Housing in SO22 6LY
What the homes in SO22 6LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Winchester North & Sparsholt
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,205 (2024)
SO22 6LYWinchester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (35.4%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
76.8% of households in the SO22 6LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 44.9% own outright and 31.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented16.3%20.5%
- Social rented6.2%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. 22.9% 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%). 29.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Winchester
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Winchester (August 2026, +4.1% 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 SO22 6LY (Winchester North & Sparsholt) (about 2,205 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.