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Housing in SO45 4JP

What the homes in SO45 4JP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu
Council
New Forest
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,694 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (69.5%). Flats make up 13.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SO45 4JPEngland
Detached69.5%22.9%
Semi-detached13.8%31.5%
Terraced2.9%23%
Purpose-built flat11.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.4% of households in the SO45 4JP area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 52.7% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.

SO45 4JP
79%
England
  • Owned79.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented7.8%20.5%
  • Social rented11.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SO45 4JPEngland
Owned outright52.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council3.8%8.3%
From a housing association8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SO45 4JPEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.2%). 17.7% of households include dependent children.

SO45 4JPEngland
Living alone, under 666.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.8%12.8%
Couple, no children21.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over19.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 SO45 4JP (Langdown & Dibden Purlieu) (about 1,694 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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