Typical 3-bedroom house£388kmost £330k–£455k
Houses per m²£4,327flats £3,392
Sold last year4162,744 in five years
Prices in Fareham+1.3%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SO31 sold for £387,696 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £330,290 and £455,146, for about 91 m² of space. That is 16% more than the same home across Southampton (£333,000).
416 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 £130k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SO31 8 (£4,035) and the most in SO31 9 (£4,698).
Across Fareham, prices are up 1.3% on a year ago and up 10.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,330 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,768 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £78,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.
Questions about SO31
Is SO31 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 16% more than across Southampton; prices in Fareham are up 1.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (69% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (53.7% against 43.8%); 416 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 SO31?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SO31 sold for £387,696 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £330,290 and £455,146.
Is SO31 expensive for Southampton?
A 3-bedroom house in SO31 costs 16% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Southampton (£333,000).
How many homes sell in SO31 each year?
416 homes sold in the last year and 2,744 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 SO31?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Sarisbury Church of England Junior School, where 69% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SO31?
For a 3-bedroom house, SO19 (£298k, 5 km), SO45 (£340k, 7 km), SO18 (£320k, 7 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.