Southampton · Everyday life
Everyday life in Southampton
Southampton is a city in City of Southampton. This page covers shops, the nearest GP, cafés, parks, green space and countryside, from official data: each figure with the period it covers, the area it was measured over and its source.
Parks, woods and public green space
11.5% of the area is parks, woods or public green space. Period: latest release, 7 Oct 2026. Area: A 3 km radius around the centre of the named place. Source: OS Open Greenspace and OS Open Zoomstack woodland.
Countryside around
26.9% of the area is countryside, not built up. Period: latest release, 7 Oct 2026. Area: A 3 km radius around the centre of the named place. Source: OS Open Zoomstack urban areas.
Parks and playgrounds nearby
81 parks, playing fields and play areas. Period: latest release, 7 Oct 2026. Area: A 3 km radius around the centre of the named place. Source: OS Open Greenspace.
Shops and everyday services
44.4 shops and services per km². Period: latest release, 2 Nov 2026. Area: A 3 km radius around the centre of the named place. Source: Overture Maps Places.
Nearest GP
0.5 km to the nearest surgery. Period: latest release, 2 Nov 2026. Area: Straight-line distance from the place centre, searched to 15 km. Source: NHS England GP practices and branch surgeries (ODS).
Air quality
7 declared air quality management areas. Period: retrieved 4 Nov 2026. Area: Declared air quality management areas intersecting the analysis area. Source: Planning Data platform (planning.data.gov.uk).
More about Southampton
- House prices in Southampton
- Schools in Southampton
- Getting around Southampton
- Crime and flood risk in Southampton
Everyday life in nearby places
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- Everyday life in Woolston
- Everyday life in Shirley
- Everyday life in Bitterne
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