Housing in PO17 5GQ
What the homes in PO17 5GQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,648 (2024)
PO17 5GQFareham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (30.2%). Flats make up 49.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
50.9% of households in the PO17 5GQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.4% own outright and 37.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership7.2%1%
- Private rented25.7%20.5%
- Social rented16.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.1%). 27.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Winchester
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Winchester (August 2026, +4.1% 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 5GQ (Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham) (about 1,648 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.