Housing in SO18 3NU
What the homes in SO18 3NU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bitterne East
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,530 (2024)
SO18 3NUSouthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (33.3%). Flats make up 14.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
78.2% of households in the SO18 3NU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 37.9% own outright and 40.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented11.8%20.5%
- Social rented9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.1% 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 (22.6%). 28.5% 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 3NU (Bitterne East) (about 1,530 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.