Typical 3-bedroom house£549kmost £436k–£686k
Houses per m²£5,394flats £3,953
Sold last year3142,054 in five years
Prices in New Forest0.0%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SO41 sold for £549,115 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £435,934 and £686,006, for about 99 m² of space.
314 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £128k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SO41 8 (£5,069) and the most in SO41 5 (£6,441).
Across New Forest, prices are up 0% on a year ago and up 5.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,391 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,504 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £110,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.
Questions about SO41
Is SO41 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in New Forest are up 0% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (56.7% against 43.8%); 314 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in SO41?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SO41 sold for £549,115 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £435,934 and £686,006.
How many homes sell in SO41 each year?
314 homes sold in the last year and 2,054 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near SO41?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SO41?
For a 3-bedroom house, BH25 (£464k, 6 km), PO39 (£366k, 9 km), PO40 (£331k, 9 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.