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Housing in SO30 4FT

What the homes in SO30 4FT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hedge End Wildern & Botley South
Council
Eastleigh
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,255 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.7%). Flats make up 12.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SO30 4FTEngland
Detached18.7%22.9%
Semi-detached49.7%31.5%
Terraced10.7%23%
Purpose-built flat9.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home8.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.5% of households in the SO30 4FT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 44.8% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.

SO30 4FT
74%
15%
England
  • Owned73.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented15.1%20.5%
  • Social rented11.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SO30 4FTEngland
Owned outright44.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association10.2%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

SO30 4FTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.8%). 20.3% of households include dependent children.

SO30 4FTEngland
Living alone, under 6614.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.8%12.8%
Couple, no children16.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Eastleigh

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Eastleigh (August 2026, +3.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

EastleighEngland
All homes£1,214£1,459
One bedroom£862£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,111£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,363£1,489
Four or more£1,870£2,161
Detached£1,638£1,640
Semi-detached£1,335£1,449
Terraced£1,213£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,020£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SO30 4FT (Hedge End Wildern & Botley South) (about 1,255 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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