP surgerySt. Peters Surgery34 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWoolston Pharmacy22 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi42 schools29 primary, 6 secondary, 1 independent, 6 specialPrimaryLudlow Junior Schoolages 7-11, 579 pupilsright herePrimaryLudlow Infant Academyages 4-7, 231 pupilsright hereSecondaryOasis Academy Sholingages 11-16, 1,030 pupilsunder a mileCollegeItchen Collegeunder a mileUniversitySouthampton Solent University1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU3.4 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW54 miRailway stationWoolstonunder a mileBus stationAlbion PlaceSouthampton City Centre1.5 miFerrySouthampton Passenger Ferry TerminalEastern Docks1.6 miBus stops115 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SO19 postcode district.
