SO16 6QW
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Property report — SO16 6QW
Open-data due diligence for SO16 6QW and the area around it.
SO16 6QW in brief: 42 recorded sales (£53,000–£400,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SO16 6QW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SO16 6 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£317,506
Population
16,840
Crimes recorded
92
Schools
4
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SO16 6, 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 (22 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-28 | £400,000 | 180 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-01-31 | £138,500 | 136A DALE VALLEY ROAD | Flat |
| 2023-01-30 | £365,000 | 160 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2022-10-14 | £335,000 | 196 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2022-07-06 | £395,000 | 190 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2022-03-22 | £130,000 | 124A DALE VALLEY ROAD | Flat |
| 2021-07-23 | £122,500 | 130 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Flat |
| 2021-06-29 | £123,500 | 140A DALE VALLEY ROAD | Flat |
| 2021-04-26 | £295,000 | 160 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-03-30 | £320,000 | 196 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2020-03-04 | £333,500 | 194 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2018-06-15 | £300,000 | 164 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-10-27 | £265,000 | 186 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-05-20 | £390,000 | 176 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-03-14 | £120,000 | 124A DALE VALLEY ROAD | Flat |
| 2016-03-07 | £122,000 | 136A DALE VALLEY ROAD | Flat |
| 2015-04-17 | £254,250 | 190 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2014-10-21 | £265,000 | 180 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-04-19 | £215,000 | 196 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2010-11-05 | £205,500 | 196 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2009-08-06 | £222,000 | 180 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2008-05-02 | £114,000 | 140A DALE VALLEY ROAD | Flat |
| 2008-02-14 | £103,000 | 136A DALE VALLEY ROAD | Flat |
| 2007-08-31 | £105,000 | 130 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Flat |
| 2007-05-11 | £202,500 | 170 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-07-11 | £97,500 | 140A DALE VALLEY ROAD | Flat |
| 2006-06-09 | £222,000 | 182 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-04-07 | £183,000 | 196 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-03-30 | £227,000 | 168 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2005-05-26 | £176,500 | 166 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-08-12 | £200,000 | 182 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-11-15 | £187,500 | 194 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2002-08-15 | £137,000 | 190 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-07-30 | £159,000 | 174 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-03-23 | £108,500 | 150 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-04-28 | £130,000 | 158 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-03-14 | £85,000 | 164 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-12-23 | £75,500 | 192 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-01-05 | £86,500 | 196 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-10-25 | £53,000 | 196 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-08-02 | £78,000 | 194 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 1995-08-31 | £73,000 | 176 DALE VALLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
42 recorded sales on SO16 6QW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollybrook Infant School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Hollybrook Junior School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Upper Shirley High School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Good (2019) |
| Shirley Infant School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Shirley Junior School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Oakwood Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
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: ALDERMOOR SURGERY (0.3 mi) · VICTOR STREET SURGERY (0.9 mi) · LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL (0.4 mi) · SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON (0.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: ENTRANCE GATES, GATE PIERS AND WALLS TO HOLLYBROOK CEMETERY (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · ALDERMOOR FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · CHURCH OF ST JAMES (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BASSETT PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · MAYBUSH PHARMACY (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Millbrook (Hants) (1.7 mi) · St Denys (1.9 mi) · Southampton Central (2.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: M&S Simply Food (0.5 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.9 mi) · Biedronka (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 38
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 7,202
Owned 51% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 31%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SO16 6.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SO16 6 (May 24–Apr 26, average 89/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 6 | PostcodeSO16 6QW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £328,486 | £317,506 | £193,339 |
| Population | 89,616 | 16,840 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 620 | 92 | — |
| Schools | 27 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 87% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SO16 6); 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
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