Southampton Property Market: House Prices, Sold Data & Development Finance, Q3 2026 Edition

Southampton: Port city with major waterfront regeneration and growing student population from two universities.

The Southampton property market recorded 3,622 residential sales in the 12 months to 31 May 2026, with a median sale price of £250,000. This places Southampton £101k below the Hampshire county median of £350,875, and £35k below the approximate UK median of £285,000.

Prices in Southampton have recorded a moderate decline, a year-on-year change of -2%. Within Hampshire, Southampton ranks 10th by price out of 10 principal towns, and 1st by transaction volume.

On a quarterly view, Southampton median prices moved from £250,000 in Q4 2024 to £255,000 in Q1 2026, a change of +2.0% over 5 quarters.

Southampton City Council, the local planning authority covering Southampton, approved 353 residential planning applications and refused 45 in the last 12 months, with 112 still awaiting a decision. That is an approval rate of 89%.

Those applications propose around 657 homes, an estimated £117.6m of development value at local sale prices. Treat the unit total as an upper bound, since an outline permission and its reserved-matters application both count.

Property prices in Southampton vary significantly by type. The table below compares Southampton prices with Hampshire county averages and UK national figures.

Detached homes in Southampton command £380,000, while flat properties are most accessible at £160,000. The £220k spread between the most and least expensive types indicates a diverse market with opportunities across the development spectrum.

HM Land Registry has so far registered 16 new-build sales in Southampton for the past 12 months, 0.4% of registered transactions. New-build sales are typically registered 6 to 18 months after completion, so this understates current delivery and is not a completions figure.

Too few new-build sales have registered yet to quote a reliable new-build premium for Southampton.

Across the wider Hampshire market, 454 new-build sales have registered so far. See our Hampshire property market report for the full county picture.

The table below shows the most recently registered residential sales in Southampton, evidence of achieved prices for buyers, sellers and developers:

These transactions are sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and represent completed, registered sales. The range from £81,000 to £570,000 illustrates the breadth of the Southampton market.

For developers considering Southampton, the local market data translates directly into finance structuring. With a median value of £250,000 and detached homes at £380,000, lenders can assess scheme viability with confidence.

A typical development finance facility for a scheme in Southampton with a GDV of £380,000 would attract senior debt of approximately £247,000 at 65% LTGDV. Mezzanine finance can stretch total borrowing to 85-90% of costs, while bridging loans enable rapid site acquisitions completing in as little as 5 working days.

While prices have softened 2% year-on-year, experienced developers can still generate strong returns in Southampton by targeting well-located sites with clear demand drivers.

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To put Southampton's market in context, the table below compares it with similarly-priced towns across Hampshire:

For the full Hampshire town-by-town breakdown, see our comprehensive Hampshire property market report.