SO16 — Southampton
Southampton's SO16 postcode sits in Southampton. The board behind it is assembled from 31,359 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 8 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical SO16 sale went from £49,000 in 1995 to £275,000 in 2026 — 5.6× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2002 — prices moved +29.8% that year. The one to avoid was 2023: the median moved -8.0%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in SO16
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £49,000 | 869 |
| 2000 | £77,950 | 1,164 |
| 2005 | £145,000 | 1,207 |
| 2010 | £160,000 | 641 |
| 2015 | £182,250 | 1,052 |
| 2020 | £233,000 | 780 |
| 2025 | £271,000 | 699 |
| 2026 | £275,000 | 145 |
The areas on the board
8 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- Southampton (SO16 9) (15% of local sales) — busiest streets: Cowley Close, Kern Close, Barons Mead
- Southampton (SO16 6) (14% of local sales) — busiest streets: Winchester Road, Tremona Road, Briarswood
- Southampton (SO16 3) (14% of local sales) — busiest streets: Bassett Green Road, Burgess Road, Honeysuckle Road
- Southampton (SO16 4) (13% of local sales) — busiest streets: Oakley Road, Romsey Road, Percy Road
- Southampton (SO16 5) (13% of local sales) — busiest streets: Coxford Road, Chelveston Crescent, Springford Gardens
- Southampton (SO16 7) (12% of local sales) — busiest streets: Bassett Avenue, Burgess Road, Winchester Road
- Southampton (SO16 8) (12% of local sales) — busiest streets: Oakwood Drive, Petworth Gardens, Mercury Close
- Rownhams (7% of local sales) — busiest streets: Nutshalling Avenue, Harrison Way, Nutfield Road
Reading about 2002 is easy; surviving 2023 is the game. Play the SO16 board.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.