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Past price cycles in Southampton

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 1995. The deepest began in November 2007.

Deepest fall
−20.2%
Recovery from the low
65 months

Prices in Southampton and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Southampton
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodSouthamptonUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026546.4534.7
Jul 2026546.0532.9
Jun 2026546.5530.1
May 2026543.3533.1
Apr 2026543.6530.6
Mar 2026537.7526.0
Feb 2026537.0527.6
Jan 2026536.6526.4
Dec 2025539.6524.8
Nov 2025536.4529.6
Oct 2025542.6528.4
Sep 2025541.6527.8
Aug 2025542.1529.8
Jul 2025534.2526.5
Jun 2025544.9522.4
May 2025550.3517.1
Apr 2025549.8509.5
Mar 2025544.1524.8
Feb 2025549.2518.5
Jan 2025558.8518.8
Dec 2024559.2517.0
Nov 2024551.4518.0
Oct 2024546.1519.4
Sep 2024543.9518.4
Aug 2024543.7519.1
Jul 2024541.9514.0
Jun 2024540.4508.3
May 2024540.1506.3
Apr 2024534.6502.2
Mar 2024531.2499.5
Feb 2024522.1498.6
Jan 2024525.0501.2
Dec 2023531.0501.6
Nov 2023545.8505.9
Oct 2023547.4509.4
Sep 2023549.0511.7
Aug 2023550.6514.2
Jul 2023554.7511.4
Jun 2023550.8505.8
May 2023548.0503.9
Apr 2023547.2502.2
Mar 2023555.7501.1
Feb 2023562.0506.8
Jan 2023567.9511.0
Dec 2022567.1515.4
Nov 2022564.9519.5
Oct 2022562.0520.3
Sep 2022559.0520.3
Aug 2022552.6519.2
Jul 2022544.4514.8
Jun 2022538.6505.4
May 2022535.1499.4
Apr 2022532.9493.8
Mar 2022526.9488.0
Feb 2022526.6486.2
Jan 2022525.8485.7
Dec 2021524.5480.1
Nov 2021520.8477.7
Oct 2021512.0468.5
Sep 2021507.6480.5
Aug 2021501.4466.8
Jul 2021496.6453.1
Jun 2021493.7475.4
May 2021490.1451.4
Apr 2021490.6448.4
Mar 2021486.2455.2
Feb 2021483.6448.6
Jan 2021478.4447.3
Dec 2020475.9447.3
Nov 2020474.5443.9
Oct 2020473.5439.4
Sep 2020474.1435.7
Aug 2020475.6431.1
Jul 2020476.8426.9
Jun 2020479.4423.4
May 2020474.8417.6
Apr 2020470.3415.5
Mar 2020464.8419.7
Feb 2020464.7416.0
Jan 2020466.1418.4
Dec 2019466.3418.1
Nov 2019466.7418.7
Oct 2019469.4420.2
Sep 2019471.6421.3
Aug 2019464.8421.0
Jul 2019460.4419.6
Jun 2019458.9415.0
May 2019463.0413.2
Apr 2019463.2412.6
Mar 2019466.2409.7
Feb 2019470.5410.8
Jan 2019477.1411.8
Dec 2018475.1414.4
Nov 2018474.2415.3
Oct 2018474.0417.1
Sep 2018474.9417.5
Aug 2018472.7418.3
Jul 2018470.1417.0
Jun 2018467.8411.9
May 2018466.4409.2
Apr 2018464.8407.5
Mar 2018468.3403.7
Feb 2018468.5406.1
Jan 2018468.7405.0
Dec 2017467.8406.5
Nov 2017469.8404.9
Oct 2017474.1406.0
Sep 2017470.7405.7
Aug 2017470.3407.2
Jul 2017460.9405.4
Jun 2017458.0400.2
May 2017451.0396.8
Apr 2017451.3394.4
Mar 2017445.7388.3
Feb 2017447.3389.1
Jan 2017446.0388.3
Dec 2016450.0388.7
Nov 2016445.8388.0
Oct 2016445.8386.2
Sep 2016444.0387.5
Aug 2016446.4388.1
Jul 2016445.2388.1
Jun 2016443.2384.0
May 2016435.3380.4
Apr 2016425.2376.0
Mar 2016418.0374.6
Feb 2016417.1370.8
Jan 2016423.0370.6
Dec 2015422.6369.6
Nov 2015418.0368.4
Oct 2015409.5365.6
Sep 2015405.7365.1
Aug 2015402.8364.3
Jul 2015397.5361.0
Jun 2015393.1355.0
May 2015390.8352.3
Apr 2015392.3348.5
Mar 2015391.8345.5
Feb 2015392.9344.2
Jan 2015390.0343.9
Dec 2014387.8345.7
Nov 2014388.3344.9
Oct 2014388.8346.1
Sep 2014389.2346.6
Aug 2014379.6346.2
Jul 2014374.5342.2
Jun 2014366.7337.5
May 2014364.2334.6
Apr 2014360.4331.1
Mar 2014356.4323.9
Feb 2014356.6322.7
Jan 2014355.8321.4
Dec 2013353.7321.0
Nov 2013347.4318.1
Oct 2013344.4316.4
Sep 2013344.7317.7
Aug 2013345.9317.4
Jul 2013343.5314.9
Jun 2013344.5311.4
May 2013343.0308.9
Apr 2013342.3307.3
Mar 2013338.5304.3
Feb 2013335.6302.5
Jan 2013333.9302.5
Dec 2012336.2304.6
Nov 2012345.1305.3
Oct 2012348.8305.0
Sep 2012350.6307.2
Aug 2012347.4308.3
Jul 2012349.3307.9
Jun 2012347.1306.7
May 2012344.6303.8
Apr 2012340.6302.8
Mar 2012337.5299.3
Feb 2012338.4298.5
Jan 2012339.4299.3
Dec 2011338.7301.3
Nov 2011337.7302.6
Oct 2011341.4302.5
Sep 2011341.5305.8
Aug 2011343.1306.6
Jul 2011338.1306.4
Jun 2011343.6302.6
May 2011341.2302.1
Apr 2011339.7303.4
Mar 2011340.8298.8
Feb 2011346.4300.2
Jan 2011349.7301.8
Dec 2010351.5304.3
Nov 2010349.0304.9
Oct 2010350.4308.5
Sep 2010344.9312.0
Aug 2010344.5312.8
Jul 2010347.9312.8
Jun 2010352.6309.7
May 2010356.6308.2
Apr 2010353.9306.7
Mar 2010352.1302.8
Feb 2010345.8302.8
Jan 2010343.7302.1
Dec 2009341.1303.2
Nov 2009336.3301.2
Oct 2009332.5300.2
Sep 2009325.6298.2
Aug 2009320.1295.9
Jul 2009312.6293.0
Jun 2009306.5287.8
May 2009305.0285.0
Apr 2009306.3281.1
Mar 2009301.8278.6
Feb 2009305.9280.3
Jan 2009308.4283.6
Dec 2008319.8290.3
Nov 2008331.1294.8
Oct 2008343.5303.4
Sep 2008355.9309.6
Aug 2008357.8317.6
Jul 2008359.6324.4
Jun 2008360.4328.0
May 2008362.0332.4
Apr 2008362.9330.4
Mar 2008366.8329.8
Feb 2008368.6332.2
Jan 2008372.8335.1
Dec 2007371.7341.3
Nov 2007378.3341.8
Oct 2007377.8342.0
Sep 2007377.8342.8
Aug 2007370.9342.3
Jul 2007364.7340.4
Jun 2007362.9336.1
May 2007353.7332.5
Apr 2007352.8328.7
Mar 2007349.4322.2
Feb 2007354.0319.8
Jan 2007352.1318.8
Dec 2006346.6319.0
Nov 2006345.5315.0
Oct 2006342.6313.4
Sep 2006342.5311.6
Aug 2006340.9310.3
Jul 2006338.7307.7
Jun 2006338.5303.4
May 2006337.0300.5
Apr 2006333.9297.7
Mar 2006332.8291.4
Feb 2006328.9289.0
Jan 2006334.6288.6
Dec 2005330.1289.0
Nov 2005330.9287.4
Oct 2005331.0286.6
Sep 2005335.7287.1
Aug 2005335.9287.6
Jul 2005331.8286.4
Jun 2005331.2282.8
May 2005330.6280.6
Apr 2005332.0277.6
Mar 2005327.4273.7
Feb 2005328.6271.5
Jan 2005329.2271.7
Dec 2004333.0271.9
Nov 2004335.6273.9
Oct 2004333.9274.3
Sep 2004330.4272.3
Aug 2004322.3272.8
Jul 2004320.4269.7
Jun 2004316.3264.1
May 2004316.7259.5
Apr 2004312.6256.4
Mar 2004312.7245.3
Feb 2004310.3244.7
Jan 2004304.4247.1
Dec 2003301.0245.6
Nov 2003297.4240.9
Oct 2003298.8243.6
Sep 2003299.0239.4
Aug 2003301.0240.2
Jul 2003296.0236.0
Jun 2003293.5231.9
May 2003286.2231.4
Apr 2003283.8233.0
Mar 2003282.5227.6
Feb 2003279.3222.8
Jan 2003276.2225.2
Dec 2002268.1226.8
Nov 2002266.0219.5
Oct 2002258.7217.3
Sep 2002255.9215.7
Aug 2002245.0210.6
Jul 2002242.5206.0
Jun 2002231.4204.4
May 2002226.9196.4
Apr 2002218.8191.4
Mar 2002220.1188.9
Feb 2002215.9182.5
Jan 2002216.3176.1
Dec 2001213.5176.7
Nov 2001211.1176.7
Oct 2001207.9176.7
Sep 2001202.4180.3
Aug 2001202.8180.3
Jul 2001197.5180.3
Jun 2001195.6174.1
May 2001189.1174.1
Apr 2001188.9174.1
Mar 2001185.1168.0
Feb 2001187.7168.0
Jan 2001183.4168.0
Dec 2000180.5168.9
Nov 2000179.5168.9
Oct 2000182.1168.9
Sep 2000184.6164.0
Aug 2000181.2164.0
Jul 2000175.5164.0
Jun 2000172.8161.0
May 2000166.3161.0
Apr 2000164.9161.0
Mar 2000159.0152.6
Feb 2000159.5152.6
Jan 2000157.1152.6
Dec 1999154.8148.8
Nov 1999150.9148.8
Oct 1999148.1148.8
Sep 1999144.9145.1
Aug 1999141.6145.1
Jul 1999139.5145.1
Jun 1999137.6137.1
May 1999136.8137.1
Apr 1999133.8137.1
Mar 1999134.3131.5
Feb 1999133.5131.5
Jan 1999133.9131.5
Dec 1998132.7130.7
Nov 1998130.6130.7
Oct 1998128.4130.7
Sep 1998128.4131.3
Aug 1998128.4131.3
Jul 1998129.3131.3
Jun 1998129.9125.8
May 1998127.4125.8
Apr 1998124.6125.8
Mar 1998121.6119.5
Feb 1998120.0119.5
Jan 1998119.3119.5
Dec 1997117.7116.5
Nov 1997118.4116.5
Oct 1997119.4116.5
Sep 1997117.9117.4
Aug 1997117.6117.4
Jul 1997114.3117.4
Jun 1997112.2111.7
May 1997109.8111.7
Apr 1997109.9111.7
Mar 1997108.3109.5
Feb 1997107.6109.5
Jan 1997105.8109.5
Dec 1996106.6108.0
Nov 1996105.9108.0
Oct 1996106.2108.0
Sep 1996106.0106.2
Aug 1996105.9106.2
Jul 1996104.3106.2
Jun 1996103.3102.2
May 1996102.4102.2
Apr 1996100.3102.2
Mar 199698.4102.1
Feb 199698.7102.1
Jan 199699.7102.1
Dec 1995100.8100.6
Nov 1995100.4100.6
Oct 1995102.3100.6
Sep 1995104.7102.0
Aug 1995104.2102.0
Jul 1995103.8102.0
Jun 1995102.0101.1
May 1995101.9101.1
Apr 1995100.6101.1
Mar 199599.7100.0
Feb 199599.8100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
September 1995March 1996−6.0%65
November 2007March 2009−20.2%1665
January 2019June 2019−3.8%512
January 2023February 2024−8.1%13Not yet

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Southampton

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £230,234 and £254,032 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£242,133
Chance of a rise
75%

At the average sale price, a home costs £235,729. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,088 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
18%
Payment, one income
35%

Owning the average home costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,261
Owning per month
£1,110

42.7% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
160
Per 1,000 residents
0.6

Figures for United Kingdom: Southampton has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population fell by 1,328 while 400 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
400
Population change, 2025
−1,328

5.1% of the 108,105 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
5.1%
Empty homes
5,500

In 2025, 47% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
47%