Area check · SO53 · Southampton
SO53 house prices and market activity
Typical price £397,500 In the 12 months to June 2026, 2.5% down on the year before. Source: Land Registry.
Busier Yes: more homes are coming to market here than in most of SO (Southampton).
3 of its 5 postcode sectors are busier than most of SO. Updated September 2026.
What homes sell for in SO53
Homes in SO53 sold for a typical £397,500 in the 12 months to June 2026, 2.5% down on the year before. Half of all sales were between £313,250 and £559,375. That is 15% above the typical price across SO (Southampton), £345,000. It is the 11th most expensive of 23 districts in SO.
| Type | Share of sales | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 51% (219 sales) | £550,000 |
| Semi-detached | 16% (69 sales) | £365,000 |
| Terraced | 22% (94 sales) | £310,750 |
| Flats | 12% (50 sales) | £200,000 |
Detached homes made up the biggest share of sales (51%). 12% of sales were leasehold and 0% were new build.
The typical price is the median: half the homes sold for more, half for less. It moves with the mix of homes that sold, so a change does not mean every home in SO53 is worth that much more or less. The figures for a single street can be very different, which is what the report for one home is for.
Is SO53 getting busier? Street by street: the postcode sectors in SO53
Each sector is ranked against every other sector in SO (Southampton). Busier means more homes to choose from over the next three to six months. Quieter means fewer. This is about how many homes come up for sale, not about prices.
| Sector | Busier or quieter | What we see | How clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| SO53 1 | Busier | Busier than most of SO: homes are coming to market faster here than in 51% of SO postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 7% down on a year ago). | Weak |
| SO53 2 | Busier | Busier than most of SO: homes are coming to market faster here than in 76% of SO postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 26% up on a year ago). | Strong |
| SO53 3 | Quieter | Quieter than most of SO: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 63% of SO postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 14% down on a year ago). | Moderate |
| SO53 4 | Quieter | Quieter than most of SO: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 86% of SO postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 31% down on a year ago). | Strong |
| SO53 5 | Busier | Busier than most of SO: homes are coming to market faster here than in 64% of SO postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 8% up on a year ago). | Moderate |
How we know
A home needs an energy certificate (EPC) before it can be sold or let. When more certificates are lodged in a sector than usual, more homes tend to come to market there in the months that follow. We count them every month for every postcode sector in England and rank each sector against the rest of its postcode area.
Other districts in SO (Southampton)
busier than most of SO quieter
- SO14 quieter
- SO15 busier
- SO16 busier
- SO17 quieter
- SO18 busier
- SO19 busier
- SO20 quieter
- SO21 busier
- SO22 busier
- SO23 quieter
- SO24 quieter
- SO30 quieter
- SO31 quieter
- SO32 quieter
- SO40 quieter
- SO41 busier
- SO42 busier
- SO43 busier
- SO45 busier
- SO50 quieter
- SO51 quieter
- SO52 quieter
Updated: September 2026. Refreshed every month.
Source: EPC register (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero / MHCLG), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis.
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard sales), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis. Standard open-market sales only, July 2025 to June 2026.
How accurate is this? Tested on Coventry (CV) and Birmingham (B) postcode sectors, May 2011 to Feb 2025: this call picked the busier sectors 55 times in 100 over the next six months, against 49 for assuming last year's trend carries on. A useful lean, not a certainty.
This is a view on how many homes come to market. It says nothing about where prices will go.