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Housing in SO31 5DA

What the homes in SO31 5DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Netley
Council
Eastleigh
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,239 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (28%). Flats make up 33.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SO31 5DAEngland
Detached18.6%22.9%
Semi-detached28%31.5%
Terraced19.7%23%
Purpose-built flat26.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.6% of households in the SO31 5DA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 39.7% own outright and 24.9% with a mortgage.

SO31 5DA
65%
19%
16%
England
  • Owned64.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented18.8%20.5%
  • Social rented16.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SO31 5DAEngland
Owned outright39.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.8%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association15.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SO31 5DAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.3%). 19.5% of households include dependent children.

SO31 5DAEngland
Living alone, under 6617%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.3%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 SO31 5DA (Netley) (about 2,239 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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