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Deprivation & opportunity in Southampton

IMD 2019 · 148 LSOAs · MHCLG · OGL v3.0

What is the area opportunity and deprivation level in Southampton?

Southampton has a Gera Area Opportunity Index (GAOI) of 46.2/100 (rank 244 of 313 English local authorities), 11.7 points below the national average of 57.9/100. This places Southampton in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG), OGL v3.0.

Proprietary metric:Gera Area Opportunity Index (GAOI/100)·As of September 2019 · updated when MHCLG publishes new IMD (last: )

46.2

GAOI / 100

#244

of 313 English LAs

Moderate Opportunity

Opportunity tier

-11.7

vs England avg (57.9)

Domain breakdown — Southampton

All scores 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity). Derived from IMD 2019 by inverting and normalising each domain across all 313 English LAs.

GAOI domain sub-scores for Southampton
DomainIMD weightGAOI sub-scoreBar
Income22.5%52.2/100
Employment22.5%58/100
Education13.5%39.2/100
Health13.5%25.8/100
Crime Safety9.3%11.3/100
Housing Access9.3%70.8/100
Environment9.3%54.2/100

Raw mean IMD composite: 26.88 (population-weighted across 148 LSOAs). Population (mid-2015): 246,054.

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46.2/100Moderate Opportunity
vs England avg
-11.7 pts

Official ONS-weighted GAOI · Southampton · IMD 2019 source data

Domain breakdown (0 = most deprived, 100 = least deprived)

💷 Income(22.5%)52.2/100
👔 Employment(22.5%)58/100
🎓 Education(13.5%)39.2/100
🏥 Health(13.5%)25.8/100
🔒 Crime Safety(9.3%)11.3/100
🏠 Housing Access(9.3%)70.8/100
🌿 Environment(9.3%)54.2/100

GAOI sub-scores derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG, OGL v3.0). Each sub-score = inverted and min-max normalised domain score across all 313 English LAs. Custom weighting is illustrative — not an official statistic.

Questions about Southampton

What is the deprivation level in Southampton?
Southampton has a Gera Area Opportunity Index of 46.2/100 (rank 244 of 313 English LAs), placing it in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Its population-weighted mean IMD score is 26.876 (lower IMD = less deprived). The national average IMD is 19.535. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019, MHCLG, OGL v3.0.
What are the strongest and weakest opportunity domains in Southampton?
In Southampton, the strongest opportunity domains are housing access (70.8/100) and employment (58/100). The domains with most room for improvement are health (25.8/100) and crime safety (11.3/100). All scores are 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity), derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG).
How does Southampton compare with the England average for deprivation?
Southampton's GAOI of 46.2/100 is 11.7 points below the England average of 57.9/100, based on the English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG). It ranks 244 out of 313 English local authorities (rank 1 = least deprived / highest opportunity).

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Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 — File 7 (All LSOA Scores, Ranks, Deciles). Published by Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), September 2019. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. GAOI methodology: https://gerarent.com/methodology/gera-area-opportunity-index. Data as of ; page updated .