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Unitary authorityE06000045Population 259,230
Southampton City Council
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Contracts running
223
Ending in the next year
90
Payments published
£1.2B
Paid in 2025-26 so far
£355.9M
Council tax collected
£138.1M
Borrowing
£353.8M
Debt interest
£5.1M a year
Schools
88
Housing waiting list
9,668
Properties owned
1,533
About
Southampton is a unitary authority serving 259,230 people. It has published 142,595 payments since 2023-24, worth £1.2B, and 223 of the 1,054 contracts on record are still running.