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Postcode district · Waterlooville

Housing in PO8

What the homes in PO8 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council
East Hampshire
Region
South East
Population
48,735 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (43.7%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PO8England
Detached43.7%22.9%
Semi-detached29.7%31.5%
Terraced14.2%23%
Purpose-built flat10.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.8% of households in PO8 own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 43.5% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.

PO8
77%
12%
England
  • Owned76.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented9.8%20.5%
  • Social rented12.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO8England
Owned outright43.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council4.1%8.3%
From a housing association7.9%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.

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.7%). 24% of households include dependent children.

PO8England
Living alone, under 6611.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.5%12.8%
Couple, no children19.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in East Hampshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Hampshire (August 2026, +1.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

East HampshireEngland
All homes£1,262£1,459
One bedroom£901£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,180£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,483£1,489
Four or more£1,977£2,161
Detached£1,749£1,640
Semi-detached£1,425£1,449
Terraced£1,282£1,435
Flat or maisonette£994£1,444

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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