Housing in SO17 2LF
What the homes in SO17 2LF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Highfield & University
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,772 (2024)
SO17 2LFSouthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (32.9%). Flats make up 36.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
35.1% of households in the SO17 2LF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 58.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 19.5% own outright and 15.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned35.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented58.9%20.5%
- Social rented5.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (34.4%). 14.3% 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 SO17 2LF (Highfield & University) (about 1,772 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.