How is Southampton doing?

Outcomes to follow over time. These figures are influenced by residents, public services, businesses and wider conditions.

Selected outcomes

A city outcome is not, on its own, a measure of council performance.

29.2%

Household waste reused, recycled or composted

Includes food waste. Comparisons reflect different collection systems; not all waste collected for recycling is accepted.

Checked 3 October 2026

47.1

Reported fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 residents

Recording practices differ between councils; incident counts are not directly comparable measures of environmental quality.

Checked 3 October 2026

41.9

Average Attainment 8 score

School-location measure. DfE outcomes as reported by Southampton Data Observatory.

Checked 3 October 2026

29.2%

Secondary persistent absence

School-location measure. Persistent absence means missing at least 10% of possible sessions.

Checked 3 October 2026

22.2m

Local bus passenger journeys

Journeys on services in the city; includes repeat trips and visitors, not unique residents.

Checked 3 October 2026

−30%

Change in monitored nitrogen dioxide

Council-reported reduction across its monitoring network. Does not describe all pollutants or every location.

Checked 3 October 2026

Measure	Southampton / area	Period	Source
Household waste reused, recycled or composted	29.2% % · Southampton	2024/25	Southampton Data Observatory / Defra
Reported fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 residents	47.1 incidents per 1,000 residents · Southampton	2024/25	Southampton Data Observatory / Defra
Average Attainment 8 score	41.9 points · Southampton	2025	Southampton Data Observatory / DfE
Secondary persistent absence	29.2% % of pupils · Southampton	2023/24	Southampton Data Observatory / DfE
Local bus passenger journeys	22.2m journeys · Southampton	2024/25	Southampton City Council / DfT
Change in monitored nitrogen dioxide	−30% change · Southampton	2019–2024	Southampton City Council