Housing in GU31 4HY
What the homes in GU31 4HY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Petersfield South
- Council
- East Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,284 (2024)
GU31 4HYPetersfield
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.3%). Flats make up 17.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
67.4% of households in the GU31 4HY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 38.3% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented16%20.5%
- Social rented15.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.7%). 31.3% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GU31 4HY (Petersfield South) (about 2,284 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.