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Southampton house prices

Average sold prices for Southampton, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price
£235,757
Annual change
-0.7%
Homes sold, March 2026
176
England average
£292,095

The average property in Southampton sold for £235,757 in May 2026, down 0.7% on the year. That is about 19% below the England average of £292,095. 176 homes sold in Southampton in March 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to May 2026, the average price in Southampton ended the period broadly where it started, peaking at £235,757 in May 2026.

£235,757 £230,448
June 2025May 2026

Peak £235,757 in May 2026.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Southampton at £418,164, 173% above flat or maisonette at £153,082. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 3.6%.

Average sold price by property type, May 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£418,164Broadly flat
Semi-detached£313,438+1.3%
Terraced£251,003+0.6%
Flat or maisonette£153,082-3.6%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Southampton paid £76,747 less than people who already owned, a gap of 37%.

Average sold price by buyer status, May 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£210,212-0.9%
Former owner-occupier£286,959Broadly flat

By funding status

Cash buyers in Southampton paid 8% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 19% of the sales counted in March 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, May 2026. Sales volumes are for March 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£221,092-1.7%15
Mortgage£239,547Broadly flat66

By property status

New builds in Southampton sold for 26% less than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, March 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£173,559-2.6%
Existing property£234,056-0.8%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
MonthAverage priceAnnual changeSales
May 2026£235,757-0.7%n/a
April 2026£234,361-1.2%n/a
March 2026£232,706-0.9%176
February 2026£232,214-2%160
January 2026£232,733-3.5%163
December 2025£234,339-2.9%233
November 2025£232,775-2.2%224
October 2025£234,857Broadly flat239
September 2025£233,865Broadly flat233
August 2025£234,028Broadly flat276
July 2025£230,448-1.4%222
June 2025£235,225+0.9%190
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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.