The South Midlands is an area of England. The term is not widely used and it is not one of the administative regions of England. Its main usage is as a label for one of the areas identified by the Government for urban development. It consists of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, and northern Buckinghamshire - the latter two areas not usually being considered part of the general Midlands area.

The government area is defined as

From Northamptonshire:

• Corby
• Daventry
• East Northamptonshire
• Kettering
• Northampton
• South Northamptonshire

From Bedfordshire:

• Bedford
• Luton
• Mid Bedfordshire
• South Bedfordshire
• Wellingborough

From Buckinghamshire:

• Aylesbury Vale
• Milton Keynes

It is split between three Government Office Regions - East Midlands, East, and South East.