New Forest
SO40 house prices in New Forest
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for New Forest, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£327,250
Range £194,750–£565,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Jan 2026 and 20 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SO40: the typical (median) sold price is £327,250, above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). SO40 is an active market, with about 35 recorded sales a month. By property type, 31% were detached homes (typically £476,250) and 29% were terraced homes (typically £280,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,420 a year: New Forest's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, New Forest, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on SO40: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
At around 35 sales a month, SO40 ticks along steadily, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
For sellers, most sales in SO40 fell between £194,750 and £565,500, so the real question is where in it your home sits; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseWhen buying here, typical prices in SO40 sit above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (381 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,420 a year); your conveyancer should look at the title too.
Our free SO40 OfferCheck puts the rest of the picture alongside these prices, and the Report explains which parts deserve a second look.
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At a glance
SO40 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£327,250
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
35.2
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,420
A year
On the map
Where SO40 sits in New Forest
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in SO40
27, ALDER HILL DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
Terraced · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£303,000
15, HASELBURY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£300,000
8, GALSWORTHY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON
Terraced · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£280,000
20, ALDER HILL DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£305,000
22, PICKWICK CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£325,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SO40 includes the Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh ward.
The data, honestly
House prices in SO40
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SO40 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £476,250, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £185,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 76 | £476,250 | £335,000–£690,000 |
| Semi-detached | 66 | £340,000 | £280,000–£445,000 |
| Terraced | 73 | £280,000 | £214,400–£350,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 33 | £185,000 | £120,400–£232,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Jan 2026 and 20 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SO40
The quarterly typical price fell 3.7%, from £337,500 in Q1 2026 (118 sales) to £325,000 in Q3 2026 (41 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | £337,500 | 118 |
| Q2 2026 | £325,000 | 91 |
| Q3 2026 | £325,000 | 41 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Jan 2026 and 20 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SO40 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SO40 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £194,750 and £565,500, around a typical £327,250.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Jan 2026 and 20 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SO40
Detached homes were 31% of recorded sales (76 of 248). 87% of sales were freehold and 13% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached31%
- Semi-detached27%
- Terraced29%
- Flat / maisonette13%
Tenure
- Freehold87%
- Leasehold13%
See the figures
217 freehold (87%) and 33 leasehold (13%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SO40. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Jan 2026 and 20 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
In plain English
What the New Forest (SO40) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £476,250 against £185,000 for flats: about 2.6 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- This is an active district: about 35 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 16 January 2026 and 20 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on SO40
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in SO40
£2,420
Band D a year in New Forest, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,613 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,882 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,151 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,420 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,957 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,495 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,033 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,840 |
These are New Forest's charges for 2026-27, the authority SO40 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for New Forest · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near SO40
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Abbotswood Junior School.
All schools
Abbotswood Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO40 8EB
551 m
Good · 2017
Forest Park School
Special schools · SO40 8DZ
713 m
Good · 2022
Lydlynch Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO40 3DW
747 m
Good · 2019
Hazel Wood Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO40 8WU
827 m
Outstanding · 2023
Hounsdown School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SO40 9FT
1.1 km
Good · 2024
Foxhills Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO40 7ED
1.2 km
Good · 2020
Foxhills Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO40 7ED
1.2 km
Good · 2014
GLADE School
Special schools · SO40 3BU
1.3 km
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the SO40 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 7 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SO40
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around SO40
381
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 23 July 2026.
Recent applications
NewForest/26/10474Conditions
442 m
Single-storey rear extension to garage to form gym/play room (retrospective)
Received 2026-05-19 · decided 2026-07-13
NewForest/26/10406Conditions
273 m
Change of use of two semi-detached properties into a single 4-bed dwelling with fenestration alterations
Received 2026-04-27 · decided 2026-06-23
NewForest/26/10098Conditions
406 m
Single-storey rear extension
Received 2026-02-02 · decided 2026-04-21
NewForest/26/10087Conditions
143 m
Single-storey rear extension
Received 2026-01-28 · decided 2026-04-08
NewForest/25/11011Conditions
401 m
Annexe within the front garden of the property
Received 2025-11-10 · decided 2026-01-15
NewForest/25/10878Conditions
339 m
Single-storey rear extension in lieu of existing conservatory; single-storey front extension
Received 2025-09-29 · decided 2025-11-12
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SO40 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for SO40 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 381 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 23 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SO40
Decile 7 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled SO40 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 9, with a median of decile 7 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SO40 3DR, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so SO40 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SO40: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in SO40, band by band
New Forest's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SO40 median sold price of £327,250 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearNew Forest | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £327,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,613 | £134 | 0.49% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,882 | £157 | 0.58% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,151 | £179 | 0.66% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,420 | £202 | 0.74% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,957 | £246 | 0.90% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,495 | £291 | 1.07% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,033 | £336 | 1.23% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,840 | £403 | 1.48% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SO40 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, New Forest, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in SO40 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 247 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SO40. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
27, ALDER HILL DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 8JB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£303,000
2026-08-20
15, HASELBURY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 3DR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-08-19
8, GALSWORTHY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 8TJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-08-14
20, ALDER HILL DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 8JB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£305,000
2026-08-14
22, PICKWICK CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 8QE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-08-14
1, OLEANDER DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 8XX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£430,000
2026-08-07
23, BENBOW GARDENS, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 2SX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-08-07
RIVERSIDE HOUSE, BROKENFORD LANE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 9DY · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-08-03
23, THE SPINNEY, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 2WB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-07-31
5, MOSS DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 4YB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£305,000
2026-07-31
22, REED DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 4YG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-07-31
222, CALMORE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 2RA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-07-31
16, FILTON CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 2UW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£262,000
2026-07-31
26, JUNCTION ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 9HH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£185,000
2026-07-29
31, LARKSPUR DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 4JX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£365,000
2026-07-29
44, TESTWOOD CRESCENT, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 3NG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£340,000
2026-07-24
28, BOAKES PLACE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 7FF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£490,000
2026-07-24
56, SHAKESPEARE DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 3NT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-07-24
36, PENTRIDGE WAY, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 7QG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£548,000
2026-07-24
34, JESSICA CRESCENT, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 2BP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-07-24
11, ST CONTEST WAY, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 4TW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-07-24
42A, RUMBRIDGE STREET, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 9DS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-07-24
15, WETHERBY COURT, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 8UU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-07-20
46, HAMTUN CRESCENT, SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 3PA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£385,000
2026-07-20
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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The closest districts to SO40 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in SO14 (Southampton) 4.7 miles
- House prices in SO17 (Southampton) 5 miles
- House prices in SO52 (Southampton) 5.2 miles
- House prices in SO51 (Romsey) 5.7 miles
- House prices in SO18 (Southampton) 6.2 miles
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Data sources
Every SO40 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.