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SO40 9

5,295 people · median £305,000 · New Forest

High wellbeing
New Forest Council · Conservative minority — no overall control   24/48 seats · 50% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £305,000, up 10.1% over five years. That's about 10.3× local earnings — around the 11.5× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 30 sales
£166k£213k£261k£308k£356k201120182026 YTD2022 +16%−8%£337,500
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£305,000
5-year change+10.1%
Full history since 1995
£21k£109k£196k£284k£371k199520102026 YTD2001 +24%−13%£337,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£425k
Semi-detached
£300k
Terraced
£265k
Flat
£169k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.3× · five-year average 11.5×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from New Forest20.6%

Of the homes across New Forest that sold again within five years, 20.6% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than South East (17.4%).

By property type
Detached houses5.1%
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses6.7%
Flats22.9%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new28.3%
Bought second-hand19.5%
Overall
Typical resale gain+19.7% · ~8.7-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,390 resale pairs) across New Forest — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership71%

Owned outright
37%
With a mortgage
34%
Private rented
13%
Social rented
16%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,285

New Forest District Council£212
Hampshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,690
Police & Crime Commissioner£290
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,524
Band B£1,777
Band C£2,031
Band D (baseline)£2,285
Band E£2,793
Band F£3,301
Band G£3,809
Band H£4,571
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

£3,120 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 SO40 9 56 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Rumbridge Street£114,000172+54.4%
Fishers Road£174,950149+16%
Downs Park Avenue£179,000143+3.6%
Downs Park Crescent£182,250142+9.5%
Jacobs Gutter Lane£237,500111+9.7%
Lackford Avenue£231,975106+5.4%
Downs Park Road£180,00097+5.1%
Osborne Road£140,50086+19.1%
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 New Forest how SO40 9 compares · from New Forest

Fastest 5-yr growth: Langdown +23.8%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Langdown£346,000+23.8%76
Marchwood£296,000+21.9%116
Calmore£307,500+21.1%176
Hanger Farm£288,500+20%88
West Totton£327,500+17.2%84
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 SO40 9 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
71 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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