Housing in SO16 8JS
What the homes in SO16 8JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams
- Council
- Test Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,837 (2024)
SO16 8JSSouthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (36.2%). Flats make up 22.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
66.9% of households in the SO16 8JS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 30.3% own outright and 36.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership5%1%
- Private rented13.8%20.5%
- Social rented14.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 27.3% 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 (22.5%). 29.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Test Valley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Test Valley (August 2026, +6.6% 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 8JS (Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams) (about 2,837 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.