Housing in SO51 8DF
What the homes in SO51 8DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Romsey Town
- Council
- Test Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,657 (2024)
SO51 8DFRomsey
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.5%). Flats make up 26.2%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
67.3% of households in the SO51 8DF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 51.4% own outright and 15.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented19.3%20.5%
- Social rented13%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 48.6% 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 66 or over (33.2%). 11.3% 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 8DF (Romsey Town) (about 1,657 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.