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Housing in SO19 9BR

What the homes in SO19 9BR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Woolston
Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,860 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (32%). Flats make up 46%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SO19 9BREngland
Detached6.2%22.9%
Semi-detached32%31.5%
Terraced15.7%23%
Purpose-built flat31%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.6% of households in the SO19 9BR area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 15.5% own outright and 31.1% with a mortgage.

SO19 9BR
47%
31%
22%
England
  • Owned46.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented30.8%20.5%
  • Social rented21.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SO19 9BREngland
Owned outright15.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council2.3%8.3%
From a housing association19.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SO19 9BREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.4%). 27.5% of households include dependent children.

SO19 9BREngland
Living alone, under 6630.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%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 SO19 9BR (Woolston) (about 1,860 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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