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Housing in PO12 1GB

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

Neighbourhood
Gosport Town
Council
Gosport
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,457 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (52.7%). Flats make up 36.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

PO12 1GBEngland
Detached1.7%22.9%
Semi-detached7.7%31.5%
Terraced52.7%23%
Purpose-built flat31.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.3% of households in the PO12 1GB area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.7% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.

PO12 1GB
50%
38%
England
  • Owned50.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented37.8%20.5%
  • Social rented10.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO12 1GBEngland
Owned outright23.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.7%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council1.4%8.3%
From a housing association9.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO12 1GBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.4%). 23% of households include dependent children.

PO12 1GBEngland
Living alone, under 6626.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.9%12.8%
Couple, no children20.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.6%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 1GB (Gosport Town) (about 1,457 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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