SO16 3AU
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Property report — SO16 3AU
Open-data due diligence for SO16 3AU and the area around it.
SO16 3AU in brief: 19 recorded sales (£50,000–£850,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SO16 3AU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SO16 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£348,010
Population
23,783
Crimes recorded
28
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
81%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SO16 3, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (26 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-28 | £430,000 | 256 BURGESS ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2024-09-23 | £175,000 | 256 BURGESS ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2024-01-26 | £303,000 | 250 BURGESS ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-12-13 | £295,599 | 252 BURGESS ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2022-03-04 | £405,000 | 232C BURGESS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-05-31 | £850,000 | 234 - 240 BURGESS ROAD | Other |
| 2019-05-09 | £295,000 | 232A BURGESS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-01-07 | £750,000 | 234 - 240 BURGESS ROAD | Other |
| 2010-08-20 | £168,000 | 254 BURGESS ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-08-28 | £230,000 | 244 BURGESS ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-05-21 | £180,000 | 248 BURGESS ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-22 | £94,000 | 248 BURGESS ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-10-06 | £133,000 | 232B BURGESS ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-05-14 | £66,500 | 248 BURGESS ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-10-10 | £74,500 | 250 BURGESS ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-09-10 | £59,000 | 232C BURGESS ROAD | Terraced |
| 1996-04-26 | £75,000 | 232C BURGESS ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-07-28 | £65,000 | 244 BURGESS ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1995-05-03 | £50,000 | FLAT 5, 232C BURGESS ROAD | Terraced |
19 recorded sales on SO16 3AU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bassett Green Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Swaythling Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Portswood Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Cantell School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Highfield Church of England Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BURGESS ROAD SURGERY (0.1 mi) · UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON (0.4 mi) · STONEHAM LANE SURGERY (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · SPIRE SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL (2.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST ALBAN AND CHURCH HALL (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · SWAYTHLING METHODIST CHURCH INCLUDING CHURCH HALL, WORKSHOPS AND MANSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 3-7, BASSETT GREEN (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BURGESS ROAD PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · CAREFIRST PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · HIGHFIELD PHARMACY (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Swaythling (0.6 mi) · St Denys (1.1 mi) · Southampton Airport Parkway (1.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.4 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.8 mi) · Waitrose (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 31
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 7,681
Owned 53% · Social rent 18% · Private rent 29%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SO16 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SO16 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 34/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SO16 3AU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSO16 | SectorSO16 3 | PostcodeSO16 3AU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £328,486 | £348,010 | £247,295 |
| Population | 89,616 | 23,783 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 620 | 28 | — |
| Schools | 27 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 87% | 81% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SO16 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.