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Housing in SO17 2FR

What the homes in SO17 2FR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St Denys
Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,717 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (30.7%). Flats make up 35.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SO17 2FREngland
Detached8%22.9%
Semi-detached30.7%31.5%
Terraced24.9%23%
Purpose-built flat27.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.6% of households in the SO17 2FR area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.9% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.8% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.

SO17 2FR
47%
28%
24%
England
  • Owned46.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented27.9%20.5%
  • Social rented24.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SO17 2FREngland
Owned outright22.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council8.8%8.3%
From a housing association15.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SO17 2FREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.2%). 23.4% of households include dependent children.

SO17 2FREngland
Living alone, under 6620.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.8%12.8%
Couple, no children16.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.1%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 SO17 2FR (St Denys) (about 1,717 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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