Typical 3-bedroom house£311kmost £274k–£366k
Houses per m²£3,594flats £3,060
Sold last year107780 in five years
Prices in Southampton+2.3%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SO17 sold for £310,987 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £274,444 and £366,290, for about 90 m² of space. That is 7% less than the same home across Southampton (£333,000).
107 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £126k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SO17 2 (£3,353) and the most in SO17 1 (£4,110).
Across Southampton, prices are up 2.3% on a year ago and up 10.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,357 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,418 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £62,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.
Questions about SO17
Is SO17 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 7% less than across Southampton; prices in Southampton are up 2.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (95% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (66.7% against 43.8%); 107 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 SO17?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SO17 sold for £310,987 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £274,444 and £366,290.
Is SO17 expensive for Southampton?
A 3-bedroom house in SO17 costs 7% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Southampton (£333,000).
How many homes sell in SO17 each year?
107 homes sold in the last year and 780 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near SO17?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Springhill Catholic Primary School, where 95% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SO17?
For a 3-bedroom house, SO14 (£274k, 2 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.