Housing in SO40 3LY
What the homes in SO40 3LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Totton Town
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
SO40 3LYSouthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48.2%). Flats make up 10.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
71.2% of households in the SO40 3LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 32.6% own outright and 38.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented12.9%20.5%
- Social rented14.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.3% 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 (21.7%). 28.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in New Forest
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in New Forest (August 2026, +1.7% 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 SO40 3LY (Totton Town) (about 1,671 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.