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Access to NHS dentistry and the health of Southampton residents. Hospital activity covers a wider catchment, so it cannot stand in for a city resident statistic.

At a glance

Figures refer to their stated period.

36.0%

Adults seen by an NHS dentist

Patient-postcode location. Private dentistry excluded. NHSBSA population denominator; Table 3g.

NHS Business Services Authority · 24 months to 31 March 2026

Checked 3 October 2026

60.6%

Children seen by an NHS dentist

Patient-postcode location. Private dentistry excluded. NHSBSA population denominator; Table 3g.

NHS Business Services Authority · 12 months to 31 March 2026

Checked 3 October 2026

77.9years

Life expectancy at birth — male

Value based on provisional mortality and population data. Period life expectancy reflects current mortality rates, not a prediction of the lifetime of an individual child. Do not mix single-year and pooled three-year estimates.

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities / ONS · 2023–25

Checked 3 October 2026

82.6years

Life expectancy at birth — female

Value based on provisional mortality and population data. Period life expectancy reflects current mortality rates, not a prediction of the lifetime of an individual child. Do not mix single-year and pooled three-year estimates.

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities / ONS · 2023–25

Checked 3 October 2026

57.6years

Male healthy life expectancy

Survey-based estimate. Local differences from England were not statistically significant.

Southampton Data Observatory / ONS · 2022–2024 (pooled)

Checked 3 October 2026

59.0years

Female healthy life expectancy

Survey-based estimate. Local differences from England were not statistically significant.

Southampton Data Observatory / ONS · 2022–2024 (pooled)

Checked 3 October 2026

Put the figures in context

Adults seen by an NHS dentist24 months to 31 March 2026
Southampton36.0%
England40%

Source: NHS Business Services Authority · 24 months to 31 March 2026

Checked 3 October 2026

Patient-postcode location. Private dentistry excluded. NHSBSA population denominator; Table 3g.

MeasureValuePeriod
Adults seen by an NHS dentist36.0%24 months to 31 March 2026
England adults seen by NHS dentist40%24 months to 31 March 2026
Children seen by an NHS dentist12 months to 31 March 2026
Southampton60.6%
England60%

Source: NHS Business Services Authority · 12 months to 31 March 2026

Checked 3 October 2026

Patient-postcode location. Private dentistry excluded. NHSBSA population denominator; Table 3g.

MeasureValuePeriod
Children seen by an NHS dentist60.6%12 months to 31 March 2026
England children seen by NHS dentist60%12 months to 31 March 2026
Male life expectancy at birth2023–25
Southampton77.9
England79.7

Average number of years a newborn would be expected to live if the area’s contemporary age-specific mortality rates persisted throughout life. Pooled three-year estimate.

Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities / ONS · 2023–25

Checked 3 October 2026

Value based on provisional mortality and population data. Period life expectancy reflects current mortality rates, not a prediction of the lifetime of an individual child. Do not mix single-year and pooled three-year estimates.

MeasureValuePeriod
Life expectancy at birth — male77.92023–25
Life expectancy at birth — male79.72023–25
Female life expectancy at birth2023–25
Southampton82.6
England83.5

Average number of years a newborn would be expected to live if the area’s contemporary age-specific mortality rates persisted throughout life. Pooled three-year estimate.

Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities / ONS · 2023–25

Checked 3 October 2026

Value based on provisional mortality and population data. Period life expectancy reflects current mortality rates, not a prediction of the lifetime of an individual child. Do not mix single-year and pooled three-year estimates.

MeasureValuePeriod
Life expectancy at birth — female82.62023–25
Life expectancy at birth — female83.52023–25

The evidence

Compare definitions as well as values.

MeasureSouthampton / areaPeriodSource
Adults seen by an NHS dentist36.0%
% of resident adults · Southampton
24 months to 31 March 2026NHS Business Services Authority
England adults seen by NHS dentist40%
% of resident adults · England
24 months to 31 March 2026NHS Business Services Authority
Children seen by an NHS dentist60.6%
% of resident children · Southampton
12 months to 31 March 2026NHS Business Services Authority
England children seen by NHS dentist60%
% of resident children · England
12 months to 31 March 2026NHS Business Services Authority
Life expectancy at birth — male77.9
years · Southampton
2023–25Office for Health Improvement and Disparities / ONS
Life expectancy at birth — female82.6
years · Southampton
2023–25Office for Health Improvement and Disparities / ONS
Male healthy life expectancy57.6
years · Southampton
2022–2024 (pooled)Southampton Data Observatory / ONS
Female healthy life expectancy59.0
years · Southampton
2022–2024 (pooled)Southampton Data Observatory / ONS

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More verified figures

30.3%

Patients finding it easy to contact their GP practice by phone — Southampton Living Well Partnership PCN

% · 2026 · Southampton Living Well Partnership PCN

PCNs are groups of GP practices and do not match council boundaries. Registered patients may live outside the city. Survey estimates have sampling uncertainty; this is patient experience, not the number of available appointments.

NHS England / Ipsos

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44.3%

Patients finding it easy to contact their GP practice by phone — Southampton Sea City PCN

% · 2026 · Southampton Sea City PCN

PCNs are groups of GP practices and do not match council boundaries. Registered patients may live outside the city. Survey estimates have sampling uncertainty; this is patient experience, not the number of available appointments.

NHS England / Ipsos

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56.9%

Patients finding it easy to contact their GP practice by phone — Southampton Central PCN

% · 2026 · Southampton Central PCN

PCNs are groups of GP practices and do not match council boundaries. Registered patients may live outside the city. Survey estimates have sampling uncertainty; this is patient experience, not the number of available appointments.

NHS England / Ipsos

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69.5%

Patients finding it easy to contact their GP practice by phone — Southampton West PCN

% · 2026 · Southampton West PCN

PCNs are groups of GP practices and do not match council boundaries. Registered patients may live outside the city. Survey estimates have sampling uncertainty; this is patient experience, not the number of available appointments.

NHS England / Ipsos

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47.1%

Patients finding it easy to contact their GP practice by phone — Southampton Woolston & Townhill PCN

% · 2026 · Southampton Woolston & Townhill PCN

PCNs are groups of GP practices and do not match council boundaries. Registered patients may live outside the city. Survey estimates have sampling uncertainty; this is patient experience, not the number of available appointments.

NHS England / Ipsos

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89.6%

Patients finding it easy to contact their GP practice by phone — Southampton North PCN

% · 2026 · Southampton North PCN

PCNs are groups of GP practices and do not match council boundaries. Registered patients may live outside the city. Survey estimates have sampling uncertainty; this is patient experience, not the number of available appointments.

NHS England / Ipsos

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