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Housing in SO23 3SA

What the homes in SO23 3SA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Winchester Central & South
Council
Winchester
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,812 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.3%). Flats make up 42.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SO23 3SAEngland
Detached6.1%22.9%
Semi-detached9.7%31.5%
Terraced41.3%23%
Purpose-built flat24.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building13.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

36.7% of households in the SO23 3SA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 45.8% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 24.9% own outright and 11.8% with a mortgage.

SO23 3SA
37%
46%
17%
England
  • Owned36.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented45.8%20.5%
  • Social rented17.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SO23 3SAEngland
Owned outright24.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.5%18.2%
Other private rented13.2%2.2%
From the council6.2%8.3%
From a housing association11.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SO23 3SAEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.9%). 13.2% of households include dependent children.

SO23 3SAEngland
Living alone, under 6628.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.2%12.8%
Couple, no children21.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

WinchesterEngland
All homes£1,508£1,459
One bedroom£1,017£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,318£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,624£1,489
Four or more£2,249£2,161
Detached£2,020£1,640
Semi-detached£1,701£1,449
Terraced£1,555£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,211£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SO23 3SA (Winchester Central & South) (about 1,812 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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