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SO53 1 in Eastleigh

Eastleigh council area · SO53 1 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector SO53 1 in Eastleigh. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideSO53 1 · SO53 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at SO53 1

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Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£525,00076 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
1.1 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

Gigabit availability averages 95.5% across 148 residential postcode records in SO53 1, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

What stands out in the records

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the SO53 1 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 1.1 km away and supermarket 0.8 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

  • Primary school evidence

    3 primary schools appear inside the SO53 1 sector boundary. 100% of those with a recorded Ofsted rating are Good or Outstanding; the rated subset may be smaller than the total. Location does not determine admission eligibility.

  • Recorded sales

    SO53 1 has a recorded sale median of £525,000 from 76 sales. These 2025 transactions do not establish a price trend or current asking price.

Streets and surroundings

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for SO53 1. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

76 sales in sample
68 sales in sample
53 sales in sample
11 sales in sample
8 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Eastleigh local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Eastleigh, about 99.7%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,214Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £911 to £1,214. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.2k£1.1k£911202020232026
Aug 2026£1,214

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,214
Jul 2026£1,214
Jun 2026£1,213
May 2026£1,210
Apr 2026£1,208
Mar 2026£1,205
Feb 2026£1,201
Jan 2026£1,196
Dec 2025£1,190
Nov 2025£1,185
Oct 2025£1,180
Sept 2025£1,175
Aug 2025£1,174
Jul 2025£1,173
Jun 2025£1,173
May 2025£1,168
Apr 2025£1,164
Mar 2025£1,159
Feb 2025£1,155
Jan 2025£1,149
Dec 2024£1,145
Nov 2024£1,138
Oct 2024£1,132
Sept 2024£1,125
Aug 2024£1,119
Jul 2024£1,112
Jun 2024£1,108
May 2024£1,103
Apr 2024£1,098
Mar 2024£1,092
Feb 2024£1,086
Jan 2024£1,079
Dec 2023£1,070
Nov 2023£1,059
Oct 2023£1,052
Sept 2023£1,043
Aug 2023£1,034
Jul 2023£1,024
Jun 2023£1,018
May 2023£1,013
Apr 2023£1,010
Mar 2023£1,005
Feb 2023£1,001
Jan 2023£993
Dec 2022£987
Nov 2022£981
Oct 2022£977
Sept 2022£972
Aug 2022£967
Jul 2022£963
Jun 2022£962
May 2022£960
Apr 2022£958
Mar 2022£954
Feb 2022£951
Jan 2022£947
Dec 2021£943
Nov 2021£939
Oct 2021£936
Sept 2021£933
Aug 2021£930
Jul 2021£928
Jun 2021£926
May 2021£925
Apr 2021£923
Mar 2021£921
Feb 2021£920
Jan 2021£919
Dec 2020£918
Nov 2020£916
Oct 2020£914
Sept 2020£911

Average house price

£310,283Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £272,717 to £330,385. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£330.4k£301.6k£272.7k202020232026
Jul 2026£310,283

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£310,283
Jun 2026£307,619
May 2026£307,265
Apr 2026£307,704
Mar 2026£308,740
Feb 2026£308,927
Jan 2026£309,504
Dec 2025£308,725
Nov 2025£305,254
Oct 2025£307,917
Sept 2025£305,352
Aug 2025£304,048
Jul 2025£302,300
Jun 2025£303,387
May 2025£307,910
Apr 2025£307,213
Mar 2025£307,537
Feb 2025£312,078
Jan 2025£317,325
Dec 2024£322,520
Nov 2024£319,092
Oct 2024£319,577
Sept 2024£316,783
Aug 2024£316,095
Jul 2024£312,487
Jun 2024£310,896
May 2024£309,652
Apr 2024£307,598
Mar 2024£309,724
Feb 2024£309,544
Jan 2024£312,942
Dec 2023£314,760
Nov 2023£320,415
Oct 2023£322,793
Sept 2023£324,805
Aug 2023£318,389
Jul 2023£315,554
Jun 2023£313,246
May 2023£319,360
Apr 2023£319,538
Mar 2023£321,451
Feb 2023£320,796
Jan 2023£322,853
Dec 2022£321,472
Nov 2022£321,172
Oct 2022£323,815
Sept 2022£328,586
Aug 2022£330,385
Jul 2022£326,358
Jun 2022£318,866
May 2022£313,007
Apr 2022£306,244
Mar 2022£306,720
Feb 2022£307,252
Jan 2022£307,505
Dec 2021£302,954
Nov 2021£300,073
Oct 2021£300,164
Sept 2021£296,765
Aug 2021£296,634
Jul 2021£294,732
Jun 2021£295,095
May 2021£288,814
Apr 2021£283,287
Mar 2021£278,869
Feb 2021£279,805
Jan 2021£280,449
Dec 2020£277,408
Nov 2020£272,717
Oct 2020£273,559
Sept 2020£274,971
Aug 2020£276,976
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate95.5%Mean across 148 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Eastleigh; 63,870 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Eastleigh; 63,870 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 148 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Eastleigh; 63,870 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Eastleigh; 63,870 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 7 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station1.1 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.8 km
  • Nearest post office0.8 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.9 km
  • Nearest hospital6.9 km
  • Nearest gym1.4 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.8 km
  • Nearest community centre0.5 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking0.5 km
  • Nearest Waitrose0.9 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector1 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 7 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.6 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km6 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
0.91 km
Tesco
0.78 km
Sainsbury's
3.37 km
Aldi
2.90 km
Lidl
3.41 km
M&S
3.30 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
2
Grade II
2

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

Calshot
20.96 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

The Hiltonbury Farmhouse
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

3Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.4 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.5 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset29.8 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
1Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.5 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

108recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
55
Criminal damage and arson
12
Anti-social behaviour
9
Other theft
8
Public order
8
Vehicle crime
6
Burglary
5
Robbery
2
Drugs
1
Other crime
1
Possession of weapons
1

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider SO53 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from SO53 1. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom SO53 1Shared evidence
SO53 1Chandler's FordThis area · Hampshire
£525,000
76
This area
Reference sector
HA3 9HA3 9 in Harrow area guideHarrow
£551,500£26,500 higher than this area
50
100.4 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability96%94%
Nearest park0.6 km0.5 km
Nearest station1.1 km1 km
RG45 6RG45 6 in Wokingham area guideWokingham
£528,750£3,750 higher than this area
170
58.3 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.6 km0.6 km
Gigabit availability96%94%
GL52 9GL52 9 in Tewkesbury area guideTewkesbury
£510,000£15,000 lower than this area
55
117.1 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.8 km0.8 km
Nearest station1.1 km1.2 km
Gigabit availability96%92%
UB10 9UB10 9 in Hillingdon area guideHillingdon
£535,000£10,000 higher than this area
115
89.6 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability96%95%
Nearest supermarket0.8 km0.6 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector SO53 1, not the whole of Eastleigh. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 148 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Eastleigh; 63,870 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Eastleigh; 63,870 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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