Residential dwellings
3,793
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
SO20 house prices
Index +5% y/y · Asking £7,242/m² · Asking rent £1,966/month · Gross yield 3.2% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is SO20?
SO20: residential dwellings 3,793.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.0%
SO20 ranks 2nd of 6 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 3,824
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.8%
- HMO-shaped units
- 2.0%
- EPC A or B
- 6.0%
- EPC D or worse
- 70%
What does SO20 cost?
SO20: asking price £702,778 (12 months to Sep 2026, 286 listings).
Asking price
£702,778 12 months to Sep 2026
286 listings
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 286 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Asking price per m²
£7,242/m² 12 months to Sep 2026
183 listings
Median asking price per square metre of residential sale listings in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 183 listings.
Sold price per m²
Not published
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly.
Only 5 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
What does SO20 earn?
SO20: asking rent £1,966/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 50 lets).
Asking rent
£1,966/month 12 months to Sep 2026
50 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 50 lets. Observations cover 11 of 12 months in this window.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
68 lets
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 68 lets. Observations cover 9 of 12 months in this window.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does SO20 vary by home size?
Asking price in SO20 runs from £566,139 for 3 bedrooms to £969,804 for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 3 bedrooms | £566,139 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed | — | 72 |
| 4 bedrooms | £969,804 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 102 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is SO20?
SO20: completed sales 87 (12 months to Mar 2026, 87 sales). -23% on the previous 12 months.
Completed sales
87 12 months to Mar 2026
87 sales
-23% on the previous 12 months.
Count of HM Land Registry Price Paid completions in the month for the postcode district, straight off the registry; the newest months are still registering. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 87 sales.
Sample is the registry count itself; months within six months of the last ingest are still filling.
Listings for sale
183 12 months to Sep 2026
183 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 183 listings.
New listings
209 12 months to Sep 2026
209 listings
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 209 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Who is active in SO20?
17 agents listed homes for sale in SO20; the three largest took 43% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 17
- Top three agents’ share
- 43%
- New homes among listings
- 30%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns SO20?
Corporate landlords hold 62% of the 146 units in SO20 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords62% of classified · 90 units
- Housing associations18% of classified · 27 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)16% of classified · 24 units
- RMC3.4% of classified · 5 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does SO20 rank?
SO20 ranks 5th of 5 postcode districts in Test Valley for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.2%.
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in Test Valley
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SO51 | £4,597/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 340 | measured |
| 2 | SO53 | £4,500/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 344 | measured |
| 3 | SO52 | £4,159/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 72 | indicative |
| 4 | SP11 | £3,784/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 346 | measured |
| 5 | SP10 | £3,598/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 439 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts in Test Valley
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Test Valley
SO20 ranks 5th of 5 postcode districts in Test Valley for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SP11 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 308 | measured |
| 2 | SP10 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 417 | measured |
| 3 | SO53 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 300 | measured |
| 4 | SO51 | 3.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 323 | measured |
| 5 | SO20 | 3.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 68 | indicative |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Test Valley
Turnover · postcode districts in Test Valley
| # | Area | Turnover | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SO53 | 2.5% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 334 | measured |
| 2 | SP10 | 2.4% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 422 | measured |
| 3 | SO51 | 2.3% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 340 | measured |
| 4 | SP11 | 2.3% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 363 | measured |
Where next from SO20?
- Test ValleyThe wider market this area sits in.
- SO51Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,508/m² · Sep 2026
- SO52Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,543/m² · Sep 2026
- SO53Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,137/m² · Sep 2026
- SP10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,754/m² · Sep 2026
- SP11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,851/m² · Sep 2026
- SO21Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,363/m² · Sep 2026
- SP5Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,857/m² · Sep 2026
- SP4Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,124/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about SO20
- What is the average rent in SO20?
- Homes to let in SO20 asked a median £1,966/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 50 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SO20?
- 3.2% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 68 lets.
- What kind of homes are in SO20?
- SO20 has 3,793 homes, 0.0% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about SO20
- Property values in SO20Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in SO20Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in SO20What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in SO20What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in SO20Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SO20What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in SO20Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from, and what is not published
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 286 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 183 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 50 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 68 lets |
| Completed sales | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | 87 sales |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 183 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 209 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 77 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
- Sold price per m²
- Only 5 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Sold price
- Only 5 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Turnover
- Only 7 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
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