SO40 8TB

Rufus Gardens, Southampton

Median, last 3 years

£307,500

12 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£192,000

29 Jun 2026

Standard sales

155

since 1995 (+1 additional entry)

SO40 district median

£340,000

562 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced median £275,000 (5 sales) · Semi-detached median £335,000 (4 sales) · Flats sold for £165,000 and £190,000 · Detached sold for £460,000

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)	£185,000	3
2025	£285,000	4
2024	£335,000	4
2023 (few sales)	£312,500	2
2022	£325,000	5
2021	£162,500	3
2020 (few sales)	£173,500	2
2019	£282,500	4
2018 (few sales)	£262,000	1
2017 (few sales)	£285,000	1
2016	£155,000	5
2015	£227,000	3
2014	£163,000	6
2013	£181,250	4
2012	£250,000	3
2011 (few sales)	£151,000	1
2010 (few sales)	£115,000	1
2009 (few sales)	£145,000	1
2008	£168,750	4
2007	£165,000	7
2006	£150,000	9
2005	£120,000	7
2004	£118,500	5
2003	£148,000	7
2002	£124,000	11
2001	£74,500	7
2000	£68,000	5
1999	£59,950	11
1998	£53,500	8
1997	£42,995	9
1996	£39,500	7
1995	£39,500	5

Sale history (156 records · 43 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
62, RUFUS GARDENS 29 Jun 2012 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £199,950 (Jun 2007) · +25%	29 Jun 2012	Terraced · Freehold	£250,000
74, RUFUS GARDENS 8 Jul 2011 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £118,000 (Dec 2003) · +28%	8 Jul 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£151,000
104, RUFUS GARDENS 10 Aug 2010 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £108,000 (May 2006) · +6%	10 Aug 2010	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£115,000
117, RUFUS GARDENS 14 Apr 2009 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £59,000 (Mar 1998) · +146%	14 Apr 2009	Semi-detached · Freehold	£145,000
108, RUFUS GARDENS 19 Dec 2008 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £146,950 (Nov 2002) · +30%	19 Dec 2008	Semi-detached · Freehold	£191,250
65, RUFUS GARDENS 1 Aug 2008 · Semi-detached · Freehold	1 Aug 2008	Semi-detached · Freehold	£175,000
83, RUFUS GARDENS 3 Apr 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £150,000 (Jan 2006) · +8%	3 Apr 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£162,500
66, RUFUS GARDENS 13 Mar 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £120,000 (Dec 2005) · +20%	13 Mar 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£143,500
115, RUFUS GARDENS 16 Nov 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £91,000 (May 2001) · +81%	16 Nov 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£165,000
86, RUFUS GARDENS 18 Oct 2007 · Semi-detached · Leasehold Previously £118,000 (Jan 2004) · +21%	18 Oct 2007	Semi-detached · Leasehold	£143,000
98, RUFUS GARDENS 18 Oct 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold	18 Oct 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£189,950
60, RUFUS GARDENS 5 Oct 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £108,000 (Jan 2007) · +31%	5 Oct 2007	Detached · Freehold	£142,000
62, RUFUS GARDENS 1 Jun 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold	1 Jun 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£199,950
63, RUFUS GARDENS 6 Feb 2007 · Terraced · Freehold	6 Feb 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£236,000
60, RUFUS GARDENS 23 Jan 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £42,500 (Nov 1996) · +154%	23 Jan 2007	Detached · Freehold	£108,000
77, RUFUS GARDENS 24 Nov 2006 · Terraced · Freehold	24 Nov 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£169,950
72, RUFUS GARDENS 8 Sep 2006 · Detached · Freehold	8 Sep 2006	Detached · Freehold	£162,500
89, RUFUS GARDENS 18 Aug 2006 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £33,950 (Aug 1997) · +239%	18 Aug 2006	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£114,950
59, RUFUS GARDENS 11 Aug 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £118,500 (Feb 2004) · +16%	11 Aug 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£137,950
97, RUFUS GARDENS 29 Jun 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £92,500 (Aug 1999) · +119%	29 Jun 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£202,500
61, RUFUS GARDENS 25 May 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £157,500 (Jul 2005) · +5%	25 May 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£165,000
68, RUFUS GARDENS 12 May 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £66,000 (Jul 1999) · +124%	12 May 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£147,950
104, RUFUS GARDENS 10 May 2006 · Terraced · Leasehold Previously £48,500 (Mar 2000) · +123%	10 May 2006	Terraced · Leasehold	£108,000
83, RUFUS GARDENS 4 Jan 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold	4 Jan 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£150,000
66, RUFUS GARDENS 21 Dec 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £51,950 (May 1999) · +131%	21 Dec 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
109, RUFUS GARDENS 19 Dec 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold	19 Dec 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£195,000
73, RUFUS GARDENS 25 Nov 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £110,000 (Oct 2003) · +8%	25 Nov 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£118,500
105, RUFUS GARDENS 23 Sep 2005 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £35,000 (Oct 1996) · +101%	23 Sep 2005	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£70,418
114, RUFUS GARDENS 10 Aug 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £44,000 (Aug 1997) · +161%	10 Aug 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£115,000
61, RUFUS GARDENS 21 Jul 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £124,000 (Mar 2002) · +27%	21 Jul 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£157,500
93, RUFUS GARDENS 7 Apr 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £89,500 (Apr 1999) · +108%	7 Apr 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£186,000
85, RUFUS GARDENS 1 Jun 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold	1 Jun 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£146,950
107, RUFUS GARDENS 8 Apr 2004 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £81,950 (Jun 2002) · +33%	8 Apr 2004	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£109,000
79, RUFUS GARDENS 20 Feb 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £74,500 (Oct 2001) · +61%	20 Feb 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£119,950
59, RUFUS GARDENS 20 Feb 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £68,000 (Oct 2000) · +74%	20 Feb 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£118,500
86, RUFUS GARDENS 9 Jan 2004 · Semi-detached · Leasehold	9 Jan 2004	Semi-detached · Leasehold	£118,000
74, RUFUS GARDENS 11 Dec 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £59,950 (Dec 1999) · +97%	11 Dec 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£118,000
122, RUFUS GARDENS 7 Nov 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £134,000 (Sep 2002) · +17%	7 Nov 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£156,950
73, RUFUS GARDENS 31 Oct 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £93,000 (Nov 2002) · +18%	31 Oct 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£110,000
118, RUFUS GARDENS 15 Oct 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £92,000 (Aug 2000) · +68%	15 Oct 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£154,950
120, RUFUS GARDENS 25 Jul 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £148,000 (Jun 2003) · 0%	25 Jul 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£148,500
120, RUFUS GARDENS 27 Jun 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £69,500 (May 1999) · +113%	27 Jun 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£148,000
110, RUFUS GARDENS 19 Feb 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £129,950 (Jul 2002) · +12%	19 Feb 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£146,000
73, RUFUS GARDENS 29 Nov 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	29 Nov 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£93,000
108, RUFUS GARDENS 29 Nov 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	29 Nov 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£146,950
84, RUFUS GARDENS 25 Oct 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	25 Oct 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£128,000
122, RUFUS GARDENS 27 Sep 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £54,000 (Jan 1997) · +148%	27 Sep 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£134,000
110, RUFUS GARDENS 26 Jul 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	26 Jul 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£129,950
111, RUFUS GARDENS 19 Jul 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	19 Jul 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£129,950
121, RUFUS GARDENS 15 Jul 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	15 Jul 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£122,950

Area

Postcode district: SO40
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 8 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01023089
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

New Forest, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £384,977
Change since July 2025: 0.0%
First-time buyers: £291,909

Average by property type

Detached: £584,457
Semi-detached: £370,670
Terraced: £300,784
Flat / maisonette: £196,626

The official index for New Forest as a whole, not SO40 8TB 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.

SO40 8TA £240,000 · 9 sales
SO40 8EU £380,000 · 1 sale
SO40 8TE £442,500 · 7 sales
SO40 8BW £359,250 · 4 sales
SO40 8FB £325,000 · 3 sales
SO40 8TD £216,000 · 12 sales
SO40 8TF £385,000 · 5 sales
SO40 8BY £395,000 · 1 sale
SO40 8BX £355,000 · 5 sales
SO40 8FR £370,000 · last sale 2020
SO40 8FD £334,500 · 2 sales
SO40 8GZ £390,000 · 1 sale