SO18 — Southampton
The SO18 board covers Southampton in Southampton, built from 20,707 sales over 32 years of real Land Registry sales across 8 local areas.
The median sale here was £51,000 back in 1995. In 2026 it stood at £286,250, a 5.6× change. Peak momentum came in 2002, when the SO18 median climbed +28.2%. 2009 was the year the music stopped here: -6.2% on the median.
Median sold price in SO18
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £51,000 | 590 |
| 2000 | £79,950 | 796 |
| 2005 | £149,000 | 718 |
| 2010 | £164,000 | 395 |
| 2015 | £185,000 | 646 |
| 2020 | £230,000 | 516 |
| 2025 | £270,000 | 514 |
| 2026 | £286,250 | 112 |
The areas on the board
The game's reel draws from 8 areas, in proportion to how often property really changes hands there:
- Southampton (SO18 1) (25% of local sales) — busiest streets: Bullar Road, Bitterne Road West, Riverdene Place
- West End (18% of local sales) — busiest streets: Harbourne Gardens, Torridge Gardens, Duddon Close
- Southampton (SO18 5) (16% of local sales) — busiest streets: Bitterne Road East, Edelvale Road, Cheriton Avenue
- Southampton (SO18 2) (16% of local sales) — busiest streets: Woodmill Lane, Cornwall Road, Meggeson Avenue
- Southampton (SO18 4) (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: Midanbury Lane, Mousehole Lane, Witts Hill
- Southampton (SO18 6) (7% of local sales) — busiest streets: West End Road, Dean Road, Commercial Street
- Bitterne Park (4% of local sales) — busiest streets: Midanbury Lane, Cobbett Road, Newton Road
- Bitterne (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: Dean Road, Mersham Gardens, Pound Street
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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.