SO16 8LR

Rufus Close, Southampton

Median, last 3 years

£580,000

3 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£537,500

20 Jul 2026

Standard sales

since 1995 (+1 additional entry)

SO16 district median

£275,750

624 sales, 12 months to May 2026

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2012 to 2026. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

The paler 2026 bar covers January to August only, and its latest months are still filling in as sales are registered.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2026 (to August)	£580,000	3
2025 (few sales)	£565,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£553,750	2
2021 (few sales)	£532,500	2
2020 (few sales)	£426,250	2
2019 (few sales)	£458,500	2
2017 (few sales)	£355,000	1
2016 (few sales)	£372,500	2
2015 (few sales)	£354,000	2
2014	£379,950	3
2013 (few sales)	£383,750	2
2012 (few sales)	£267,000	1
2011 (few sales)	£290,000	1
2010 (few sales)	£308,000	1
2009 (few sales)	£246,000	2
2007 (few sales)	£267,500	1
2006	£277,500	4
2005 (few sales)	£259,500	2
2004	£249,950	3
2003 (few sales)	£348,500	1
2002	£202,000	5
2001 (few sales)	£197,000	1
2000 (few sales)	£143,000	1
1999 (few sales)	£112,500	2
1998	£154,000	3
1997	£96,000	3
1996	£112,500	4
1995	£103,475	4

Sale history (62 records · 21 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
4, RUFUS CLOSE 20 Jul 2026 · Detached · Freehold Previously £280,000 (May 2006) · +92%	20 Jul 2026	Detached · Freehold	£537,500
20, RUFUS CLOSE 11 Feb 2026 · Detached · Freehold Previously £635,000 (Aug 2021) · +11%	11 Feb 2026	Detached · Freehold	£705,000
5, RUFUS CLOSE 11 Feb 2026 · Detached · Freehold Previously £350,000 (Mar 2016) · +66%	11 Feb 2026	Detached · Freehold	£580,000
1, RUFUS CLOSE 25 Jul 2025 · Detached · Freehold Previously £128,000 (Dec 1995) · +341%	25 Jul 2025	Detached · Freehold	£565,000
12, RUFUS CLOSE 11 Nov 2022 · Detached · Freehold Previously £395,000 (Oct 2016) · +22%	11 Nov 2022	Detached · Freehold	£482,500
35, RUFUS CLOSE 23 Jun 2022 · Detached · Freehold Previously £390,000 (Oct 2004) · +60%	23 Jun 2022	Detached · Freehold	£625,000
20, RUFUS CLOSE 13 Aug 2021 · Detached · Freehold	13 Aug 2021	Detached · Freehold	£635,000
31, RUFUS CLOSE 11 Jan 2021 · Detached · Freehold Previously £380,000 (May 2015) · +13%	11 Jan 2021	Detached · Freehold	£430,000
27, RUFUS CLOSE 3 Jul 2020 · Detached · Freehold Previously £328,000 (Jan 2015) · +26%	3 Jul 2020	Detached · Freehold	£412,500
26, RUFUS CLOSE 24 Apr 2020 · Detached · Freehold Previously £379,950 (Nov 2014) · +16%	24 Apr 2020	Detached · Freehold	£440,000
15, RUFUS CLOSE 21 Nov 2019 · Detached · Freehold Previously £250,000 (Apr 2009) · +71%	21 Nov 2019	Detached · Freehold	£427,000
19, RUFUS CLOSE Cat B 2 Oct 2019 · Detached · Freehold	2 Oct 2019	Detached · Freehold	£582,500
25, RUFUS CLOSE 25 Jan 2019 · Detached · Freehold Previously £275,000 (Jun 2006) · +78%	25 Jan 2019	Detached · Freehold	£490,000
17, RUFUS CLOSE 21 Apr 2017 · Detached · Freehold Previously £267,000 (Aug 2012) · +33%	21 Apr 2017	Detached · Freehold	£355,000
12, RUFUS CLOSE 7 Oct 2016 · Detached · Freehold Previously £267,500 (Jun 2007) · +48%	7 Oct 2016	Detached · Freehold	£395,000
5, RUFUS CLOSE 31 Mar 2016 · Detached · Freehold Previously £243,000 (Nov 2005) · +44%	31 Mar 2016	Detached · Freehold	£350,000
31, RUFUS CLOSE 1 May 2015 · Detached · Freehold Previously £276,000 (May 2005) · +38%	1 May 2015	Detached · Freehold	£380,000
27, RUFUS CLOSE 15 Jan 2015 · Detached · Freehold	15 Jan 2015	Detached · Freehold	£328,000
26, RUFUS CLOSE 14 Nov 2014 · Detached · Freehold	14 Nov 2014	Detached · Freehold	£379,950
32, RUFUS CLOSE 29 Aug 2014 · Detached · Freehold	29 Aug 2014	Detached · Freehold	£415,000
10, RUFUS CLOSE 6 Jun 2014 · Detached · Freehold	6 Jun 2014	Detached · Freehold	£310,000
9, RUFUS CLOSE 28 Oct 2013 · Detached · Freehold	28 Oct 2013	Detached · Freehold	£382,500
21, RUFUS CLOSE 17 May 2013 · Detached · Freehold Previously £155,000 (Feb 1998) · +148%	17 May 2013	Detached · Freehold	£385,000
17, RUFUS CLOSE 2 Aug 2012 · Detached · Freehold Previously £93,000 (Feb 1997) · +187%	2 Aug 2012	Detached · Freehold	£267,000
28, RUFUS CLOSE 6 Jul 2011 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £96,000 (Sep 1997) · +202%	6 Jul 2011	Semi-detached · Freehold	£290,000
14, RUFUS CLOSE 24 Sep 2010 · Detached · Freehold	24 Sep 2010	Detached · Freehold	£308,000
16, RUFUS CLOSE 12 Nov 2009 · Detached · Freehold Previously £240,000 (Jun 2004) · +1%	12 Nov 2009	Detached · Freehold	£242,000
15, RUFUS CLOSE 9 Apr 2009 · Detached · Freehold Previously £99,000 (Jan 1995) · +153%	9 Apr 2009	Detached · Freehold	£250,000
12, RUFUS CLOSE 15 Jun 2007 · Detached · Freehold	15 Jun 2007	Detached · Freehold	£267,500
33, RUFUS CLOSE 31 Aug 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £154,000 (Jan 1998) · +114%	31 Aug 2006	Detached · Freehold	£330,000
2, RUFUS CLOSE 25 Aug 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £143,000 (Oct 2000) · +75%	25 Aug 2006	Detached · Freehold	£249,950
25, RUFUS CLOSE 16 Jun 2006 · Detached · Freehold	16 Jun 2006	Detached · Freehold	£275,000
4, RUFUS CLOSE 19 May 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £110,500 (Feb 1997) · +153%	19 May 2006	Detached · Freehold	£280,000
5, RUFUS CLOSE 11 Nov 2005 · Detached · Freehold	11 Nov 2005	Detached · Freehold	£243,000
31, RUFUS CLOSE 27 May 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £197,000 (May 2001) · +40%	27 May 2005	Detached · Freehold	£276,000
35, RUFUS CLOSE 26 Oct 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £348,500 (Jun 2003) · +12%	26 Oct 2004	Detached · Freehold	£390,000
16, RUFUS CLOSE 30 Jun 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £189,950 (Aug 2002) · +26%	30 Jun 2004	Detached · Freehold	£240,000
23, RUFUS CLOSE 22 Jun 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £89,000 (Apr 1995) · +181%	22 Jun 2004	Detached · Freehold	£249,950
35, RUFUS CLOSE 2 Jun 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £134,750 (May 1996) · +159%	2 Jun 2003	Detached · Freehold	£348,500
8, RUFUS CLOSE 22 Nov 2002 · Detached · Freehold	22 Nov 2002	Detached · Freehold	£345,000
22, RUFUS CLOSE 22 Nov 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £132,000 (Jul 1998) · +87%	22 Nov 2002	Detached · Freehold	£247,000
6, RUFUS CLOSE 2 Sep 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £85,000 (Nov 1996) · +133%	2 Sep 2002	Detached · Freehold	£198,000
16, RUFUS CLOSE 14 Aug 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £111,000 (Mar 1999) · +71%	14 Aug 2002	Detached · Freehold	£189,950
3, RUFUS CLOSE 29 Jul 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £107,950 (Oct 1995) · +87%	29 Jul 2002	Detached · Freehold	£202,000
31, RUFUS CLOSE 10 May 2001 · Detached · Freehold	10 May 2001	Detached · Freehold	£197,000
2, RUFUS CLOSE 20 Oct 2000 · Detached · Freehold Previously £114,000 (Jul 1999) · +25%	20 Oct 2000	Detached · Freehold	£143,000
2, RUFUS CLOSE 23 Jul 1999 · Detached · Freehold Previously £95,000 (Jun 1996) · +20%	23 Jul 1999	Detached · Freehold	£114,000
16, RUFUS CLOSE 30 Mar 1999 · Detached · Freehold	30 Mar 1999	Detached · Freehold	£111,000
22, RUFUS CLOSE 31 Jul 1998 · Detached · Freehold	31 Jul 1998	Detached · Freehold	£132,000
21, RUFUS CLOSE 20 Feb 1998 · Detached · Freehold	20 Feb 1998	Detached · Freehold	£155,000

Cat B An additional Price Paid entry (category B): a repossession, a buy-to-let with an identifiable mortgage, a purchase by a company or other non-private buyer, or a sale of another kind of property. Left out of every average.

Area

Postcode district: SO16
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 8 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01023170
Introduced: Dec 1994

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Test Valley, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £368,131
Change since July 2025: −0.6%
First-time buyers: £283,109

Average by property type

Detached: £601,616
Semi-detached: £356,614
Terraced: £283,256
Flat / maisonette: £169,578

The official index for Test Valley as a whole, not SO16 8LR alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

SO16 0XA £400,000 · 1 sale
SO16 8LE £710,000 · 1 sale
SO16 8LT £400,000 · last sale 2021
SO16 0XG £460,000 · 2 sales
SO16 0XB £340,000 · 3 sales
SO16 8JQ £370,000 · 1 sale
SO16 8LU no sale since 2005
SO16 8LQ £723,000 · 4 sales
SO16 8JS £206,500 · 4 sales
SO16 8JT £340,000 · last sale 2018
SO16 0XD £422,500 · 8 sales
SO16 8DS £395,000 · 2 sales