SO16 8EP
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Property report — SO16 8EP
Open-data due diligence for SO16 8EP and the area around it.
SO16 8EP in brief: 46 recorded sales (£54,000–£315,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SO16 8EP itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SO16 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£356,109
Population
21,564
Crimes recorded
65
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
89%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SO16 8, 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 (40 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | £260,000 | 156 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2023-10-20 | £285,000 | 124 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2022-11-15 | £315,000 | 140 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-07-27 | £263,000 | 158 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2022-07-22 | £305,250 | 122 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2021-08-25 | £183,333 | 180 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-03-15 | £250,000 | 150 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2021-02-05 | £215,000 | 164 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2019-11-01 | £242,000 | 122 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2018-07-27 | £200,000 | 184 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2016-07-07 | £232,000 | 138 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-09-25 | £205,000 | 146 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-03-12 | £165,500 | 124 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2014-09-11 | £165,000 | 142 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-01-31 | £167,000 | 164 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2013-08-30 | £180,000 | 138 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-03-28 | £160,000 | 178 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2010-04-12 | £157,000 | 146 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-08-04 | £155,000 | 138 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-08-29 | £180,000 | 178 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-06-01 | £195,000 | 128 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2007-05-03 | £172,000 | 164 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2007-01-03 | £154,500 | 154 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2006-04-06 | £155,000 | 164 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2005-12-05 | £161,500 | 140 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-09-30 | £175,000 | 128 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2005-09-09 | £162,500 | 178 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-03-29 | £154,500 | 158 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2003-12-19 | £162,500 | 176 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-03-28 | £134,000 | 140 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-29 | £116,000 | 138 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-13 | £102,000 | 164 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2001-07-20 | £99,450 | 158 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2001-01-26 | £84,950 | 132 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2000-09-11 | £99,850 | 178 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-08-25 | £90,000 | 136 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2000-07-31 | £91,500 | 124 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1999-10-15 | £59,022 | 166 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1999-04-16 | £78,000 | 172 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-07-03 | £63,500 | 130 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1998-06-26 | £62,000 | 130 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1997-10-31 | £68,500 | 158 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1997-08-20 | £58,950 | 182 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1997-06-13 | £65,950 | 138 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-28 | £54,000 | 144 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-24 | £56,995 | 124 OAKWOOD DRIVE | Terraced |
46 recorded sales on SO16 8EP. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hollybrook Infant School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Hollybrook Junior School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Upper Shirley High School | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Good (2019) |
| Shirley Infant School | 1.1 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 (0.2 mi) · LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE (1.0 mi) · VICTOR STREET SURGERY (1.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (0.8 mi) · UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON (0.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: ALDERMOOR FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · ENTRANCE GATES, GATE PIERS AND WALLS TO HOLLYBROOK CEMETERY (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · 6, LITTLE OAK ROAD (Grade II) (0.9 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · BASSETT PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · LORDSHILL PHARMACY (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Swaythling (2.2 mi) · Millbrook (Hants) (2.2 mi) · St Denys (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (1.0 mi) · M&S Simply Food (1.0 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 8,915
Owned 63% · Social rent 23% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SO16 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SO16 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 55/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SO16 8EP 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 8 | PostcodeSO16 8EP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £328,486 | £356,109 | £155,701 |
| Population | 89,616 | 21,564 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 620 | 65 | — |
| Schools | 27 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 87% | 89% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SO16 8); 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 2 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.