Housing in PO9 5RZ
What the homes in PO9 5RZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- West Leigh
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,223 (2024)
PO9 5RZHavant
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (34.3%). Flats make up 32.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
43.9% of households in the PO9 5RZ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 19.6% own outright and 24.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented9.5%20.5%
- Social rented45.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free1%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. 36.7% 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 66 or over (21.8%). 23.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Havant
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Havant (August 2026, +3.1% 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 PO9 5RZ (West Leigh) (about 1,223 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.