Housing in SO16 9HA
What the homes in SO16 9HA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Redbridge & Millbrook West
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,524 (2024)
SO16 9HASouthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (35.4%). Flats make up 38.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
40.1% of households in the SO16 9HA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 14.9% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented10.2%20.5%
- Social rented49.2%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 2.6 people living in it. 24.9% 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 (22.7%). 36.2% 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 9HA (Redbridge & Millbrook West) (about 1,524 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.