Analysis of recent property sales -- official HM Land Registry data
The average house price in SO42 (SO42 7AA) is £816,090, based on 35 transactions recorded by HM Land Registry. The median price is £785,000, giving a price range from £93,000 to £1,830,000.
| Date | Price | Type | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | £1,400,000 | D | 184.0 m² |
| 2026-01-08 | £915,656 | D | 136.0 m² |
| 2025-12-19 | £915,000 | O | 208.0 m² |
| 2025-12-18 | £499,999 | T | 127.0 m² |
| 2025-12-16 | £1,475,000 | D | 266.0 m² |
Standard residential rates for primary residence. Does not include surcharges for additional properties or non-UK residents.
Market Overview: SO42
Activity in SO42 over the last twelve months ran to 35 residential sales, giving a workable sample size for median-level analysis. Individual sales ranged from £93k to £1.83m, which is a normal spread for a postcode of this size.
Detached houses were the most common transaction type, representing 63% of sales, while flats accounted for 17%. Detached-house dominance points to lower-density suburban or village character, with meaningfully larger lot sizes than the UK average.
The twelve-month trend is softer than it was: the median in the second half of the window was 3.3% below the first-half median. Monthly volume was fairly consistent, giving the trend line a reliable shape.
The SO42 7AA dataset is a reasonable baseline, but decisions at the individual-property level should still lean on matched comparables rather than the area median alone. On the rental side, the estimated gross yield on a median-priced property here is around 1.8%, based on ONS regional rents.