South East
Southampton is not Hampshire’s application
Southampton City Council determines planning in the city. Hampshire County Council does not. Portsmouth is a separate unitary authority across the water. Those three are the distinction this page exists to make.
Ofsted’s South East count was 410 children’s homes at 31 March 2025. The region runs from the Solent to the edge of London. A Southampton location statement that talks only about “the South East” is too wide to be useful.
Fiveways is based in Birmingham. This page is about the work in Southampton, not a local branch.
Planning applications in this area are decided by Southampton City Council.
- Property and planning come before the Ofsted form when the use of the building is not settled.
- We do not hold a list of Southampton houses. We help you test a building you are already considering.
- The office is in Birmingham. The coast does not get its own company.
The work that usually belongs here
Children’s homes of the subtype “children’s home”, including short-break-only homes, at 31 March 2025.
Questions that come up here
Do you cover Portsmouth on this page?
We can work in Portsmouth. It is a different planning authority, so it is not this page. Name the city in the enquiry.
What is the first document you want?
Anything the council or Ofsted has already sent, plus a short note of what the home is for. We would rather have the awkward letter than a polished summary of it.