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3,655 people · median £178,250 · Southampton
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Southampton Council · Labour minority — no overall control 24/51 seats · 47% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£178,250 median 1st cheapest of 47 neighbourhoods
among 47 neighbourhoods in Southampton
A typical home here sells for £178,250, down 9.9% over five years. That's about 6.6× local earnings — around the 7× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 35 sales
Median sold price£178,250
5-year change-9.9%
Price per square metre£2,469 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.6× · five-year average 7×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership28%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,381
Southampton City Council£1,998
Police & Crime Commissioner£290
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,588
Band B£1,852
Band C£2,117
Band D (baseline)£2,381
Band E£2,911
Band F£3,440
Band G£3,969
Band H£4,763
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
£2,469 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 £3,782.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Portswood 18 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portswood Road | £141,570 | 530 | +61.2% |
| Westridge Road | £93,500 | 302 | -18% |
| Belmont Road | £172,000 | 241 | +6.9% |
| Kent Road | £143,000 | 195 | +26.2% |
| Richmond Gardens | £150,000 | 88 | — |
| Arnold Road | £133,000 | 78 | — |
| Highfield Lane | £157,950 | 77 | -28.2% |
| Osborne Road North | £174,998 | 66 | — |
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 Southampton how Portswood compares · from Southampton
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Redbridge +69.2%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redbridge | £240,000 | +69.2% | 51 |
| Glen Eyre | £350,000 | +54.3% | 101 |
| Newtown | £216,000 | +34.2% | 29 |
| Old Shirley | £252,000 | +33.3% | 48 |
| Hampton Park | £295,000 | +31.5% | 87 |
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 Portswood — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 Osborne Road North | Terraced | 4+ | C | £294,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 40 Westridge Road | Detached | — | — | £350,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 112 Kent Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £290,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 49 Kent Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | E | £265,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Flat 2 256-258, Portswood Road | Flat | 2 | D | £125,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Flat 9 Bowden House 4, Bowden Lane | Flat | 2 | C | £141,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 40 Kent Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £261,500 | Dec 2025 |
| Flat 1 256-258, Portswood Road | Flat | 2 | C | £168,000 | Dec 2025 |
| Flat 5 Highfields 56, Richmond Gardens | Flat | 3 | C | £185,000 | Nov 2025 |
| 254 Portswood Road | Detached | 3 | D | £283,000 | Nov 2025 |
883 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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