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Housing in PO6 1LL

What the homes in PO6 1LL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Drayton & Farlington
Council
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,935 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.5%). Flats make up 14.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PO6 1LLEngland
Detached8.8%22.9%
Semi-detached41.5%31.5%
Terraced35.2%23%
Purpose-built flat14.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.5% of households in the PO6 1LL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.9% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 37.2% own outright and 38.3% with a mortgage.

PO6 1LL
75%
16%
England
  • Owned75.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented15.9%20.5%
  • Social rented7.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO6 1LLEngland
Owned outright37.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council4.3%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO6 1LLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.7%). 30% of households include dependent children.

PO6 1LLEngland
Living alone, under 6612.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%12.8%
Couple, no children16.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Portsmouth

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Portsmouth (August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

PortsmouthEngland
All homes£1,368£1,459
One bedroom£901£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,135£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,360£1,489
Four or more£1,961£2,161
Detached£1,836£1,640
Semi-detached£1,562£1,449
Terraced£1,405£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,045£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PO6 1LL (Drayton & Farlington) (about 1,935 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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