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Housing in SO15 5SS

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

Neighbourhood
Freemantle
Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,132 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.9%). Flats make up 60.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SO15 5SSEngland
Detached4.4%22.9%
Semi-detached22.9%31.5%
Terraced12.5%23%
Purpose-built flat43.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30.5% of households in the SO15 5SS area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 52% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 13.2% own outright and 17.3% with a mortgage.

SO15 5SS
30%
52%
17%
England
  • Owned30.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented52%20.5%
  • Social rented17.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SO15 5SSEngland
Owned outright13.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent50.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council4.8%8.3%
From a housing association12.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SO15 5SSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.6%). 20.1% of households include dependent children.

SO15 5SSEngland
Living alone, under 6631.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.6%12.8%
Couple, no children20.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.3%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 5SS (Freemantle) (about 2,132 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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