Housing in SO51 6EB
What the homes in SO51 6EB 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
- 1,592 (2024)
SO51 6EBRomsey
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (61.6%). Flats make up 11.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
76.7% of households in the SO51 6EB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 48% own outright and 28.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented9.5%20.5%
- Social rented13.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (20.6%). 20.7% 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 6EB (Abbotswood & West Wellow) (about 1,592 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.