Housing in SO14 0SU
What the homes in SO14 0SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown & Nicholstown
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,199 (2024)
SO14 0SUSouthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.3%). Flats make up 40.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
30% of households in the SO14 0SU area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 48.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14.6% own outright and 15.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned30%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented48.2%20.5%
- Social rented20.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.3 people living in it. 23.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (26.2%). 31.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Southampton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Southampton (August 2026, +3.4% 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 SO14 0SU (Newtown & Nicholstown) (about 2,199 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.