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Our six pillars
Jobs, learning, health, culture, travel and the environment. Six editorial themes for understanding Southampton.
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£Thriving economy
Median full-time resident weekly pay£724.402025Source checked✎Lifelong learning
Average Attainment 8 score41.92025Source checked♥Healthy and happy
Adults seen by an NHS dentist36.0%24 months to 31 March 2026Source checked✦Culture and creativity
UK City of Culture 2025 bidShortlisted2022 decision for 2025Source checked⇄Easy travel
Local bus passenger journeys22.2m2024/25Source checked❀Green city
Change in monitored nitrogen dioxide−30%2019–2024Source checked
Median full-time resident weekly pay£724.402025Source checked✎Lifelong learning
Average Attainment 8 score41.92025Source checked♥Healthy and happy
Adults seen by an NHS dentist36.0%24 months to 31 March 2026Source checked✦Culture and creativity
UK City of Culture 2025 bidShortlisted2022 decision for 2025Source checked⇄Easy travel
Local bus passenger journeys22.2m2024/25Source checked❀Green city
Change in monitored nitrogen dioxide−30%2019–2024Source checked
These are the site’s organising themes, rather than a claim that Southampton has adopted another city’s strategy.