SO17 vs SO19: house prices per square metre compared

SO19 (Woolston) is the more expensive of the two: a median of £3,409 per against £3,266 in SO17 (Portswood)SO17 is 4% cheaper per . The figures come from 575 and 156 sales with an EPC-matched floor area in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.

SO17

Portswood, Southampton

High confidence

£3,266median per

Median sale price
£238,750
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£2,754 – £3,923
Sales (last 12 months)
160
With a matched floor area
156
Mean floor area (matched sales)
86 m²
Change over 10 years
+18.5%
All SO17 sold prices

SO19

Woolston, Southampton

High confidence

£3,409median per

Median sale price
£267,500
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£2,877 – £3,947
Sales (last 12 months)
581
With a matched floor area
575
Mean floor area (matched sales)
79 m²
Change over 10 years
+31.9%
All SO19 sold prices

Side by side

Every figure covers sales in the last 12 months, on the same dataset and the same method for both areas.

SO17 compared with SO19
MeasureSO17SO19Difference
Median price per m²£3,266£3,409+4%
Median sale price£238,750£267,500+12%
Sales (last 12 months)160581+421
Change over 10 years+18.5%+31.9%+13.4 pts

By property type

Median price per for each property type sold in the last 12 months. Only types with matched sales are listed, and a dash means too few sales to publish.

Property typeSO17SO19
Detached£3,750n = 17£3,765n = 85
Semi-detached£3,455n = 38£3,493n = 205
Terraced£3,073n = 22£3,375n = 172
Flat£3,178n = 79£3,000n = 113

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