marketcodeSold price per m²
£3,319/m² 12 months to Apr 2026
2,009 sales
+0.9% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Local authority
City of Southampton property market
Sold £3,319/m² · Median sold £261,518 (2,009 sales) · Index +0.9% y/y · Turnover 1.9% · 12 months, sales to Apr 2026, listings to Aug 2026
What does City of Southampton cost?
City of Southampton: sold price per m² £3,319/m² (12 months to Apr 2026, 2,009 sales). +0.9% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price
£261,518 12 months to Apr 2026
2,009 sales
+0.9% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
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
£256,510 12 months to Aug 2026
6,690 listings
-3.3% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Dec 2025; the dashed tail is the pipeline's projection of the index 12 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 City of Southampton earn?
City of Southampton: asking rent £1,312 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 4,956 lets).
Asking rent
£1,312 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
4,956 lets
Gross yield, asking basis
5.5% 12 months to Aug 2026
10,054 lets
-0.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does City of Southampton vary by home size?
Asking price in City of Southampton runs from £133,195 for 1 bedroom to £628,151 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £133,195 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1.4% on the previous 12 months | 1094 |
| 2 bedrooms | £215,254 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -3.6% on the previous 12 months | 2358 |
| 3 bedrooms | £307,377 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1.3% on the previous 12 months | 2198 |
| 4 bedrooms | £439,986 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -4% on the previous 12 months | 701 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £628,151 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.4% on the previous 12 months | 284 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed 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 1.9% (12 months to Jan 2026, 2,268 sales). -7.1% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.9% 12 months to Jan 2026
2,268 sales
-7.1% on the previous 12 months.
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
2,631 12 months to Jul 2026
2,631 listings
New listings
3,702 12 months to Aug 2026
3,702 listings
+12.8% on the previous 12 months.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Who is active in City of Southampton?
83 agents listed homes for sale in City of Southampton; the three largest took 22% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 83
- Top three agents’ share
- 22%
- New homes among listings
- 0.5%
days_to_completion is on the registry-matched subset (sold_matched_n), 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 27th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £3,319/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in England
City of Southampton ranks 27th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £3,319/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor and Maidenhead | £5,595/m² | 1,346 | measured |
| 2 | The City of Brighton and Hove | £5,368/m² | 2,419 | measured |
| 3 | Wokingham | £5,137/m² | 1,808 | measured |
| 4 | Slough | £5,052/m² | 697 | measured |
| 5 | Buckinghamshire | £4,966/m² | 5,306 | measured |
| 27 | City of Southampton | £3,319/m² | 2,009 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across local authorities in England →
Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities in England
City of Southampton ranks 6th of 61 local authorities in England for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 6.4% | 5,924 | measured |
| 2 | City of Nottingham | 6.4% | 15,015 | measured |
| 3 | Blackpool | 6.1% | 1,543 | measured |
| 4 | City of Kingston upon Hull | 6.0% | 4,435 | measured |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 5.5% | 2,760 | measured |
| 6 | City of Southampton | 5.5% | 10,054 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in England →
Turnover · local authorities in England
City of Southampton ranks 57th of 62 local authorities in England for turnover, at 1.9%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheshire East | 3.1% | 6,098 | measured |
| 2 | Central Bedfordshire | 3.1% | 4,242 | measured |
| 3 | North Somerset | 3.0% | 3,185 | measured |
| 4 | Rutland | 2.9% | 529 | measured |
| 5 | Swindon | 2.8% | 2,971 | measured |
| 57 | City of Southampton | 1.9% | 2,268 | measured |
Sold price per m² · postcode districts within City of Southampton
SO17 leads the 6 postcode districts within City of Southampton for sold price per m², at £3,690/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SO17 | £3,690/m² | 157 | measured |
| 2 | SO15 | £3,647/m² | 366 | measured |
| 3 | SO14 | £3,498/m² | 179 | measured |
| 4 | SO18 | £3,486/m² | 400 | measured |
| 5 | SO16 | £3,383/m² | 475 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts within City of Southampton →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts within City of Southampton
SO14 leads the 6 postcode districts within City of Southampton for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SO14 | 6.9% | 2,865 | measured |
| 2 | SO17 | 6.6% | 1,556 | measured |
| 3 | SO19 | 5.4% | 864 | measured |
| 4 | SO15 | 5.3% | 2,825 | measured |
| 5 | SO16 | 5.1% | 1,364 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within City of Southampton →
Turnover · postcode districts within City of Southampton
SO18 leads the 6 postcode districts within City of Southampton for turnover, at 2.5%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SO18 | 2.5% | 418 | measured |
| 2 | SO19 | 2.3% | 619 | measured |
| 3 | SO17 | 2.1% | 197 | measured |
| 4 | SO15 | 1.9% | 434 | measured |
| 5 | SO16 | 1.8% | 543 | measured |
Full table: turnover across postcode districts within City of Southampton →
Where next from City of Southampton?
- EnglandThe wider market this area sits in.
- SO14Postcode district · £2,797/m²
- SO15Postcode district · £3,229/m²
- SO16Postcode district · £3,955/m²
- SO17Postcode district · £2,735/m²
- SO18Postcode district · £4,004/m²
- SO19Postcode district · £3,396/m²
- Bath and North East SomersetNeighbouring local authority · £4,566/m²
- BedfordNeighbouring local authority · £3,926/m²
- Blackburn with DarwenNeighbouring local authority · £2,192/m²
- BlackpoolNeighbouring local authority · £1,651/m²
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleNeighbouring local authority · £4,124/m²
- Bracknell ForestNeighbouring local authority · £4,995/m²
- BuckinghamshireNeighbouring local authority · £5,305/m²
- Central BedfordshireNeighbouring local authority · £4,282/m²
Questions about City of Southampton
- What is the median house price in City of Southampton?
- Homes in City of Southampton sold for a median £261,518 over the 12 months to Apr 2026, 2,009 sales. Per square metre that is £3,319/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in City of Southampton changed?
- +0.9% over the year to Dec 2025 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 £1,312 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 4,956 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 Aug 2026, 10,054 lets. -0.5% on the previous 12 months.
- How quickly do homes sell in City of Southampton?
- 1.9% of the homes in City of Southampton changed hands over the 12 months to Jan 2026, 2,268 sales.
Everything else about City of Southampton
- Properties in City of SouthamptonEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in City of SouthamptonFootprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in City of SouthamptonRegistered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in City of SouthamptonWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in City of SouthamptonWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in City of SouthamptonRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in City of SouthamptonWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in City of SouthamptonWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 2,009 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 2,009 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 6,690 listings |
| Asking price per m² | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 2,631 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 243 matched sales |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 4,956 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 10,054 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 | 2,268 sales |
| Listings for sale | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 2,631 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 3,702 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 2,988 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |
| Days to completion | first listing to registered completion, over the registry-matched subset; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 243 matched sales |
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