Housing in SO23 7DF
What the homes in SO23 7DF 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
- 1,859 (2024)
SO23 7DFWinchester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.6%). Flats make up 47.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.1% of households in the SO23 7DF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.7% own outright and 27.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented25.6%20.5%
- Social rented18.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (22.3%). 23.7% 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 SO23 7DF (Winchester Central & South) (about 1,859 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.