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Housing in PO12 1FX

What the homes in PO12 1FX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gosport Town
Council
Gosport
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,099 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (52.2%). Flats make up 69.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

PO12 1FXEngland
Detached4.9%22.9%
Semi-detached7.3%31.5%
Terraced18.3%23%
Purpose-built flat52.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building16.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.4% of households in the PO12 1FX area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.1% own outright and 22.3% with a mortgage.

PO12 1FX
43%
28%
22%
England
  • Owned43.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6.5%1%
  • Private rented28%20.5%
  • Social rented22.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO12 1FXEngland
Owned outright21.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association20.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 48% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO12 1FXEngland
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40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36.9%). 19.9% of households include dependent children.

PO12 1FXEngland
Living alone, under 6636.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%12.8%
Couple, no children16.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Gosport

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Gosport (August 2026, +4.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

GosportEngland
All homes£1,169£1,459
One bedroom£823£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,044£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,274£1,489
Four or more£1,727£2,161
Detached£1,571£1,640
Semi-detached£1,321£1,449
Terraced£1,171£1,435
Flat or maisonette£960£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PO12 1FX (Gosport Town) (about 1,099 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.

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