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UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/so

House prices in the SO postcode area, Southampton

Homes in the SO postcode area sold for a median of £345,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 17,611 standard sales.

That is 10% below the £383,000 median for the South East, where most of the area lies.

Median sale price£345,00017,611 standard sales
Middle half of prices£260,000 to £485,000
Change since 2016+34%Median, 2016 to 2025, before inflation

Districts ranked by median price

The dearest district was SO42 (Brockenhurst), at £792,500, and the cheapest was SO14 (mostly Bargate ward), at £210,000. The dearest median is 3.8 times the cheapest.

The next dearest were SO20 (Stockbridge) and SO24 (Alresford), and the next cheapest SO17 (mostly Portswood ward) and SO15 (Southampton).

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Each dot is a postcode district in the SO area, placed at the centre of its postcodes and shaded by the median price of its standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026. The ranked list below gives the same figures.

Post towns in the SO area, by number of sales: Southampton (12 districts), Eastleigh (SO50, SO53), Winchester (SO21, SO22, SO23), Lymington (SO41), Romsey (SO51), Alresford (SO24), Stockbridge (SO20), Lyndhurst (SO43), Brockenhurst (SO42).

Districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026
  1. SO42Brockenhurst, 124 sales£792,500Too fewToo few
  2. SO20Stockbridge, 181 sales£585,000Too fewToo few
  3. SO24Alresford, 252 sales£572,500Too few+6%
  4. SO21Winchester, 421 sales£565,000£4,854+1%
  5. SO22Winchester, 769 sales£535,000£5,882−11%
  6. SO23Winchester, 643 sales£488,000£5,210+6%
  7. SO41Lymington, 979 sales£487,500£5,055−9%
  8. SO43Lyndhurst, 152 sales£457,500Too fewToo few
  9. SO32Southampton, 845 sales£432,000£4,179−3%
  10. SO51Romsey, 888 sales£415,000£4,740−1%
  11. SO53Eastleigh, 912 sales£405,000£4,294+8%
  12. SO31Southampton, 1,491 sales£375,000£4,067+5%
  13. SO52Southampton, 240 sales£370,500Too few+1%
  14. SO30Southampton, 1,048 sales£345,000£3,898+2%
  15. SO40Southampton, 1,106 sales£335,000£4,044−3%
  16. SO45Southampton, 850 sales£325,000£3,855+2%
  17. SO50Eastleigh, 1,422 sales£323,000£3,9990%
  18. SO18Southampton, 934 sales£280,000£3,4900%
  19. SO16Southampton, 1,254 sales£275,000£3,781−1%
  20. SO19Southampton, 1,345 sales£266,000£3,451+3%
  21. SO15Southampton, 933 sales£260,000£3,112+1%
  22. SO17Southampton, 371 sales£252,000Too few+4%
  23. SO14Southampton, 451 sales£210,000Too few0%

1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.

From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in SO53 (Eastleigh), up 8%, and fell most in SO22 (Winchester), down 11%.

Streets with the most standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026:

Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Chilbolton Avenue, Winchester (SO22, £1,100,000), Main Road, Littleton (SO22, £852,500) and Botley Road, Burridge (SO31, detached houses, £845,000).

The cheapest were High Oaks Close, Locks Heath (SO31, flats, £83,000), River View Road, Southampton (SO18, flats, £84,500) and Sherwood Close, Southampton (SO16, flats, £87,500).

Neighbouring postcode areas include PO (Portsmouth), BH (Bournemouth), GU (Guildford) and SP (Salisbury).

Council areas in the SO postcode area

Within SO, the median ran from £260,000 in Southampton to £495,000 in Winchester, counting council areas with at least 100 sales in the area (how postcode areas and council areas overlap).

Standard sales in the SO area by council area, placed by postcode, September 2024 to August 2026
Council areaSales in SOMedian in SOWhole council area
Southampton4,934£260,000£260,000
Eastleigh4,011£345,000£345,000
New Forest3,217£370,000£384,000
Winchester2,743£495,000£460,000
Test Valley1,731£425,000£365,000
Fareham929£403,000£345,000
East Hampshire38£800,000£422,000
1 other council area8Too fewNot shown

Prices by property type

Standard sales in the SO area, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached5,531£535,000£420,000 to £710,000£4,555/m²from 231 sales
Semi-detached4,486£350,000£300,000 to £413,000£3,990/m²from 179 sales
Terraced4,191£290,000£257,000 to £355,000£3,688/m²from 137 sales
Flats and maisonettes3,403£185,000£143,000 to £238,000£3,214/m²from 87 sales

Detached houses were the most common type sold in the SO area, at 31% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 25%.

Prices over time

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 34%, from £260,000 in 2016 to £347,500 in 2025, close to the 35% rise across England and Wales.

About these figures

The SO figures come from 17,611 standard sales in 23 postcode districts across 8 council areas (how sales are placed). The busiest district was SO31 (Locks Heath), with 1,491 sales.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

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