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Buying at SO16 7PP

Before you offer on a home at SO16 7PP: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £311k. In Highfield & University.

2 to check3 clear£311k typical on Burgess Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 70 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Radon: up to 3–5% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
Note
Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (HMO).
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Busy road: A33, 630 m awayAbout 38,648 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Gigabit broadband94% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£311ktypical sale on Burgess Road, last 10 years

£3,373typical price per m² in Highfield & University

£1,900–£4,210per m² for homes at SO16 7PP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,373 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £304k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Highfield & University

Highfield & University

+28% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	29	£820k	£410k – £1.33m
Semi-detached	26	£405k	£300k – £815k
Terraced	13	£450k	£238k – £700k
Flat	82	£195k	£67k – £340k

Standard sales in Highfield & University. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

18sales on Burgess Road in the last two years

150sales in Highfield & University in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SO16 7PP

Home	Last sold	Floor area
70, Burgess RoadDetached	£248,330, Oct 2004	146 m²	Buyer's report →
72a, Burgess RoadDetached	£375,000, Sept 2022	89 m²	Buyer's report →
72b, Burgess RoadDetached	£335,000, Jan 2018	110 m²	Buyer's report →
74, Burgess RoadSemi-detached	£360,000, Dec 2023	189 m²	Buyer's report →
76, Burgess RoadSemi-detached	£85,000, Nov 1999	80 m²	Buyer's report →
76a, Burgess RoadDetached	£355,000, Mar 2020	132 m²	Buyer's report →
78, Burgess RoadDetached	£293,000, Jun 2015	124 m²	Buyer's report →
78a, Burgess RoadDetached	£510,000, Jan 2025	124 m²	Buyer's report →
80, Burgess RoadDetached	£352,500, Oct 2014	156 m²	Buyer's report →
80a, Burgess Road

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Buying at SO16 7PP

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £311k. In Highfield & University.

2 to check3 clear£311k typical on Burgess Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 70 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Radon: up to 3–5% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Note

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (HMO).

Note

Busy road: A33, 630 m awayAbout 38,648 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Gigabit broadband94% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£311ktypical sale on Burgess Road, last 10 years

£3,373typical price per m² in Highfield & University

£1,900–£4,210per m² for homes at SO16 7PP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,373 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £304k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Highfield & University, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£144k	£89k	£920 a month	7.7%
2 beds	£224k	£199k	£1,110 a month	5.9%
3 beds	£365k	£300k	£1,480 a month	4.9%
4+ beds	£679k	£459k	£2,370 a month	4.2%
All homes	£288k	£199k	£1,290 a month	5.4%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places