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Housing in SO15 4LA

What the homes in SO15 4LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Regents Park & Millbrook East
Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,796 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (76.1%). Flats make up 11.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SO15 4LAEngland
Detached6%22.9%
Semi-detached76.1%31.5%
Terraced6.2%23%
Purpose-built flat9.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

81.1% of households in the SO15 4LA 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%. 40.2% own outright and 40.9% with a mortgage.

SO15 4LA
81%
16%
England
  • Owned81.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented15.9%20.5%
  • Social rented2.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SO15 4LAEngland
Owned outright40.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association1.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SO15 4LAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24%). 30.3% of households include dependent children.

SO15 4LAEngland
Living alone, under 6613%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7%7.7%
Rents

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.

SouthamptonEngland
All homes£1,257£1,459
One bedroom£881£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,114£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,357£1,489
Four or more£1,890£2,161
Detached£1,616£1,640
Semi-detached£1,424£1,449
Terraced£1,329£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,000£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SO15 4LA (Regents Park & Millbrook East) (about 1,796 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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