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Housing in SO40 4SN

What the homes in SO40 4SN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Marchwood & Dibden
Council
New Forest
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,771 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (39.1%). Flats make up 29%, above the 22.2% across England.

SO40 4SNEngland
Detached39.1%22.9%
Semi-detached14.3%31.5%
Terraced17.4%23%
Purpose-built flat27.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.8% of households in the SO40 4SN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.2% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.9% own outright and 30.9% with a mortgage.

SO40 4SN
59%
28%
England
  • Owned58.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented28.2%20.5%
  • Social rented11.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SO40 4SNEngland
Owned outright27.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14%18.2%
Other private rented14.3%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association10.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 22.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SO40 4SNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.4%). 33.7% of households include dependent children.

SO40 4SNEngland
Living alone, under 6616%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.4%12.8%
Couple, no children22.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%7.7%
Rents

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.

New ForestEngland
All homes£1,244£1,459
One bedroom£864£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,132£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,391£1,489
Four or more£1,988£2,161
Detached£1,692£1,640
Semi-detached£1,344£1,449
Terraced£1,269£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,013£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SO40 4SN (Marchwood & Dibden) (about 1,771 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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