Housing in SO16 3LY
What the homes in SO16 3LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bassett Green
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,591 (2024)
SO16 3LYSouthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (52.6%). Flats make up 31.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
69.5% of households in the SO16 3LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 37.2% own outright and 32.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented23.4%20.5%
- Social rented6.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (22.4%). 19.2% 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 SO16 3LY (Bassett Green) (about 1,591 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.