Typical 3-bedroom house£340kmost £294k–£396k
Houses per m²£3,923flats £3,308
Sold last year3111,931 in five years
Prices in New Forest0.0%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SO45 sold for £339,532 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £293,753 and £396,171, for about 88 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Southampton (£333,000).
311 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 £132k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SO45 3 (£3,630) and the most in SO45 5 (£4,323).
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 £1,548 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £68,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.
Questions about SO45
Is SO45 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Southampton; prices in New Forest are up 0% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (75% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (36.9% against 43.8%); 311 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 SO45?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SO45 sold for £339,532 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £293,753 and £396,171.
Is SO45 expensive for Southampton?
A 3-bedroom house in SO45 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Southampton (£333,000).
How many homes sell in SO45 each year?
311 homes sold in the last year and 1,931 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 SO45?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Wildground Junior School, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SO45?
For a 3-bedroom house, SO14 (£274k, 7 km), SO19 (£298k, 7 km), SO16 (£292k, 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.