Housing in SO51 0DA
What the homes in SO51 0DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbotswood & West Wellow
- Council
- Test Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,764 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (43.8%). Flats make up 16.5%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
64.1% of households in the SO51 0DA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 17.7% own outright and 46.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership6%1%
- Private rented7.9%20.5%
- Social rented21.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 21.6% 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 (27.4%). 36.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Test Valley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Test Valley (August 2026, +6.6% 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 SO51 0DA (Abbotswood & West Wellow) (about 1,764 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.