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Housing in PO16 8RZ

What the homes in PO16 8RZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fareham Town & Cams Hill
Council
Fareham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,234 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (70%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PO16 8RZEngland
Detached70%22.9%
Semi-detached20%31.5%
Terraced8.5%23%
Purpose-built flat0.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

93.1% of households in the PO16 8RZ area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 55.7% own outright and 37.4% with a mortgage.

PO16 8RZ
93%
England
  • Owned93.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented5.2%20.5%
  • Social rented1.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO16 8RZEngland
Owned outright55.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent4%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council0.2%8.3%
From a housing association1.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 20.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO16 8RZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.9%). 19.5% of households include dependent children.

PO16 8RZEngland
Living alone, under 666.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.5%12.8%
Couple, no children22.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over21.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Fareham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Fareham (August 2026, +0.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

FarehamEngland
All homes£1,176£1,459
One bedroom£832£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,073£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,330£1,489
Four or more£1,934£2,161
Detached£1,717£1,640
Semi-detached£1,285£1,449
Terraced£1,149£1,435
Flat or maisonette£974£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PO16 8RZ (Fareham Town & Cams Hill) (about 1,234 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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