Area market snapshot

Southampton property market

Updated 5 October 2026 · refreshed daily

Map: Southampton is in Hampshire, covering about 19 square miles.
Median asking price
£225,000↓ 36% below UK

1,264 for sale · UK £350k

Median sold price · 12 months to January 2026
£260,000↓ 10% below England & Wales

England & Wales £290k

Typical asking range
Typical asking range (middle half of listings) and median
MarketRange lowMedianRange high
Southampton£155,000£225,000£325,000
UK£220,000£350,000£560,000

Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.

How Southampton differs from UK
  • Flats are 56% of what's for sale, compared to 29% across UK
  • A typical 2-bed asks £200k here, compared to £250k across UK
The last 30 days

Homes came onto and left the Southampton market at a similar pace

New listings
257

↑ 22% · was 210

Price cuts
209

↑ 56% · was 134

Went off market
279

↑ 9% · was 257

Typical time listed
77 days

before going off the market

Changes compare with the prior 30 days.

Asking prices

Where homes in Southampton sit by price band, against the UK

Homes for sale in Southampton skew cheaper than in the UK

71% of Southampton listings ask under £300k, a bigger share than the UK (41%)

Share of current listings by asking-price band
Price bandSouthampton listingsSouthampton shareUK share
<£150k26521%10%
£150k–200k25420%10%
£200k–250k17414%10%
£250k–300k20016%11%
£300k–400k19215%16%
£400k–500k837%12%
£500k–750k716%16%
£750k+252%15%

Prices by property type

Current listings and Land Registry sales in Southampton, set against UK

Flats are 56% of homes for sale in Southampton, against 29% across UK

Share of homes for sale by property type
property typeSouthamptonUK
Flats (704 for sale)£56£29
Terraced (198 for sale)£16£18
Semi-detached (177 for sale)£14£17
Detached (118 for sale)£9£21

Flats in Southampton ask £160k, 41% less than UK flats (£271k)

Median asking price of current listings; the count under each row

Median asking price by property type
property typeSouthamptonUK
Flats (704 for sale)£160,000£271,000
Terraced (198 for sale)£272,500£260,000
Semi-detached (177 for sale)£325,000£300,000
Detached (118 for sale)£475,000£550,000

Price per square foot

Sold · 12 months to July 2026
£306per sq ftIn line with UK

1,918 matched sales

UK: £310 per sq ft

Asking · current listings
£293per sq ft↓ 16% below UK

1,046 listings with a known floor area

UK: £347 per sq ft

Sold prices per sq ft in Southampton are up 28% over 10 years, to £306

Each point is the median across the 12 months ending on that date

Sold price per square foot over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsSouthampton
Sept 2016£239
Dec 2016£241
Mar 2017£245
Jun 2017£249
Sept 2017£254
Dec 2017£257
Mar 2018£257
Jun 2018£258
Sept 2018£259
Dec 2018£261
Mar 2019£261
Jun 2019£261
Sept 2019£261
Dec 2019£258
Mar 2020£258
Jun 2020£258
Sept 2020£259
Dec 2020£262
Mar 2021£265
Jun 2021£269
Sept 2021£272
Dec 2021£275
Mar 2022£282
Jun 2022£289
Sept 2022£299
Dec 2022£306
Mar 2023£310
Jun 2023£310
Sept 2023£310
Dec 2023£305
Mar 2024£301
Jun 2024£301
Sept 2024£300
Dec 2024£302
Mar 2025£307
Jun 2025£306
Sept 2025£306
Dec 2025£305
Mar 2026£305
Jun 2026£306
Jul 2026£306

Homes sold in Southampton

Completed sales
2,662↑ 4% vs previous year

Previous 12 months: 2,548 sales

Median sold price
£260,000↓ 10% below England & Wales

England & Wales: £290,000

The median sold price in Southampton is up 42% over the last 10 years, to £260k

Each point is the median over the 12 months ending on that date

Median sold price over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsSouthampton
Mar 2016£183k
Jun 2016£185k
Sept 2016£190k
Dec 2016£195k
Mar 2017£200k
Jun 2017£205k
Sept 2017£205k
Dec 2017£209k
Mar 2018£210k
Jun 2018£213k
Sept 2018£217k
Dec 2018£217k
Mar 2019£218k
Jun 2019£218k
Sept 2019£217k
Dec 2019£220k
Mar 2020£220k
Jun 2020£220k
Sept 2020£220k
Dec 2020£225k
Mar 2021£226k
Jun 2021£230k
Sept 2021£235k
Dec 2021£235k
Mar 2022£240k
Jun 2022£240k
Sept 2022£250k
Dec 2022£256k
Mar 2023£258k
Jun 2023£260k
Sept 2023£253k
Dec 2023£250k
Mar 2024£248k
Jun 2024£250k
Sept 2024£250k
Dec 2024£260k
Mar 2025£265k
Jun 2025£263k
Sept 2025£262k
Dec 2025£260k
Jan 2026£260k

2,662 homes sold in Southampton in the 12 months to January 2026, in line with Southampton's five-year norm

Sales in the 12 months ending each quarter

Homes sold over time (12-month windows ending each quarter)
Window endsSouthampton
Mar 20163,919
Jun 20163,814
Sept 20163,637
Dec 20163,410
Mar 20173,090
Jun 20173,159
Sept 20173,227
Dec 20173,355
Mar 20183,297
Jun 20183,248
Sept 20183,207
Dec 20183,135
Mar 20193,177
Jun 20193,106
Sept 20192,997
Dec 20192,877
Mar 20202,769
Jun 20202,463
Sept 20202,273
Dec 20202,365
Mar 20212,592
Jun 20213,169
Sept 20213,504
Dec 20213,411
Mar 20223,293
Jun 20223,101
Sept 20223,032
Dec 20223,131
Mar 20233,060
Jun 20232,923
Sept 20232,797
Dec 20232,590
Mar 20242,465
Jun 20242,443
Sept 20242,443
Dec 20242,504
Mar 20252,754
Jun 20252,672
Sept 20252,676
Dec 20252,705
Jan 20262,662

What listings offer

Southampton has fewer gardens but more chain-free homes and more parking than the UK.

Gardens
61%

Fewer gardens than UK

61% of listings have a garden; UK: 78%. 776 of 1,264 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Parking
79%

More parking than UK

79% of listings have parking or a garage; UK: 74%. 996 of 1,264 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Chain-free
39%

More chain-free homes than UK

39% of listings are listed as chain-free; UK: 31%. 487 of 1,264 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.

Recent sales in Southampton

The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry

AddressSoldPrice
50 Aberdeen Road · SO17 2LNTerraced · LeaseholdJul 2026£315,000
Flat 33, Home Spinney House River View Road · SO18 1UDFlat · LeaseholdJul 2026£81,000
32 Hawkhurst Close · SO19 9AWTerraced · FreeholdJul 2026£257,000
4 Handel Road · SO15 2BWDetached · FreeholdJul 2026£570,000
24 Caerleon Drive · SO19 5LFSemi-detached · FreeholdJul 2026£335,000

Current listings worth a look

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How nearby areas compare

Current listings around Southampton

AreaFor saleMedian asking
Southampton1,264£225k
Winchester336£525k
Portsmouth1,040£280k
Bath565£480k
Brighton and Hove2,386£425k
Bristol2,475£350k
Cardiff1,591£270k
Southend-on-Sea1,255£325k
Oxford877£450k
Newport454£227k
Gloucester449£240k
Canterbury291£300k
Ocean Village239£200k
UKbenchmark360,984£350k

Key facts about Southampton

  • Rising over the long run, flat over the last year: the median sold price in Southampton is up 42% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months.
  • Homes for sale skew cheaper than in the UK: 71% of current listings in Southampton ask under £300k, against 41% across the UK.
  • Sales are in line with Southampton's five-year norm: 2,662 homes sold in the 12 months to January 2026, against a norm of 2,590 a year; 257 homes came onto the market in the last 30 days and 279 left it.

Southampton property market: common questions

Where is Southampton?

Southampton is in Hampshire, covering about 19 square miles.

What is the average house price in Southampton?

The median asking price across the 1,264 homes for sale in Southampton is £225,000 (as of 5 October 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £155,000 and £325,000. That is 36% below the UK. Homes that actually sold in Southampton went for a median £260,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to January 2026).

Are house prices in Southampton rising or falling?

Rising over the long run, flat over the last year. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Southampton is up 42% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months (12 months to January 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

Is Southampton cheaper than the UK?

Yes: asking prices in Southampton are typically lower than across the UK. The median asking price in Southampton is £225,000 against £350k across the UK: 36% below the UK. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value. The saving holds from the lower end to the top of the market.

How many homes are for sale in Southampton?

1,264 homes are on the market in Southampton right now, broadly unchanged since 1 Sept, 257 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

Are house prices being cut in Southampton?

209 listings in Southampton had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 17% of the homes currently for sale.

How long are homes on the market in Southampton?

Of the Southampton listings that came off the market in the last 30 days and that we first saw after we began tracking the area, the typical one had been advertised for 77 days. Coming off the market usually means sold subject to contract, but it can also mean withdrawn, so treat this as time advertised rather than time to sell.

How much do flats and houses cost in Southampton?

The median asking price for a flat in Southampton is £160,000. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is terraced houses, at a median £272,500 across 198 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

How much is a two-bedroom flat in Southampton?

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Southampton is £190,000, across 368 current listings.

How much is a three-bedroom house in Southampton?

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Southampton is semi-detached houses, at a median asking price of £335,000 across 117 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

What is the price per square foot in Southampton?

In Southampton, homes that sold went for a median £306 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £293 per sq ft.

How these numbers are made

  • Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (1,264 in Southampton), refreshed daily, as of 5 October 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings.
  • Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Southampton since March 2026.
  • UK comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of UK, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
  • Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data. Sold prices and sales counts cover the 12 months to January 2026; sold price per square foot covers the 12 months to July 2026, with floor areas from EPC certificates (the two run on different pipelines, and the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered). England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.

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