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Housing in SP7 9PY

What the homes in SP7 9PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,496 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (53%). Flats make up 5.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SP7 9PYEngland
Detached53%22.9%
Semi-detached28.8%31.5%
Terraced9%23%
Purpose-built flat3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home3.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

80.4% of households in the SP7 9PY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 50.8% own outright and 29.6% with a mortgage.

SP7 9PY
80%
14%
England
  • Owned80.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented14%20.5%
  • Social rented4.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SP7 9PYEngland
Owned outright50.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10%18.2%
Other private rented4.1%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association3.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SP7 9PYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.8%). 20.2% of households include dependent children.

SP7 9PYEngland
Living alone, under 6612.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.4%12.8%
Couple, no children21.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Dorset

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Dorset (August 2026, +4.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

DorsetEngland
All homes£1,056£1,459
One bedroom£732£1,195
Two bedrooms£967£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,191£1,489
Four or more£1,684£2,161
Detached£1,442£1,640
Semi-detached£1,151£1,449
Terraced£1,045£1,435
Flat or maisonette£841£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SP7 9PY (Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe) (about 1,496 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.

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