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Sowden Close

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7 recorded sales · median £171,500 · Eastleigh

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Eastleigh Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 34/39 seats · 87% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

62/100

Mixed

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£172k

median price

6.1

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£172k

median sold price

8.8 yrs

of local pay to buy

87 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

6.1

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

326

Violence — most

NO₂ · WHO 10

5.5%

in a flood zone

618

green spaces

6.5

PM2.5 · WHO 5

220

eat & drink

shops

76.3%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

Not enough history to chart yet.

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Eastleigh, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £171,500. That's about 8.8× local earnings — around the 9.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

Not enough history to chart yet.

Median sold price · median of all 7 sales£171,500

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.8× · five-year average 9.6×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership71%

Owned outright

35%

With a mortgage

36%

Private rented

14%

Social rented

13%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,205

Your band:

Eastleigh Borough Council£132

Hampshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,690

Police & Crime Commissioner£290

Fire & Rescue£93

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,470

Band B£1,715

Band C£1,960

Band D (baseline)£2,205

Band E£2,695

Band F£3,185

Band G£3,675

Band H£4,410

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Eastleigh how Sowden Close compares · from Eastleigh

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Netley +27.4%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Netley	£356,595	+27.4%	105
North Stoneham	£301,000	+27.3%	62
Millers Dale South	£370,500	+23.7%	88
Hedge End	£402,000	+23.1%	81
Cranbourne Park	£315,000	+22.2%	117
Chartwell Green	£277,500	+18.5%	159
Boyatt Wood	£275,000	+18.4%	95
West End	£325,000	+17.9%	118
Dowd's Farm	£320,000	+14%	173
Oakmount	£339,500	+13.8%	128
Broadoak	£305,000	+13%	137
North Boyatt	£370,000	+12%	55
Grange Park	£352,500	+11.5%	60
Bishopstoke	£318,500	+11.2%	146
Eastleigh	£280,000	+10.6%	150
Fair Oak	£327,000	+8.4%	194
Horton Heath	£340,000	+3.7%	106
Hamble-le-Rice	£310,000	+2.4%	101
Old Netley	£340,000	+0.7%	82
Lowford	£320,000	+0%	179
Newtown	£258,000	-6.7%	279
Shamblehurst	£305,000	-7.7%	66

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Sowden Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
5, Sowden Close Hedge End	Detached	—	—	£240,000	Oct 2007
5, Sowden Close Hedge End	Detached	—	—	£190,000	Oct 2006
1 SOWDEN CLOSE	Detached	—	—	£238,000	Dec 2005
1 SOWDEN CLOSE	Detached	—	—	£170,000	Jul 2003
2A SOWDEN CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£171,500	Mar 2003
2 Sowden Close Hedge End	Semi-detached	—	—	£154,950	Nov 2001
2 Sowden Close Hedge End	Semi-detached	—	—	£81,500	Jul 1997

Show all sales ↓

7 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Eastleigh

Crime runs at 6.1 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month6.1

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Eastleigh

Violence & sexual offences

326

Anti-social behaviour

138

Shoplifting

Public order

Other theft

Criminal damage & arson

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Eastleigh district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Eastleigh

Population136,443

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 8/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 75% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 8/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

7.0/10

Employment

7.3/10

Education & skills

6.9/10

Health & disability

7.2/10

Crime

6.3/10

Housing & services

6.1/10

Living environment

7.8/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Eastleigh — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+63%

Unemployment · economically active residents3.7%

Degree-level (Level 4+)33%

Good or very good health85%

Own their home71%

Median age41.8

Born outside the UK9%

See the full Eastleigh report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 6 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

6 of 6 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 6 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Shamblehurst Primary School	Primary	—	0.6 km
Wildern School	Secondary	Good ('24)	0.6 km
Hedge End Village Hall Preschool	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.6 km
Little Acorns Day Nursery Hedge End	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.6 km
Wildern Opportunity Group	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.6 km
Freegrounds Infant School	Primary	—	0.7 km
Freegrounds Junior School	Primary	—	0.7 km
Berrywood Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.2 km
Little Gems Pre-School, Hedge End	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.2 km
Kings Copse Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	1.2 km
Pavilion Pirates Preschool	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.2 km
Little Drummers Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.3 km
Smiles Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.3 km
Busikids Limited	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.3 km
Little Wisp Hedge End Preschool	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.5 km
Wellstead Primary School	Primary	Good ('20)	1.6 km
Bright Horizons Hedge End Day Nursery and Preschool	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.6 km
Deer Park School	Secondary	Good ('23)	1.6 km
Kanes Hill Primary School	Primary	Good ('22)	1.7 km
Kanes Hill Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.7 km
Outdoor Adventurers	Nursery	—	1.7 km
Piglets Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.7 km
Alphabets Preschool	Nursery	Good ('24)	2.0 km
Hightown Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	2.1 km
West End Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.2 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 2.9 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS

5 of 5 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
David Fogg Chemist	Pharmacy	—	0.2 km
H J Everett	Pharmacy	—	0.2 km
Hedge End Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.4 km
Acorn Dental Health	Dentist	—	0.4 km
St Luke'S Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Quality And Caring Dentistry	Dentist	—	1.9 km
Dental Health Solutions Limited	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Sangha Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
70 Warburton Road [Dental Practice]	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Lalys Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
H J Everett	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Dental Health Practice	Dentist	—	2.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.9 km
The Peartree Practice	GP	—	2.9 km
Sholing Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.9 km
Beaufort House	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Bursledon Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	3.2 km
Pharmacy Direct	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Dental Department	Dentist	—	3.5 km
Dean Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
West End Road Surgery	GP	—	3.8 km
Bitterne Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Chartwell Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.9 km
Superdrug Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.1 km
Thurlow Dental Care	Dentist	—	4.1 km
Botley Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	4.1 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
H J Everett	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Hamble Valley Health	GP	Good ('17)	4.7 km
Blackthorn Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.7 km
112 Dental Care	Dentist	—	4.8 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.9 km
Old Fire Station Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	5.0 km
O'Callaghan Dental Surgeon	Dentist	—	5.1 km
Spcl Surgery	GP	—	5.1 km
St. Peters Surgery	GP	—	5.1 km
Woolston And Chartwell Partnership	GP	—	5.2 km
Woolston Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	5.3 km
H J Everett	Pharmacy	—	5.4 km
Brook Lane Surgery	GP	—	5.4 km
Living Well Partnership	GP	—	5.5 km
Weston Lane Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.5 km
Pharmacy Direct	Pharmacy	—	5.5 km
Stokewood Surgery	GP	—	5.5 km
Strawberry Fields Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.5 km
Fair Oak Village Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.6 km
Superdrug Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.6 km
Trafalgar Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.6 km
Fair Oak Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.6 km
Stoneham Lane Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	5.8 km
Damira Quayside	Dentist	—	5.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.9 km
Whiteley Dental Practice	Dentist	—	6.0 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	6.0 km
Lockswood Surgery	GP	—	6.1 km
Phl Sas Service	GP	Good ('21)	6.1 km
Burgess Road Surgery	GP	—	6.2 km
St. Andrew'S Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	6.5 km
Market Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	6.7 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Eastleigh

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 87 min from Hedge End Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Hedge End Rail Station	1.3 mi	London Waterloo	87 min
Botley Rail Station	2.0 mi	London Waterloo	92 min
Bursledon Rail Station	2.2 mi	—	no direct train
Sholing Rail Station	2.9 mi	—	no direct train
Bitterne Rail Station	3.1 mi	—	no direct train

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Hedge End Rail Station (87 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

54%

Work from home

34%

Walk or cycle

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging3 points

Per 10,000 residents0.2

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Eastleigh

Air quality

NO₂

— WHO guide

PM2.5

6.5

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1001.4%

Flood zone5.5% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 3–5%)

Historic landfill57 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings186

Conservation areas8

Green belt0%

Green spaces618

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Eastleigh

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	220	93% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	65	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	18	—
Green spaces & parks	618	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

76.3%

Superfast

97.3%

Ultrafast

77.5%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Eastleigh

Figures for the wider Eastleigh — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate3.7%

In work (employment rate)63%

Companies registered here10,191

New incorporations (12m)996

Property companies (SPVs)983

See the full Eastleigh report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district