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On Southbourne Avenue, in Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley
What it's like at SO45 2NS: every home that has sold on Southbourne Avenue since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Southbourne Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 58 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 40a, Southbourne AvenueDetached | Feb 2019 | £330,000 | 138 m² | £2,391/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42, Southbourne AvenueDetached | May 2019 | £293,500 | 103 m² | £2,850/m² | 4 |
| 44, Southbourne AvenueDetached | Jun 1998 | £95,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 48, Southbourne AvenueDetached | Sept 2020 | £240,000 | 75 m² | £3,200/m² | 1 |
| 50, Southbourne AvenueDetached | Jul 2025 | £294,000 | 62 m² | £4,742/m² | 1 |
| 52, Southbourne AvenueDetached | Jun 2014 | £216,000 | 71 m² | £3,042/m² | 1 |
| 54, Southbourne AvenueDetached | Jan 2012 | £197,500 | 15 m² | £13,167/m² | 2 |
| 60, Southbourne AvenueDetached | Oct 2025 | £350,000 | 95 m² | £3,684/m² | 1 |
| 70, Southbourne AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 1997 | £54,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 72, Southbourne AvenueTerraced | Oct 1998 | £61,500 | 97 m² | £634/m² | 1 |
| 74, Southbourne AvenueTerraced | Oct 2006 | £140,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 76, Southbourne AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2024 | £280,000 | 82 m² | £3,415/m² | 3 |
| 80, Southbourne AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2024 | £310,000 | 78 m² | £3,974/m² | 1 |
| 82, Southbourne AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2023 | £295,950 | 78 m² | £3,794/m² | 4 |
| 84, Southbourne AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2006 | £166,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Netley, a drive away (5.9 km), with 82k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Southampton Central.
The nearest bus stop is Holbury Drove Shops, 150 m away, with a bus about every 23 minutes on weekdays (routes 9, C12); 5 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 63 minutes away by public transport (32 by car).
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Manor Church of England Infant School, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Lift New Forest, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 38.5 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative Group, 550 m away, with One Stop Convenience Store closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Forestside Medical Practice (2.9 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Slender you is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southampton General Hospital, 13 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 68% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Line Out Shack is the closest café or restaurant (1.4 km), and Old Mill Inn the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 55 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 30 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 56% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 33% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Holbury Manor Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Gang Warily (1.5 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Calshot, 4.0 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 14 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 91 km.
24 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
New Forest East constituency: Sir Julian Lewis MP (Conservative), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 8,495 (18.8%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Conservative 39%, Labour 20%, Reform UK 17%, Liberal Democrat 16%.
2 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SO45 2NS →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Southbourne Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 40 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.0% | 86.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.1% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.9% | 7.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.