Thornhill Park
Neighbourhood · 8 residents
41Fair
Fair · among the lowest-scoring suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- 95% of homes can get full-fibre broadband
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- Road noise reaches 64% of the area
- Food & drink scores 20, below the typical 60
- Health scores 39, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Thornhill Park
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Thornhill Park a good place to live?
Thornhill Park scores 41/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as fair — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for infrastructure (70).
It scores lowest on food & drink (20) and health (39).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Thornhill Park in South East, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Thornhill Park
Terraced and semi-detached houses dominate the streets here, packed in tighter than the South East average, with the odd detached property holding a corner plot — this is a dense, working suburb of Southampton rather than a commuter dormitory, and it looks like one.
The numbers back up that density: population here is squeezed in at nearly double the national average, and the housing stock reflects a place built for families on ordinary incomes rather than second-steppers chasing space. A median house price around £269,000 sits just under the national figure and close to Southampton's own median, and it's actually a touch above the parent authority once you account for the mix — this is not an expensive corner of the South East, whatever the region's reputation. Freehold houses outnumber leasehold flats on the sales record, and detached homes here go for meaningfully less than the national detached price, which tells you plot sizes are modest rather than palatial. Schools are the softer spot in the picture: Kanes Hill Primary carries a Good rating, but Thornhill Primary School itself is rated Requires Improvement, and the area's overall Ofsted average sits below the national norm — worth a proper look if school-age children are part of the plan. Only two schools serve the immediate area, and Springwell School's specialist provision suggests a community that has invested in additional needs support even where mainstream results lag.