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SO16 5

8,321 people · median £250,000 · Southampton

More affordable than mostFast broadband
Southampton Council · Labour minority — no overall control   24/51 seats · 47% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £250,000, up 19.5% over five years. That's about 6.6× local earnings — around the 7× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 24 sales
£127k£169k£211k£253k£295k201120182026 YTD2016 +15%−6%£278,500
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£250,000
5-year change+19.5%
Full history since 1995
£21k£93k£164k£235k£306k199520102026 YTD2003 +27%−13%£278,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£380k
Semi-detached
£253k
Terraced
£250k
Flat
£162k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.6× · five-year average 7×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Southampton17.8%

Of the homes across Southampton that sold again within five years, 17.8% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. In line with South East (17.4%).

By property type
Terraced houses0%
Flats18%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new32.7%
Bought second-hand14.5%
Overall
Typical resale gain+13.6% · ~8.2-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (3,079 resale pairs) across Southampton — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership51%

Owned outright
23%
With a mortgage
28%
Private rented
19%
Social rented
30%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,381

Southampton City Council£1,998
Police & Crime Commissioner£290
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,588
Band B£1,852
Band C£2,117
Band D (baseline)£2,381
Band E£2,911
Band F£3,440
Band G£3,969
Band H£4,763
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

£2,526 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in SO16 5 49 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Coxford Road£138,000547+5.2%
Chelveston Crescent£91,750414+24.8%
Springford Gardens£92,750188
Rownhams Road£150,000148+0.6%
Palm Road£128,000145+38.6%
Aldermoor Road£123,500114
Coxford Drove£125,000110+8.4%
Outer Circle£125,00098
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Southampton how SO16 5 compares · from Southampton

Fastest 5-yr growth: Redbridge +69.2%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Redbridge£240,000+69.2%51
Glen Eyre£350,000+54.3%101
Newtown£216,000+34.2%29
Old Shirley£252,000+33.3%48
Hampton Park£295,000+31.5%87
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 SO16 5 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
68 sales in 12 months — 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
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