Housing in GU31 4EB
What the homes in GU31 4EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Petersfield North & East Meon
- Council
- East Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,314 (2024)
GU31 4EBPetersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (54.4%). Flats make up 11.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU31 4EB area is well above that, at 86.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.3% of households against 20.5%. 58% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented12.3%20.5%
- Social rented1.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 20.7%. 21.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in East Hampshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Hampshire, August 2026, +1.4% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood GU31 4EB sits in (Petersfield North & East Meon): about 2,314 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.