Housing in PO17 5EH
What the homes in PO17 5EH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Fareham Common
- Council
- Fareham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,170 (2024)
PO17 5EHFareham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (54.5%). Flats make up 0.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
85.1% of households in the PO17 5EH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 38.8% own outright and 46.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented12.5%20.5%
- Social rented2.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 18.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (26%). 26% 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 PO17 5EH (Fareham Common) (about 1,170 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.