Test Valley
SO52 house prices in Test Valley
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Test Valley, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£370,000
Range £267,250–£610,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Sept 2024 and 14 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SO52: the typical (median) sold price is £370,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). SO52 is a quiet market, with about 11 recorded sales a month. By property type, 40% were semi-detached homes (typically £365,000) and 33% were detached homes (typically £475,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,306 a year: Test Valley's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Test Valley, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on SO52: a quiet market, so take your time
SO52 is a thin market, at roughly 11 sales a month, which is too few for firm conclusions, so we would lean on individual sold homes rather than any average.
If you are thinking of selling, SO52 buyers have mostly paid between £267,250 and £610,500, so compare like with like on type, size and condition; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; a quick cash sale buys certainty at a cost, usually about 70–85% of market value as a rough guide, not a quote, so weigh it carefully.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, SO52 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.
Before an offer goes in on any SO52 home, look at what has been applied for nearby (957 applications on record within 500 m), whether a new-build premium is baked into the price and long-term flood risk, and leave the title to your conveyancer.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free SO52 OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
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At a glance
SO52 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£370,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
10.9
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,306
A year
On the map
Where SO52 sits in Test Valley
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in SO52
123, CEDAR CRESCENT, SOUTHAMPTON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£420,000
22, FIRGROVE CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 12 Aug 2026
£410,000
SILVERDAWN, NORTHERWOOD CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON
Detached · Freehold · 4 Aug 2026
£564,500
165, RINGWOOD DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 4 Aug 2026
£388,250
5, FIELDEN CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON
Terraced · Freehold · 29 Jul 2026
£425,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SO52 includes the Ampfield & Braishfield ward.
The data, honestly
House prices in SO52
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SO52 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £475,000, and terraced the lowest at £285,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 80 | £475,000 | £344,150–£685,500 |
| Semi-detached | 97 | £365,000 | £292,100–£535,200 |
| Flat / maisonette | 14 | £298,500 | £167,500–£697,500 |
| Terraced | 53 | £285,000 | £198,400–£377,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Sept 2024 and 14 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SO52
The quarterly typical price rose 5.3%, from £375,000 in Q4 2024 (47 sales) to £395,000 in Q3 2026 (13 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £375,000 | 47 |
| Q1 2025 | £371,000 | 42 |
| Q2 2025 | £375,000 | 21 |
| Q3 2025 | £382,500 | 38 |
| Q4 2025 | £372,500 | 36 |
| Q1 2026 | £350,000 | 26 |
| Q2 2026 | £332,500 | 18 |
| Q3 2026 | £395,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Sept 2024 and 14 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SO52 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SO52 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £267,250 and £610,500, around a typical £370,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Sept 2024 and 14 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SO52
Semi-detached homes were 40% of recorded sales (97 of 244). 92% of sales were freehold and 8% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached33%
- Semi-detached40%
- Flat / maisonette6%
- Terraced22%
Tenure
- Freehold92%
- Leasehold8%
See the figures
229 freehold (92%) and 21 leasehold (8%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SO52, including 39 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Sept 2024 and 14 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 Test Valley (SO52) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £475,000 against £285,000 for terraced homes: about 1.7 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Nearly all of these sales (92%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- 16% of these sales were new builds, which often sell at a premium the first time around and can lift the median above what resale homes make.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 11 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 13 September 2024 and 14 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 SO52
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 SO52
£2,306
Band D a year in Test Valley, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,537 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,793 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,049 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,306 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,818 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,330 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,843 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,611 |
These are Test Valley's charges for 2026-27, the authority SO52 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 Test Valley · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near SO52
7
open schools within 3 km, nearest North Baddesley Junior School.
All schools
North Baddesley Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO52 9EP
592 m
Good · 2014
North Baddesley Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO52 9EE
677 m
Good · 2017
The Mountbatten School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SO51 5SY
1.9 km
Good · 2015
King Edward VI Preparatory School
Independent schools · SO51 9ZH
2.2 km
Not graded
Halterworth Primary School
Primary · Academies · SO51 9AD
2.3 km
Good · 2023
Brook School
Special schools · SO53 4SD
2.8 km
Not graded
St Francis Church of England Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO53 4ST
2.9 km
Good · 2024
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 SO52 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 7 open schools within 3 km, 5 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SO52
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 SO52
957
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
TestValley/26/01491/FULLSUndecided
314 m
Single storey side extension with pitched roof, creation of front porch and alterations to fenestration
Received 2026-07-10
TestValley/26/01452/TPOSUndecided
490 m
T1 - Silver birch - Reduce in height by approximately 3m reducing the remaining crown to leave an ascetically pleasing shape, remove dead hanger out of the birch next to it on the right, T3 - Silver birch - Overall reduction of the tree by 1.5-2m, T4 - Silver birch - Reduce two heavily weighted lower limbs by 3m removing the left hand branch over hanging the house back to the fork
Received 2026-07-06
TestValley/26/01420/TPOSUndecided
297 m
Group 1 - Field maple, Lawson cypress, Common aspen, Holm oak, Goat willow, Mixed species - Crown Lift to 2.5m, T9 - Himalayan birch - Prune to clear structure/wires/buildings by 1m, T13 - Cherry species - Dismantle to ground level
Received 2026-07-01
TestValley/26/01386/FULLSUndecided
172 m
Proposed sunroom to replace existing conservatory
Received 2026-06-29
TestValley/26/01375/TPOSUndecided
406 m
TPO.TVBC.336 - Quercus robur (pedunculate oak) - Reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2m
Received 2026-06-26
TestValley/26/01268/FULLSUndecided
277 m
First floor extension with dormers and alterations to fenestration
Received 2026-06-15
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SO52 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 SO52 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 957 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SO52
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 SO52 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 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.
SO52 9HZ, 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 SO52 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SO52: 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 SO52, band by band
Test Valley's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SO52 median sold price of £370,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearTest Valley | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £370,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,537 | £128 | 0.42% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,793 | £149 | 0.48% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,049 | £171 | 0.55% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,306 | £192 | 0.62% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,818 | £235 | 0.76% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,330 | £278 | 0.90% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,843 | £320 | 1.04% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,611 | £384 | 1.25% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SO52 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, Test Valley, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in SO52 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 242 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SO52. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
123, CEDAR CRESCENT, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9FX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£420,000
2026-08-14
22, FIRGROVE CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9JP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£410,000
2026-08-12
SILVERDAWN, NORTHERWOOD CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9HZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£564,500
2026-08-04
165, RINGWOOD DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9HB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£388,250
2026-08-04
5, FIELDEN CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9ND · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-07-29
4, HARRIS WAY, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9PA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£232,500
2026-07-23
22, WEST LANE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9GB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£475,000
2026-07-10
25, RINGWOOD DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9GU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£390,000
2026-07-10
6, KEYES STREET, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9AY · Semi-detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£166,000
2026-07-10
18, ENNEL COPSE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9LB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-07-08
106, RINGWOOD DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9GT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£380,000
2026-07-03
9B, HULLES WAY, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9NS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£475,000
2026-07-03
8, HOLLYWOOD CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9HA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£395,000
2026-07-03
150, FLEMING AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9FB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-06-30
38, SYLVAN DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9NA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-06-29
26, BADDESLEY CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9DR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£445,000
2026-06-29
144A, BOTLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9EE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£435,000
2026-06-26
170, RINGWOOD DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9GP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-06-19
3, SYCAMORE CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9DG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£390,000
2026-06-19
9, CEDAR CRESCENT, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9FU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-06-11
101, RINGWOOD DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9GR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£367,000
2026-06-10
24, WILLOW GARDENS, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9FY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£360,000
2026-06-05
115, CEDAR CRESCENT, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9FX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-06-03
44, MIDDLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON
SO52 9JE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£418,000
2026-05-29
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 SO52
The closest districts to SO52 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in SO16 (Southampton) 2.9 miles
- House prices in SO51 (Romsey) 2.9 miles
- House prices in SO17 (Southampton) 4.1 miles
- House prices in SO15 (Southampton) 4.3 miles
- House prices in SO50 (Eastleigh) 4.5 miles
- House prices in SO18 (Southampton) 5.1 miles
- House prices in SO40 (Southampton) 5.2 miles
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Data sources
Every SO52 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.