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.

Show the figures

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
67, RUFUS GARDENS 12 Jul 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £42,950 (Sep 1997) · +100%	12 Jul 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£86,000
107, RUFUS GARDENS 12 Jun 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £58,000 (Jan 2001) · +41%	12 Jun 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£81,950
112, RUFUS GARDENS 27 Mar 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £45,000 (Nov 1998) · +62%	27 Mar 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£73,000
61, RUFUS GARDENS 20 Mar 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	20 Mar 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£124,000
79, RUFUS GARDENS 5 Oct 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £41,500 (Mar 1995) · +80%	5 Oct 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£74,500
76, RUFUS GARDENS 17 Sep 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £39,500 (Dec 1996) · +89%	17 Sep 2001	Detached · Freehold	£74,500
115, RUFUS GARDENS 25 May 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £64,000 (Jun 1998) · +42%	25 May 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£91,000
91, RUFUS GARDENS 19 Apr 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £91,000 (Dec 1998) · +30%	19 Apr 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£118,500
90, RUFUS GARDENS 12 Apr 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	12 Apr 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£105,000
107, RUFUS GARDENS 5 Jan 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £48,950 (Nov 1999) · +18%	5 Jan 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£58,000
103, RUFUS GARDENS 2 Jan 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £31,000 (Sep 1996) · +82%	2 Jan 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£56,500
80, RUFUS GARDENS 8 Dec 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £39,500 (Jan 1995) · +72%	8 Dec 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£68,000
81, RUFUS GARDENS 6 Oct 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,500 (Aug 1998) · +41%	6 Oct 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£67,000
59, RUFUS GARDENS 5 Oct 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	5 Oct 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£68,000
118, RUFUS GARDENS 31 Aug 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	31 Aug 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£92,000
104, RUFUS GARDENS 31 Mar 2000 · Terraced · Leasehold	31 Mar 2000	Terraced · Leasehold	£48,500
74, RUFUS GARDENS 9 Dec 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £45,950 (Dec 1997) · +30%	9 Dec 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£59,950
107, RUFUS GARDENS 26 Nov 1999 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £35,950 (Jun 1997) · +36%	26 Nov 1999	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£48,950
97, RUFUS GARDENS 20 Aug 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	20 Aug 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£92,500
75, RUFUS GARDENS 30 Jul 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £48,000 (Nov 1998) · +14%	30 Jul 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£54,950
68, RUFUS GARDENS 12 Jul 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	12 Jul 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£66,000
66, RUFUS GARDENS 21 May 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	21 May 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£51,950
120, RUFUS GARDENS 14 May 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	14 May 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£69,500
64, RUFUS GARDENS 30 Apr 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	30 Apr 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£70,000
88, RUFUS GARDENS 14 Apr 1999 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	14 Apr 1999	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£43,500
93, RUFUS GARDENS 9 Apr 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	9 Apr 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£89,500
100, RUFUS GARDENS 8 Jan 1999 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	8 Jan 1999	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£37,000
91, RUFUS GARDENS 4 Dec 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	4 Dec 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£91,000
112, RUFUS GARDENS 27 Nov 1998 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £40,000 (Apr 1996) · +13%	27 Nov 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£45,000
75, RUFUS GARDENS 20 Nov 1998 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £38,500 (May 1996) · +25%	20 Nov 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£48,000
81, RUFUS GARDENS 14 Aug 1998 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £42,995 (Jun 1997) · +10%	14 Aug 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£47,500
115, RUFUS GARDENS 26 Jun 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	26 Jun 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£64,000
102, RUFUS GARDENS 30 Apr 1998 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	30 Apr 1998	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£42,000
92, RUFUS GARDENS 24 Apr 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	24 Apr 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£78,500
117, RUFUS GARDENS 31 Mar 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £50,500 (Oct 1996) · +17%	31 Mar 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£59,000
74, RUFUS GARDENS 17 Dec 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	17 Dec 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£45,950
67, RUFUS GARDENS 30 Sep 1997 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £38,500 (May 1997) · +12%	30 Sep 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£42,950
114, RUFUS GARDENS 29 Aug 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold	29 Aug 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold	£44,000
89, RUFUS GARDENS 15 Aug 1997 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	15 Aug 1997	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£33,950
107, RUFUS GARDENS 25 Jun 1997 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £33,000 (May 1995) · +9%	25 Jun 1997	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£35,950
81, RUFUS GARDENS 20 Jun 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	20 Jun 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£42,995
67, RUFUS GARDENS 16 May 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	16 May 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£38,500
116, RUFUS GARDENS 6 May 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	6 May 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£58,250
122, RUFUS GARDENS 8 Jan 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	8 Jan 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£54,000
76, RUFUS GARDENS 12 Dec 1996 · Detached · Freehold	12 Dec 1996	Detached · Freehold	£39,500
60, RUFUS GARDENS 1 Nov 1996 · Detached · Freehold Previously £39,950 (Sep 1995) · +6%	1 Nov 1996	Detached · Freehold	£42,500
117, RUFUS GARDENS 25 Oct 1996 · Semi-detached · Freehold	25 Oct 1996	Semi-detached · Freehold	£50,500
105, RUFUS GARDENS 4 Oct 1996 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	4 Oct 1996	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£35,000
103, RUFUS GARDENS 20 Sep 1996 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £31,500 (Mar 1995) · −2%	20 Sep 1996	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£31,000
75, RUFUS GARDENS 31 May 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	31 May 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£38,500

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