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Housing in SO31 1EB

What the homes in SO31 1EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Park Gate & Segensworth
Council
Fareham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,444 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.3%). Flats make up 40%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SO31 1EBEngland
Detached38.2%22.9%
Semi-detached13.6%31.5%
Terraced8.1%23%
Purpose-built flat38.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.7% of households in the SO31 1EB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 30.2% with a mortgage.

SO31 1EB
60%
24%
13%
England
  • Owned59.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.4%1%
  • Private rented23.8%20.5%
  • Social rented13%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SO31 1EBEngland
Owned outright29.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council3.2%8.3%
From a housing association9.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SO31 1EBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.5%). 26.7% of households include dependent children.

SO31 1EBEngland
Living alone, under 6619.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.4%12.8%
Couple, no children16.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Fareham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Fareham (August 2026, +0.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

FarehamEngland
All homes£1,176£1,459
One bedroom£832£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,073£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,330£1,489
Four or more£1,934£2,161
Detached£1,717£1,640
Semi-detached£1,285£1,449
Terraced£1,149£1,435
Flat or maisonette£974£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SO31 1EB (Park Gate & Segensworth) (about 2,444 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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