Housing in SO14 2AZ
What the homes in SO14 2AZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ocean Village & Town Quay
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,857 (2024)
SO14 2AZSouthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (82.8%). Flats make up 92.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
35.9% of households in the SO14 2AZ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 53.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14.1% own outright and 21.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned35.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented53.2%20.5%
- Social rented9.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 46.2% 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 (40.1%). 9.1% 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 2AZ (Ocean Village & Town Quay) (about 1,857 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.