Housing in SO45 5UP
What the homes in SO45 5UP 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
- 1,385 (2024)
SO45 5UPSouthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.4%). Flats make up 12.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56% of households in the SO45 5UP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 25.9% own outright and 30% with a mortgage.
- Owned56%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented19.6%20.5%
- Social rented23.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.8%). 27.4% 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 SO45 5UP (Marchwood & Dibden) (about 1,385 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.