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SO16 8

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11,190 people · median £312,500 · Southampton

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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 £312,500, up 23.9% over five years. That's about 6.6× local earnings — around the 7× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 · 82 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£312,500

5-year change+23.9%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£563k

Semi-detached

£360k

Terraced

£275k

Flat

£170k

Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.6× · five-year average 7×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Southampton18%

Of the homes across Southampton that sold again within five years, 18% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. In line with South East (17.7%).

By property type

Terraced houses0%

Flats18.3%

New-build vs second-hand

Bought new33%

Bought second-hand14.7%

Overall

Typical resale gain+13.5% · ~8.3-yr hold

Same home sold twice within five years (3,166 resale pairs) across Southampton — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership68%

Owned outright

35%

With a mortgage

33%

Private rented

11%

Social rented

21%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,381

Your band:

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

£2,857 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 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Oakwood Drive	£162,500	382	+18.5%
Sandpiper Road	£156,000	147	+23%
Upton Crescent	£255,000	145	+35.7%
Petworth Gardens	£153,000	143	+29.1%
Mercury Close	£128,000	130	+14.2%
Saturn Close	£122,950	115	+41.3%
Nutshalling Avenue	£225,000	106	+29.8%
Abercrombie Gardens	£101,000	103	-35%
Robinia Green	£148,975	102	+26.7%
Harrison Way	£488,000	99	+4.9%
Nutfield Road	£132,050	98	+50.7%
Turnstone Gardens	£154,000	95	—
Dunvegan Drive	£158,500	94	+13%
Orion Close	£135,500	94	+15.9%
Matheson Road	£118,000	89	—
Beaulieu Close	£170,000	75	—
Betteridge Drive	£290,000	73	—
Armada Close	£240,000	71	—
Beacon Close	£121,250	70	—
Melville Close	£167,000	69	+30.3%
Rownhams Lane	£340,000	67	—
Lewis Silkin Way	£114,000	63	—
Dunbar Close	£125,000	63	—
Pembrey Close	£134,500	62	—
Gemini Close	£133,500	62	—
Rufus Close	£275,000	61	+33.1%
Goldcrest Gardens	£111,750	60	—
Hedgerow Close	£231,250	58	—
Sheldrake Gardens	£154,750	56	+33.3%
Tangmere Drive	£117,000	54	—
Horns Drove	£413,000	54	—
Wittering Road	£111,000	54	—
Sutherland Road	£125,000	53	—
Siskin Close	£150,000	50	—
Hurricane Drive	£296,500	50	—
Andromeda Road	£114,000	49	—
Cowdray Close	£180,000	49	—
Northolt Gardens	£131,500	48	—
Lakeside Avenue	£196,000	48	+7%
Dunster Close	£156,500	46	+9.4%
Hawfinch Close	£142,000	44	—
Hazeldown Road	£207,500	44	—
Chisholm Close	£118,500	44	—
Blackbushe Close	£123,500	44	—
Plover Close	£215,000	42	+31.2%
Prunus Close	£169,000	42	—
Menzies Close	£128,972	42	—
Buchanan Road	£125,000	41	—
Wryneck Close	£174,000	40	—
Harrier Close	£139,000	40	—
Lundy Close	£153,500	40	—
Hornchurch Road	£128,000	40	—
Widgeon Close	£120,000	39	—
Balmoral Close	£216,950	39	—
Cromarty Road	£134,975	38	—
Rockall Close	£130,000	37	—
Viking Close	£146,000	37	—
Fulmar Close	£154,950	37	—
Barker Mill Close	£134,500	36	—
Orkney Close	£148,000	36	—

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 8 compares · from Southampton

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Redbridge +69.2%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 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
Southampton	£185,000	+31.2%	173
Pleasant View	£279,000	+31.1%	54
Hill	£235,500	+30%	144
Weston	£255,000	+29.1%	34
Nichols Town	£230,000	+28.9%	15
Lordswood	£298,000	+26.5%	69
Coxford	£244,000	+26.2%	93
Freemantle	£250,000	+25.1%	163
Botany Bay	£260,000	+24.6%	115
Lordshill	£252,000	+23.8%	41
Merry Oak	£271,750	+22.2%	72
Regents Park	£281,500	+22.1%	107
Highfield	£416,300	+21.5%	61
Bitterne	£280,000	+21.5%	155
Thornhill	£255,000	+21.4%	59
Mansel Park	£250,000	+21.1%	45
Sholing	£275,000	+20%	158
Itchen	£247,000	+20%	247
Swaythling	£294,894	+19.6%	92
Maybush	£256,000	+18.2%	75
Wimpson	£260,000	+17.3%	102
Sholing Common	£260,000	+16.7%	88
Hollybrook	£285,000	+16.3%	101
Banister's Park	£220,000	+15.8%	132
St James	£408,750	+15.6%	126
Weston Common	£240,500	+15.5%	144
Woolston	£247,960	+15.2%	299
Mansbridge	£251,000	+14.6%	24
Townhill Park	£275,000	+14.4%	83
Thornhill Park	£245,000	+13.9%	54
Shirley Park	£236,750	+13.1%	104
Midanbury	£285,000	+12.5%	158
Harefield	£270,000	+11.6%	160
Westwood Park	£205,000	+9.3%	149
Portswood Park	£190,000	+6.7%	45
Bevois Town	£238,000	+4.6%	125
St Denys	£230,000	+2.7%	82
Bitterne Park	£280,000	+2.3%	175
St Mary's	£194,250	-3%	178
The Polygon	£220,000	-4.3%	176
Portswood	£178,250	-9.9%	883
Shirley	£194,000	-12%	92

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 8 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
7, Tintagel Close	Terraced	4+	C	£260,000	Sep 2026
21 Plover Close	Detached	3	C	£380,000	Sep 2026
9 Oakwood Drive	Terraced	3	C	£285,000	Sep 2026
19 Orion Close	Terraced	3	C	£242,000	Aug 2026
55, Beaulieu Close	Semi-detached	3	B	£342,500	Aug 2026
50 Pembrey Close	Terraced	3	C	£262,500	Aug 2026
14 Barker Mill Close Rownhams	Semi-detached	2	C	£310,000	Aug 2026
65 Tangmere Drive	Terraced	3	C	£260,000	Aug 2026
7 Petworth Gardens	Semi-detached	3	B	£347,000	Aug 2026
216, Oakwood Drive	Semi-detached	3	C	£265,000	Aug 2026
6, Turnstone Gardens	Semi-detached	2	D	£245,000	Aug 2026
20 Warbler Close	Terraced	3	C	£290,000	Aug 2026
55 SATURN CLOSE	Semi-detached	4+	D	£295,000	Jul 2026
30 Melville Close	Terraced	3	C	£280,000	Jul 2026
Swanshurst Routs Way Rownhams	Semi-detached	4+	C	£640,000	Jul 2026
42 Beaulieu Close	Semi-detached	3	D	£325,000	Jul 2026
4 Rufus Close Rownhams	Detached	4+	C	£537,500	Jul 2026
20 Goldcrest Gardens	Terraced	4+	C	£330,000	Jul 2026
5, Nicholson Walk Rownhams	Detached	4+	D	£570,000	Jul 2026
16 Widgeon Close	Terraced	4+	C	£285,000	Jul 2026
17 Michelmersh Close Rownhams	Detached	4+	C	£475,000	Jul 2026
40 Nutfield Road Rownhams	Terraced	2	C	£315,000	Jul 2026
23 Rownhams Close Rownhams	Detached	2	D	£523,000	Jun 2026
11 Dunster Close	Terraced	3	D	£232,000	Jun 2026

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98 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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