Typical 3-bedroom house£405kmost £333k–£497k
Houses per m²£4,640flats £4,023
Sold last year2521,620 in five years
Prices in Test Valley-0.6%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SO51 sold for £405,384 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £332,612 and £497,402, for about 89 m² of space.
252 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 £140k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SO51 7 (£4,492) and the most in SO51 9 (£5,028).
Across Test Valley, prices are down 0.6% on a year ago and up 11.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,408 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,849 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £81,000 for that mortgage: what £85,000 buys.
Questions about SO51
Is SO51 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Test Valley are down 0.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (66% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (51.4% against 43.8%); 252 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 SO51?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SO51 sold for £405,384 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £332,612 and £497,402.
How many homes sell in SO51 each year?
252 homes sold in the last year and 1,620 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 SO51?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Cupernham Junior School, where 66% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SO51?
For a 3-bedroom house, SO16 (£292k, 8 km), SO40 (£350k, 9 km), SO15 (£326k, 10 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.