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City Centre & The Polygon: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the City Centre & The Polygon neighbourhood of Southampton, England (ONS area Southampton 023). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes SO14, SO15, SO18. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SO14 7PU.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Southampton

City Centre & The Polygon is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Southampton (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 3 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £290,000 and flats for £177,750 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Southampton Central, is about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 3.9 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.1 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 29 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£290,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +6% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£177,750

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +4% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 3 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£46,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

3.9 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 2.1 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (19,000 jobs in 2024 against 8,966 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where City Centre & The Polygon sits in Southampton

  • Typical house price: joint 12th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton
  • Typical flat price: 7th highest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 9th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 29 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in City Centre & The Polygon

House prices: City Centre & The Polygon against Southampton: This neighbourhood £60k (1995) to £300k (2025); Southampton £51k (1995) to £290k (2026).£85k£281k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£300kSouthampton£290k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Southampton, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: City Centre & The Polygon against Southampton: This neighbourhood £35k (1995) to £195k (2026); Southampton £34k (1995) to £165k (2026).£55k£174k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£195kSouthampton£165k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Southampton, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 29 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Southampton, 3 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Degree-educated residents
  • New-build activity
  • Premium and budget brands

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Southampton Central Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (390 m in a straight line). About 16 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (77 to 84 min); Southern to Brighton (about 105 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Springhill Catholic Primary School 730 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Mar 2022).
  • Nearest state secondary school St Anne's Catholic School 740 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Sep 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about City Centre & The Polygon

What is the typical house price in City Centre & The Polygon?

£290,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +6% against 2017-2019.

How does City Centre & The Polygon compare with the rest of Southampton?

Typical house price: joint 12th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton. Typical flat price: 7th highest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton.

Is City Centre & The Polygon an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is City Centre & The Polygon gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 3 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to City Centre & The Polygon?

Southampton Central. Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (390 m in a straight line). About 16 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (77 to 84 min); Southern to Brighton (about 105 min).

Which state schools are nearest to City Centre & The Polygon?

Nearest state primary school. Springhill Catholic Primary School. 730 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Mar 2022). Nearest state secondary school. St Anne's Catholic School. 740 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Sep 2022).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.