SO52 — Southampton
Southampton's SO52 postcode sits in Test Valley. The board behind it is assembled from 3,769 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 3 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical SO52 sale went from £64,000 in 1995 to £335,000 in 2026 — 5.2× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2000 — prices moved +21.3% that year. The one to avoid was 2009: the median moved -12.6%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in SO52
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £64,000 | 133 |
| 2000 | £104,000 | 136 |
| 2005 | £197,000 | 147 |
| 2010 | £224,500 | 86 |
| 2015 | £279,000 | 180 |
| 2020 | £302,500 | 94 |
| 2025 | £365,000 | 106 |
| 2026 | £335,000 | 23 |
The areas on the board
3 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- North Baddesley (100% of local sales) — busiest streets: Ringwood Drive, Rownhams Lane, Mortimer Way
- The Green (0% of local sales)
- The Street (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: Land On The East Of
Reading about 2000 is easy; surviving 2009 is the game. Play the SO52 board.
Local business? Put your name on the SO52 board — one sponsor per postcode.
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.