Housing in SO53 2FR
What the homes in SO53 2FR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chandler's Ford West
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,500 (2024)
SO53 2FREastleigh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (44%). Flats make up 19%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
86% of households in the SO53 2FR area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 46.4% own outright and 39.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned86%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented12.4%20.5%
- Social rented1.1%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. 25.3% 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 (21.5%). 26.9% 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 SO53 2FR (Chandler's Ford West) (about 1,500 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.