Housing in SO50 5SU
What the homes in SO50 5SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Eastleigh
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,844 (2024)
SO50 5SUEastleigh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.6%). Flats make up 33%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
53.8% of households in the SO50 5SU area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.3% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented32.8%20.5%
- Social rented11.6%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. 27.8% 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 (21.1%). 28.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SO50 5SU (Central Eastleigh) (about 1,844 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.