New Forest
SO51 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
£412,500
Range £215,000–£797,750 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Dec 2025 and 12 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SO51: the typical (median) sold price is £412,500, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). SO51 is an active market, with about 31 recorded sales a month. By property type, 34% were detached homes (typically £670,000) and 30% were terraced homes (typically £315,000).
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 SO51: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
Roughly 31 homes a month change hands in SO51, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
When selling here, the spread in SO51 is wide, with most sales between £215,000 and £797,750, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; roughly 31 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseFor buyers, SO51 sits well above the UK average for typical prices, so a price above the norm for the area should be earned by the home itself, not assumed.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (270 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,420 a year); your conveyancer should look at the title too.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free SO51 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
SO51 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£412,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
30.8
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,420
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in SO51
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SO51 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £670,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £213,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 83 | £670,000 | £476,000–£1,250,000 |
| Semi-detached | 50 | £405,000 | £303,800–£532,500 |
| Terraced | 72 | £315,000 | £251,000–£449,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 38 | £213,500 | £117,600–£446,500 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Dec 2025 and 12 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SO51
The quarterly typical price rose 15.2%, from £396,000 in Q4 2025 (27 sales) to £456,000 in Q3 2026 (40 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £396,000 | 27 |
| Q1 2026 | £401,000 | 102 |
| Q2 2026 | £415,000 | 81 |
| Q3 2026 | £456,000 | 40 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Dec 2025 and 12 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SO51 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SO51 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £215,000 and £797,750, around a typical £412,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Dec 2025 and 12 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SO51
Detached homes were 34% of recorded sales (83 of 243). 84% of sales were freehold and 16% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached34%
- Semi-detached21%
- Terraced30%
- Flat / maisonette16%
Tenure
- Freehold84%
- Leasehold16%
See the figures
209 freehold (84%) and 41 leasehold (16%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SO51. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Dec 2025 and 12 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where SO51 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 SO51
48, BENEDICT CLOSE, ROMSEY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 12 Aug 2026
£385,000
40, THE THICKET, ROMSEY
Terraced · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£440,000
1, QUEENS CLOSE, ROMSEY
Detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£500,000
10, DOWLING CRESCENT, ROMSEY
Terraced · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£327,500
PLUTO HOUSE, ROMSEY ROAD, ROMSEY
Detached · Freehold · 6 Aug 2026
£934,200
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SO51 includes the Alderbury & Whiteparish ward.
In plain English
What the New Forest (SO51) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £670,000 against £213,500 for flats: about 3.1 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £215,000 and £797,750, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 31 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 8 December 2025 and 12 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 SO51
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 SO51
£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 SO51 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 SO51
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest The Romsey School.
All schools
The Romsey School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SO51 8ZB
327 m
Good · 2017
Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO51 8EP
626 m
Good · 2019
Romsey Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO51 7PH
1.3 km
Good · 2024
Cupernham Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO51 7JT
1.7 km
Good · 2014
Cupernham Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO51 7JT
1.7 km
Good · 2011
Halterworth Primary School
Primary · Academies · SO51 9AD
2.4 km
Good · 2023
The Mountbatten School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SO51 5SY
2.8 km
Good · 2015
Embley
Independent schools · SO51 6ZE
2.9 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 SO51 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 SO51
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 SO51
270
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 16 October 2026.
Recent applications
TestValley/26/01319/LBWSConditions
429 m
Remove render, rake out and renew mortar to brickwork, repair brickwork, apply lime render and lime wash, remove paint finishes at rear, re-point elevation, apply limewash, repair and redecoration of timber windows, re-fix slipped slates/replace cracked and missing slates/mortar repairs to hips and ridges, replace bituminous felt to bay and porch roofs with lead, replace lead flashings, replace all uPVC rainwater goods with cast iron, repair and decorate timber fascia, soffits, and bargeboards
Received 2026-06-18 · decided 2026-09-21
TestValley/26/00737/FULLSConditions
288 m
Demolition of existing garage and erection of new outbuilding comprising of storage/office space
Received 2026-04-09 · decided 2026-09-01
TestValley/25/02782/TPOSConditions
470 m
T1 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce to previous pruning points - Finishing height 6 meters and spread 5 meters
Received 2025-11-21 · decided 2025-12-23
TestValley/25/02750/FULLSConditions
210 m
Two storey rear extension
Received 2025-11-18 · decided 2026-02-10
TestValley/25/02643/FULLSConditions
410 m
Creation of hardstanding and dropped kerb to facilitate a disabled home owner's requirements
Received 2025-11-06 · decided 2025-12-18
TestValley/25/01676/TPOSConditions
486 m
T1- Sycamore - Reduce canopy of sycamore by lowering by 6-8m and shortening remaining lateral growth by 1-2m at end of rear garden.
Received 2025-07-24 · decided 2025-09-22
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SO51 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 SO51 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 270 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 16 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SO51
Decile 9 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 SO51 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 6 to decile 10, with a median of decile 9 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SO51 8FB, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 9 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 SO51 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SO51: 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 SO51, band by band
New Forest's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SO51 median sold price of £412,500 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÷ £412,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,613 | £134 | 0.39% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,882 | £157 | 0.46% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,151 | £179 | 0.52% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,420 | £202 | 0.59% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,957 | £246 | 0.72% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,495 | £291 | 0.85% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,033 | £336 | 0.98% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,840 | £403 | 1.17% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SO51 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 SO51 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 239 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SO51. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
48, BENEDICT CLOSE, ROMSEY
SO51 8PN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£385,000
2026-08-12
40, THE THICKET, ROMSEY
SO51 5SZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£440,000
2026-08-07
1, QUEENS CLOSE, ROMSEY
SO51 5EG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-08-07
10, DOWLING CRESCENT, ROMSEY
SO51 0DN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£327,500
2026-08-07
PLUTO HOUSE, ROMSEY ROAD, ROMSEY
SO51 0HG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£934,200
2026-08-06
23, CHERVILLE STREET, ROMSEY
SO51 8FB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£475,000
2026-08-05
SELBORNE COURT, TAVISTOCK CLOSE, ROMSEY
SO51 7TY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£125,000
2026-07-31
39, FELTHAM CLOSE, ROMSEY
SO51 8PB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£263,000
2026-07-31
MERIDEN, KOOYONG CLOSE, ROMSEY
SO51 6BL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£750,000
2026-07-31
33, KINGFISHER WAY, ROMSEY
SO51 7RY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£440,000
2026-07-29
25, HOOK ROAD, ROMSEY
SO51 9DB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£910,000
2026-07-29
10, GANGER FARM WAY, ROMSEY
SO51 0DG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£489,828
2026-07-29
WESTLINK, BELBINS BUSINESS PARK, ROMSEY
SO51 7AA · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£462,000
2026-07-26
17, OATLANDS, ROMSEY
SO51 0GU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£485,000
2026-07-24
2, WITHY CLOSE, ROMSEY
SO51 7SA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£615,000
2026-07-24
29, NEWTON LANE, ROMSEY
SO51 8GX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£415,000
2026-07-24
34, STAPLEFORD CLOSE, ROMSEY
SO51 7HU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£292,500
2026-07-24
BOUNDARYSIDE, NEW ROAD, ROMSEY
SO51 0NL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£700,000
2026-07-20
171, MIDDLEBRIDGE STREET, ROMSEY
SO51 8HH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-07-17
56, HUNTERS CRESCENT, ROMSEY
SO51 7UJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-07-17
74, DUTTONS ROAD, ROMSEY
SO51 8FR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£408,000
2026-07-17
13, FAIRVIEW CLOSE, ROMSEY
SO51 7LS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£332,000
2026-07-17
33, RICHMOND LANE, ROMSEY
SO51 7LB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£710,000
2026-07-17
36, GANGER FARM WAY, ROMSEY
SO51 0DG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£475,000
2026-07-17
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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Postcode districts near SO51
The closest districts to SO51 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in SO16 (Southampton) 5.1 miles
- House prices in SO53 (Eastleigh) 5.3 miles
- House prices in SO40 (Southampton) 5.7 miles
- House prices in SO15 (Southampton) 6.5 miles
- House prices in SO17 (Southampton) 6.8 miles
- House prices in SO50 (Eastleigh) 7.3 miles
- House prices in SO14 (Southampton) 7.7 miles
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Data sources
Every SO51 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.