Housing in PO16 8UD
What the homes in PO16 8UD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Fareham Common
- Council
- Fareham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,369 (2024)
PO16 8UDFareham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (62%). Flats make up 17.5%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
83.9% of households in the PO16 8UD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 46.2% own outright and 37.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned83.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented15.6%20.5%
- Social rented0.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 23.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (23.5%). 22% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PO16 8UD (Fareham Common) (about 1,369 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.