SO16Southampton, England

House prices in SO16, Southampton

Homes in SO16 sold for a median of £275,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,254 standard sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £3,781 per square metre, from 42 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 14% below the £4,375 median for the South East.

Median sale price£275,0001,254 standard sales
Middle half of prices£223,000 to £368,000
Price per m²£3,781/m²From 42 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in SO16, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached263£523,000£413,000 to £648,000Too few
Semi-detached285£296,500£257,000 to £350,000Too few
Terraced432£267,000£240,000 to £293,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes274£170,000£135,000 to £210,000Too few

Terraced houses were the most common type sold here, at 34% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 23%.

The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.1 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.

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Where prices are higher in SO16

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in SO16 7, around Southampton, with a median of £410,000, and lowest in SO16 4, around Southampton, at £240,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in SO16 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 157 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in SO16, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
SO16 7LQ£1,072,5008
SO16 3GD£850,0003
SO16 3PT£775,0003
SO16 7GT£725,0003
SO16 6RY£616,5004
SO16 3TT£590,0003
SO16 7ES£587,5004
SO16 8NP£585,0003
SO16 8LR£572,5004
SO16 0TA£570,0003
SO16 8AA£535,0007
SO16 8LN£530,0003
SO16 0BS£515,0003
SO16 8NG£515,0004
SO16 0AP£498,5006
SO16 7PD£496,0004
SO16 6LP£490,0003
SO16 8NN£485,0003
SO16 8LZ£484,0004
SO16 3GE£475,0003
SO16 7DJ£455,0003
SO16 0BJ£450,0009
SO16 7AQ£442,5003
SO16 8FS£435,0003
SO16 0XD£421,0006
SO16 0AQ£399,00010
SO16 3DF£390,0003
SO16 3DY£390,0003
SO16 4DL£390,0003
SO16 8AY£385,0007
SO16 8DJ£367,0003
SO16 5DJ£365,0003
SO16 8ER£360,0004
SO16 8EU£360,0003
SO16 3EF£354,5003
SO16 0XH£350,0003
SO16 8DQ£350,0003
SO16 3NY£340,0003
SO16 7AH£337,5004
SO16 0BP£331,5006
SO16 4HR£330,0005
SO16 6US£330,0003
SO16 5SQ£325,0003
SO16 6HL£325,0003
SO16 8DP£325,0003
SO16 8FH£325,0003
SO16 8ED£320,0005
SO16 8EQ£320,0005
SO16 7LW£318,0003
SO16 7QW£315,0005
SO16 5DQ£313,0007
SO16 8LJ£310,0003
SO16 4HN£305,0007
SO16 6QD£305,0003
SO16 8EW£305,0003
SO16 9FD£305,0006
SO16 5SP£300,0004
SO16 7AJ£293,0003
SO16 3EU£290,0003
SO16 8DE£290,0003
SO16 8EN£290,0003
SO16 9RD£290,0003
SO16 9TD£289,5004
SO16 6BJ£288,5004
SO16 8EJ£288,0003
SO16 6QQ£285,0003
SO16 8EL£285,0004
SO16 7FA£283,0004
SO16 5LF£282,0004
SO16 2PE£280,5005
SO16 8HS£280,0003
SO16 9AQ£280,0003
SO16 4GN£277,0003
SO16 5EQ£275,0003
SO16 8BE£275,0003
SO16 8FG£273,0003
SO16 5DN£270,0003
SO16 9GZ£270,0003
SO16 8HH£266,5004
SO16 9LW£266,5003
SO16 8FE£265,0005
SO16 9QP£263,5004
SO16 3GQ£263,0003
SO16 8DF£262,5004
SO16 0AL£260,5004
SO16 4BW£260,0004
SO16 5PL£260,0003
SO16 9RU£260,0005
SO16 9TB£260,0003
SO16 8BN£257,5004
SO16 5DP£256,0003
SO16 5SW£256,0003
SO16 6UN£255,5004
SO16 3EH£255,0003
SO16 8HR£255,0003
SO16 9GJ£255,0008
SO16 9GY£252,5004
SO16 9WE£252,0003
SO16 9FN£251,5004
SO16 5SA£250,0004
SO16 8BJ£250,0003
SO16 9DQ£250,0004
SO16 9NE£250,0003
SO16 9NP£247,5004
SO16 5HE£245,0004
SO16 8FP£245,0003
SO16 7EJ£243,5004
SO16 3BP£240,0003
SO16 4PW£240,0003
SO16 5NS£240,0003
SO16 8BH£240,0003
SO16 9FH£240,0003
SO16 9HU£237,5003
SO16 3DS£235,0006
SO16 4LG£235,0008
SO16 9QJ£235,0003
SO16 6TL£225,0005
SO16 7LT£225,0004
SO16 9QS£223,5004
SO16 3PU£222,5004
SO16 4LN£220,0004
SO16 9DR£220,0003
SO16 6FN£215,0003
SO16 9AH£212,5004
SO16 9JE£210,0003
SO16 6SY£208,0003
SO16 6BH£205,0003
SO16 3TZ£204,5003
SO16 5SD£203,5004
SO16 6PN£202,0004
SO16 4HW£201,5004
SO16 7DR£198,5004
SO16 9WF£196,0006
SO16 7GF£195,0004
SO16 3PR£190,0003
SO16 3GB£189,0003
SO16 4LE£185,0005
SO16 8DA£178,0003
SO16 7LY£176,5004
SO16 5AR£176,0003
SO16 8DZ£170,0003
SO16 6RS£162,5003
SO16 9WD£160,0005
SO16 9QU£147,5006
SO16 9HF£137,5003
SO16 7FB£136,0006
SO16 9JP£135,0003
SO16 4AZ£130,0004
SO16 6GD£130,0004
SO16 8FQ£125,0004
SO16 9AX£124,0003
SO16 4HH£122,5004
SO16 4HS£120,0003
SO16 9RA£117,0003
SO16 0BH£108,5004
SO16 4FA£92,0007
SO16 7NT£87,50010

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £196,000
  2. 2017: £217,500
  3. 2018: £228,000
  4. 2019: £234,000
  5. 2020: £240,000
  6. 2021: £250,000
  7. 2022: £279,000
  8. 2023: £255,000
  9. 2024: £277,000
  10. 2025: £275,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £280,000
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 40%, from £196,000 in 2016 to £275,000 in 2025, more than the 29% rise for a typical district in the South East.

Postcode districts in the Southampton council area

Median sale price of the 6 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. SO16 is the second most expensive.

  1. SO18 Southampton£280,000
  2. SO16 Southampton, this district£275,000
  3. SO19 Southampton£266,000
  4. SO15 Southampton£260,000
  5. SO17 Southampton£252,000
  6. SO14 Southampton£210,000

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of SO16, from the sales in SO16, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams 196 sales£437,500
  2. Bassett 307 sales£320,000
  3. Swaythling 89 sales£282,000
  4. Coxford 229 sales£265,000
  5. Redbridge 257 sales£250,000
  6. Shirley 93 sales£240,000
  7. Millbrook 135 sales£230,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £120,000 for a flat on Springford Gardens to £510,000 for a detached house on Home Field Drive.

The latest standard sales recorded in SO16. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 39 Home Field DriveSold for £510,000SO16 0THSold on 25 Sep 2026Detached
  2. 28 Gover RoadSold for £350,000SO16 9BRSold on 21 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 8 Windrush RoadSold for £290,000SO16 9DESold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  4. 7 Tintagel CloseSold for £260,000SO16 8HXSold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  5. Flat 13, Seymour House Seymour RoadSold for £260,000SO16 6RGSold on 15 Sep 2026Flat
  6. Flat 10, Fairlea Grange Denbigh GardensSold for £240,000SO16 7EJSold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  7. Flat 25, Redcourt Chetwynd RoadSold for £190,000SO16 3TXSold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  8. 81 Springford GardensSold for £120,000SO16 5SWSold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  9. 34, Northcliffe House Grove PlaceSold for £330,000SO16 0APSold on 7 Sep 2026Flat
  10. 21 Plover CloseSold for £380,000SO16 8EUSold on 7 Sep 2026Semi-detached

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

  • Oakley Road, Southampton£182,00031 sales
  • Grove Place, Nursling£372,50022 sales
  • Winchester Road, Southampton£287,50022 sales
  • Romsey Road, Southampton£250,00019 sales
  • Burgess Road, Southampton£347,50016 sales

Living in SO16

Crime

88 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 71 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 90% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

37% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Near the middle of all postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,381 a year in Southampton for 2026 to 2027

Lower than 62 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in SO16, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A40.3%, England and Wales 0.4%
B795.9%, England and Wales 4.8%
C66550.1%, England and Wales 46.9%
D48236.3%, England and Wales 38.1%
E745.6%, England and Wales 7.3%
F151.1%, England and Wales 1.9%
G90.7%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in SO16, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 190030.2%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 19291027.7%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194925018.8%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196634826.2%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198230723.1%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 19951168.7%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 20111289.6%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later745.6%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 1,254 standard sales in SO16 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 22% were flats.

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

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.