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Housing in SO15 5FA

What the homes in SO15 5FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Banister Park & Howard Road
Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,774 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (56.4%). Flats make up 63.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SO15 5FAEngland
Detached7.3%22.9%
Semi-detached13.7%31.5%
Terraced15.8%23%
Purpose-built flat56.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

52.2% of households in the SO15 5FA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 47.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 23.1% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.

SO15 5FA
52%
47%
England
  • Owned52.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented47.3%20.5%
  • Social rented0.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SO15 5FAEngland
Owned outright23.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent46.6%18.2%
Other private rented0.7%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association0.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SO15 5FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.4%). 16.8% of households include dependent children.

SO15 5FAEngland
Living alone, under 6630.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.7%12.8%
Couple, no children21.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.8%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 5FA (Banister Park & Howard Road) (about 1,774 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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