Housing in SO50 8AG
What the homes in SO50 8AG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Fair Oak
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,257 (2024)
SO50 8AGEastleigh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (49.5%). Flats make up 7.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
74.7% of households in the SO50 8AG area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 27.6% own outright and 47% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.5%1%
- Private rented8.9%20.5%
- Social rented11.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 20.2% 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 (32.6%). 39.4% 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 8AG (Fair Oak) (about 2,257 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.