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Shirley Warren: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Shirley Warren neighbourhood of Southampton, England (ONS area Southampton 010). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes SO15, SO16. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SO16 6AB.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Shirley Warren is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Southampton (3 of 20 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £270,000 and flats for £152,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Millbrook (Hants), is about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 1.3 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.2 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 26 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£270,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£152,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% 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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.17; 0 of 20 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 4 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 1 to 4.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£54,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.3 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 2.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (16,000 jobs in 2024 against 7,249 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 Shirley Warren sits in Southampton
- Typical house price: joint 9th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton
- Typical flat price: joint 12th lowest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 12th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 26 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 Shirley Warren
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 26 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
0 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Southampton, 3 the other way and 17 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.
Falling behind the borough
- Air quality
- Home improvement applications
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Millbrook (Hants) Railway station, about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Romsey (11 to 22 min) and Salisbury (about 35 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 Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Requires improvement in 4 areas (Jul 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school Regents Park Community College 630 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2024).
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 Shirley Warren
What is the typical house price in Shirley Warren?
£270,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
How does Shirley Warren compare with the rest of Southampton?
Typical house price: joint 9th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton. Typical flat price: joint 12th lowest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 12th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton.
Is Shirley Warren an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Shirley Warren gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.17; 0 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Shirley Warren?
Millbrook (Hants). Railway station, about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Romsey (11 to 22 min) and Salisbury (about 35 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Shirley Warren?
Nearest state primary school. Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School. 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Requires improvement in 4 areas (Jul 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Regents Park Community College. 630 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2024).
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.