Sold £3,332/m² · Median sold £261,773 (2,013 sales) · Index +1.4% y/y · Turnover 1.7% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is City of Southampton?
EPC A or B
11%
EPC D or worse
49%
What does City of Southampton cost?
City of Southampton: sold price per m² £3,332/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 2,013 sales). +1.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£3,332/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
2,013 sales
+1.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 2,013 sales.
Sold price
£261,773 12 months to Jun 2026
2,013 sales
+1.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 2,013 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£256,214 12 months to Sep 2026
6,772 listings
-2.4% on the previous 12 months.
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, 6,772 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £2,702/m² in Sep 2016 to £3,268/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £202,920 in Sep 2016 to £258,156 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £239,950 in Jan 2022 to £250,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £3,390/m² in Aug 2025 to £3,364/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 102% in Jan 2022 to 98% in Dec 2024.
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
Asking price index: 95.9 in Jan 2022 to 99.6 in Sep 2026.
What does City of Southampton earn?
City of Southampton: asking rent £1,304/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 4,933 lets).
Asking rent
£1,304/month 12 months to Sep 2026
4,933 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, 4,933 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
10,168 lets
-1.2% on the previous 12 months.
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, 10,168 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,153/month in Aug 2025 to £1,135/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 4.6% in Jan 2022 to 5.3% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 84.2 in Jan 2022 to 113.7 in Sep 2026.
How does City of Southampton vary by home size?
Asking price in City of Southampton runs from £133,456 for 1 bedroom to £637,067 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in City of Southampton. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£133,456
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.5% on the previous 12 months
1094
2 bedrooms
£215,115
12 months to Sep 2026
-3.2% on the previous 12 months
2391
3 bedrooms
£308,296
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.3% on the previous 12 months
2242
4 bedrooms
£443,016
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.6% on the previous 12 months
708
5+ bedrooms
£637,067
12 months to Sep 2026
+10.6% on the previous 12 months
283
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 City of Southampton?
City of Southampton: turnover 1.7% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,988 sales). -24.2% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.7% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,988 sales
-24.2% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,988 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
2,926 12 months to Sep 2026
2,926 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,926 listings.
New listings
3,908 12 months to Sep 2026
3,908 listings
+20.7% on the previous 12 months.
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, 3,908 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.0% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 179 in Aug 2025 to 371 in Sep 2026.New listings: 299 in Jan 2022 to 485 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 71 in Jan 2022 to 197 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,801 in Sep 2026 to 5,285 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 182 days in Jan 2022 to 88 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in City of Southampton?
72 agents listed homes for sale in City of Southampton; the three largest took 25% of the listings.
Agents active
72
Top three agents’ share
25%
New homes among listings
0.4%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns City of Southampton?
Corporate landlords hold 79% of the 4,911 units in City of Southampton whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords79% of classified · 3,885 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)11% of classified · 521 units
Housing associations7.0% of classified · 345 units
RMC3.3% of classified · 160 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 City of Southampton rank?
City of Southampton ranks 26th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £3,332/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in England
City of Southampton ranks 26th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £3,332/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in England, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
What is the median house price in City of Southampton?
Homes in City of Southampton sold for a median £261,773 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 2,013 sales. Per square metre that is £3,332/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in City of Southampton changed?
+1.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
What is the average rent in City of Southampton?
Homes to let in City of Southampton asked a median £1,304/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,933 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in City of Southampton?
5.5% 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, 10,168 lets. -1.2% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in City of Southampton?
1.7% of the homes in City of Southampton changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,988 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.