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On Bright Wire Crescent, in Eastleigh West
What it's like at SO50 5SQ: every home that has sold on Bright Wire Crescent 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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2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Bright Wire Crescent; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 78 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Oct 2005 | £141,450 | 43 m² | £3,290/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Mar 2020 | £205,000 | 88 m² | £2,330/m² | 3 |
| 2, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Jun 2026 | £163,000 | 46 m² | £3,543/m² | 4 |
| 2a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Sept 2005 | £190,950 | 86 m² | £2,220/m² | 1 |
| 3, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Mar 2018 | £153,000 | 44 m² | £3,477/m² | 2 |
| 3a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Sept 2005 | £190,950 | 94 m² | £2,031/m² | 1 |
| 4, Bright Wire CrescentTerraced | May 2015 | £128,500 | 42 m² | £3,060/m² | 2 |
| 4a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Aug 2005 | £194,950 | 97 m² | £2,010/m² | 1 |
| 5, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Dec 2021 | £151,000 | 42 m² | £3,595/m² | 2 |
| 5a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Oct 2023 | £210,000 | 83 m² | £2,530/m² | 2 |
| 6, Bright Wire CrescentTerraced | Mar 2016 | £138,000 | 45 m² | £3,067/m² | 1 |
| 6a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Aug 2005 | £195,950 | 95 m² | £2,063/m² | 1 |
| 7, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Jun 2025 | £155,000 | 46 m² | £3,370/m² | 2 |
| 7a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Apr 2025 | £236,000 | 86 m² | £2,744/m² | 3 |
| 8, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Aug 2021 | £146,000 | 43 m² | £3,395/m² | 3 |
| 8a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Dec 2024 | £220,000 | 99 m² | £2,222/m² | 5 |
| 9, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Nov 2017 | £151,000 | 46 m² | £3,283/m² | 2 |
| 9a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Dec 2004 | £165,000 | 83 m² | £1,988/m² | 1 |
| 10, Bright Wire CrescentTerraced | Oct 2022 | £167,500 | 43 m² | £3,895/m² | 3 |
| 10a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Jan 2020 | £195,000 | 98 m² | £1,990/m² | 3 |
| 11, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Dec 2004 | £129,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 11a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Mar 2005 | £185,000 | 97 m² | £1,907/m² | 1 |
| 12, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Dec 2004 | £123,452 | – | – | 1 |
| 12a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Nov 2007 | £163,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 14, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Oct 2010 | £116,250 | 44 m² | £2,642/m² | 2 |
| 14a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Oct 2010 | £153,000 | 87 m² | £1,759/m² | 2 |
| 15, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Aug 2014 | £130,000 | 50 m² | £2,600/m² | 2 |
| 15a, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Nov 2012 | £160,000 | 85 m² | £1,882/m² | 2 |
| 16, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Dec 2004 | £160,000 | 63 m² | £2,540/m² | 1 |
| 17, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Nov 2025 | £200,000 | 72 m² | £2,778/m² | 3 |
| 18, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Jun 2019 | £180,000 | 68 m² | £2,647/m² | 2 |
| 19, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Dec 2014 | £153,500 | 58 m² | £2,647/m² | 3 |
| 20, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Apr 2016 | £163,000 | 63 m² | £2,587/m² | 2 |
| 22, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Jan 2015 | £140,000 | 67 m² | £2,090/m² | 1 |
| 23, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Nov 2024 | £195,000 | 64 m² | £3,047/m² | 2 |
| 24, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Mar 2025 | £197,000 | 66 m² | £2,985/m² | 4 |
| 33, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | May 2025 | £180,000 | 61 m² | £2,951/m² | 3 |
| 34, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Apr 2006 | £75,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 35, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Jul 2022 | £205,000 | 69 m² | £2,971/m² | 2 |
| 36, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Apr 2024 | £197,500 | 63 m² | £3,135/m² | 3 |
| 37, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Nov 2005 | £80,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 38, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Sept 2023 | £181,000 | 69 m² | £2,623/m² | 2 |
| 40, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Jul 2010 | £132,000 | 59 m² | £2,237/m² | 1 |
| 41, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | May 2023 | £97,500 | 66 m² | £1,477/m² | 1 |
| 42, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | May 2024 | £160,000 | 45 m² | £3,556/m² | 2 |
| 44, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Jan 2021 | £150,000 | 44 m² | £3,409/m² | 2 |
| 45, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Nov 2013 | £125,000 | 44 m² | £2,841/m² | 3 |
| 46, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | May 2010 | £122,000 | 47 m² | £2,596/m² | 2 |
| 47, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Jul 2023 | £144,000 | 44 m² | £3,273/m² | 2 |
| 48, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Mar 2024 | £156,500 | 44 m² | £3,557/m² | 2 |
| 49, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Apr 2005 | £142,950 | 44 m² | £3,249/m² | 1 |
| 50, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Apr 2005 | £189,950 | 80 m² | £2,374/m² | 1 |
| 51, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Jan 2017 | £190,000 | 88 m² | £2,159/m² | 3 |
| 52, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Nov 2020 | £205,000 | 87 m² | £2,356/m² | 3 |
| 53, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Jul 2008 | £170,000 | 90 m² | £1,889/m² | 1 |
| 54, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Mar 2021 | £194,000 | 95 m² | £2,042/m² | 3 |
| 55, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Aug 2020 | £203,000 | 83 m² | £2,446/m² | 2 |
| 57, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Dec 2021 | £220,000 | 93 m² | £2,366/m² | 3 |
| 63, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Sept 2024 | £215,000 | 76 m² | £2,829/m² | 3 |
| 64, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Oct 2018 | £199,950 | 66 m² | £3,030/m² | 3 |
| 65, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Jan 2025 | £208,000 | 90 m² | £2,311/m² | 2 |
| 66, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Dec 2021 | £200,000 | 78 m² | £2,564/m² | 3 |
| 67, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Apr 2024 | £197,000 | 84 m² | £2,345/m² | 2 |
| 68, Bright Wire CrescentFlat · company-owned | Jul 2024 | £200,000 | 76 m² | £2,632/m² | 2 |
| 69, Bright Wire CrescentTerraced | Feb 2014 | £109,000 | 71 m² | £1,535/m² | 2 |
| 70, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Nov 2024 | £190,000 | 76 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 74, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Mar 2016 | £178,500 | 83 m² | £2,151/m² | 1 |
| 75, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Nov 2022 | £220,000 | 86 m² | £2,558/m² | 2 |
| 76, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Dec 2005 | £197,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 77, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Apr 2011 | £156,500 | 92 m² | £1,701/m² | 2 |
| 78, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Dec 2024 | £215,000 | 94 m² | £2,287/m² | 2 |
| 79, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Dec 2018 | £203,000 | 89 m² | £2,281/m² | 2 |
| 80, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | May 2024 | £151,000 | 44 m² | £3,432/m² | 4 |
| 81, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Nov 2005 | £146,500 | 44 m² | £3,330/m² | 1 |
| 82, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Nov 2019 | £152,500 | 46 m² | £3,315/m² | 3 |
| 83, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Apr 2015 | £122,000 | 45 m² | £2,711/m² | 2 |
| 84, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Nov 2005 | £146,500 | 39 m² | £3,756/m² | 1 |
| 85, Bright Wire CrescentFlat | Jan 2023 | £165,000 | 44 m² | £3,750/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Eastleigh, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 1.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Winchester.
The nearest bus stop is Sopwith Road, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 23); 2 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Norwood Primary & Pre-School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Crestwood Community School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 38.1 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton (2.3 km) and Cantell School (3.2 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Metro, 600 m away, with The Southern Co-operative - Leigh Road closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Eastleigh Medical Practice (750 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, No 1 Beauty Studio is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southampton General Hospital, 5.7 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: 21 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
@The Point Cafe Bar is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Morgan and Family Uk the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 105 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 9% detached houses.
It's new: 51% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 362 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Pirelli Park, 50 m away; for exercise, Places Leisure Eastleigh (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 1.9 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 85 km.
53 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.
Eastleigh constituency: Liz Jarvis MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 1,546 (3.3%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 34%, Conservative 31%, Labour 15%, Reform UK 13%.
16 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 SO50 5SQ →
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Southampton, 4.4 km away (TEF Silver).
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" Bright Wire Crescent in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 50 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 42 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 89.3% | 90.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.9% | 7.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 2.6% | 1.0% | 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.