Housing in SO16 4ED
What the homes in SO16 4ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shirley South
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,705 (2024)
SO16 4EDSouthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (68.4%). Flats make up 68.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
22.3% of households in the SO16 4ED area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 9.9% own outright and 12.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned22.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented10.7%20.5%
- Social rented66.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 31.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.4%). 41.2% 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 4ED (Shirley South) (about 1,705 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.