Bargate
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Bargate
This boundary comes from the official ONS ward dataset. The Data Observatory links to current profiles; its older archived profiles use previous boundaries.
ONS boundary source · Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
The wider city
The figures below cover all of Southampton; they are not estimates for this ward.
259,230people
Resident population
ONS mid-year estimate; uses the current release. Earlier estimates have been revised.
ONS / Nomis · Mid-2025
Checked 3 October 2026£1,257
Average monthly private rent
ONS Price Index of Private Rents; existing and new tenancies, not asking rents.
ONS / HM Land Registry · August 2026
Checked 3 October 2026120.1
Police-recorded crime rate
Police-recorded crime excluding fraud, not all crime. ONS-published rate uses mid-2024 population. Some Hampshire offences cannot be assigned to a local authority. Comparators are selected coastal authorities, not a statistical peer group.
ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026
Checked 3 October 2026 · next 22 October 2026Population and child poverty
Current ward geography · Child poverty: FYE 2025; population: mid-2024 · Population and children aged under 16 in relative low income, before (BHC) or after (AHC) housing costs.
| Measure | Bargate |
|---|---|
| Child poverty after housing costs · FYE 2025 | 40.5% |
| Child poverty before housing costs · FYE 2025 | 31.4% |
| Resident population · mid-2024 | 18239 people |
| Children in low income after housing costs · FYE 2025 | 941 children |
DWP · ONS ward population · DWP May 2024 and ONS May 2025 ward codes match the mapped boundaries. Counts are disclosure-controlled; ward totals may differ from city totals. Population is an estimate, not an exact headcount. Ward population uses the November 2025 release; city trends use the July 2026 revision. Same-year totals may differ between those vintages.