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Housing in SO18 5FD

What the homes in SO18 5FD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Thornhill
Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,624 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (40.4%). Flats make up 20.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

SO18 5FDEngland
Detached40.4%22.9%
Semi-detached27.8%31.5%
Terraced11.4%23%
Purpose-built flat18.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.4% of households in the SO18 5FD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 38% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.

SO18 5FD
73%
15%
England
  • Owned73.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented11.1%20.5%
  • Social rented15.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SO18 5FDEngland
Owned outright38%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council11.1%8.3%
From a housing association4.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SO18 5FDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.2%). 22.3% of households include dependent children.

SO18 5FDEngland
Living alone, under 6615.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.7%12.8%
Couple, no children18.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.9%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 SO18 5FD (Thornhill) (about 1,624 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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