Housing in SO23 8UT
What the homes in SO23 8UT 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
- 1,499 (2024)
SO23 8UTWinchester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (51.3%). Flats make up 35.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56.4% of households in the SO23 8UT area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.1% own outright and 31.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented33%20.5%
- Social rented10.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.3% 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%). 29.6% 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 8UT (Winchester Central & South) (about 1,499 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.