Analysis of recent property sales -- official HM Land Registry data
The average house price in SO53 (SO53 1AL) is £535,468, based on 22 transactions recorded by HM Land Registry. The median price is £545,000, giving a price range from £223,000 to £810,000.
| Date | Price | Type | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | £555,000 | D | 134.0 m² |
| 2025-12-19 | £525,000 | D | — |
| 2025-12-19 | £470,000 | D | — |
| 2025-12-12 | £371,000 | D | — |
| 2025-12-12 | £700,000 | D | — |
Standard residential rates for primary residence. Does not include surcharges for additional properties or non-UK residents.
Market Overview: SO53
SO53 has a twelve-month median sale price of £545k across 22 Land Registry transactions. Individual sales ranged from £223k to £810k, which is a normal spread for a postcode of this size.
The local market is dominated by detached houses, which made up 82% of all sales in the sample. Detached-house dominance points to lower-density suburban or village character, with meaningfully larger lot sizes than the UK average.
The SO53 1AL 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 2.6%, based on ONS regional rents.