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Ocean Village & Town Quay: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Ocean Village & Town Quay neighbourhood of Southampton, England (ONS area Southampton 034). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes SO14. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SO14 3DW.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Ocean Village & Town Quay is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Southampton (5 of 19 signals rising, 5 falling). Houses here typically resell for £417,500 and flats for £205,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Woolston, is about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 1.2 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 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£417,500

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

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£205,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +2% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle 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

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.12; 5 of 19 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 6 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£66,600

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.2 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 (11,000 jobs in 2024 against 5,301 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 Ocean Village & Town Quay sits in Southampton

  • Typical house price: 4th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton
  • Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 2nd highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 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 Ocean Village & Town Quay

House prices: Ocean Village & Town Quay against Southampton: This neighbourhood £127k (1996) to £500k (2022); Southampton £53k (1996) to £290k (2026).£110k£443k2026202120162011200620011996This neighbourhood£500kSouthampton£290k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Southampton, 1996 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: Ocean Village & Town Quay against Southampton: This neighbourhood £74k (1995) to £196k (2026); Southampton £34k (1995) to £165k (2026).£57k£192k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£196kSouthampton£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 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

5 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Southampton, 5 the other way and 9 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
  • Residents aged 25 to 29
  • Air quality
  • Solar and heat pumps
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Single-person households under 65
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Homes improving their energy rating
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Woolston Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 6.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern and South Western Railway to Southampton Central (about 10 min); Southern to Brighton (about 96 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 Hope Community School Southampton 470 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (Mar 2026).
  • Nearest state secondary school St Anne's Catholic School 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Sep 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Ocean Village & Town Quay

What is the typical house price in Ocean Village & Town Quay?

£417,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +4% against 2017-2019.

How does Ocean Village & Town Quay compare with the rest of Southampton?

Typical house price: 4th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton. Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton.

Is Ocean Village & Town Quay an affluent area?

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

Is Ocean Village & Town Quay gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.12; 5 of 19 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Ocean Village & Town Quay?

Woolston. Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 6.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern and South Western Railway to Southampton Central (about 10 min); Southern to Brighton (about 96 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Ocean Village & Town Quay?

Nearest state primary school. Hope Community School Southampton. 470 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (Mar 2026). Nearest state secondary school. St Anne's Catholic School. 2.0 km 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.