Housing in SO18 2PH
What the homes in SO18 2PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Townhill Park
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,479 (2024)
SO18 2PHSouthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (50.1%). Flats make up 15.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
76.6% of households in the SO18 2PH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 35.7% own outright and 40.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented19.8%20.5%
- Social rented3.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 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 (25.8%). 31.9% 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 SO18 2PH (Townhill Park) (about 1,479 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.