SO18 5BU, Southampton
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Average sold price
£304,833
15 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£400,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in SO18 5BU
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44, Taunton Drive | 30 Jan 2026 | £400,000 | Detached |
| 48, Taunton Drive | 7 Feb 2025 | £428,000 | Detached |
| 28, Taunton Drive | 17 Nov 2023 | £350,000 | Detached |
| 70, Taunton Drive | 15 Sep 2023 | £290,000 | Detached |
| 68, Taunton Drive | 26 May 2023 | £276,000 | Detached |
| 26, Taunton Drive | 20 May 2022 | £330,000 | Detached |
| 36, Taunton Drive | 4 May 2021 | £332,500 | Detached |
| 28, Taunton Drive | 23 Apr 2021 | £290,000 | Detached |
| 74, Taunton Drive | 16 Nov 2020 | £240,000 | Detached |
| 72, Taunton Drive | 14 Aug 2020 | £250,000 | Detached |
| 8, Taunton Drive | 5 Oct 2018 | £315,000 | Detached |
| 8, Taunton Drive | 16 Feb 2018 | £245,000 | Detached |
| 10, Taunton Drive | 5 Jan 2018 | £253,000 | Detached |
| 6, Taunton Drive | 2 Jun 2017 | £245,000 | Detached |
| 48, Taunton Drive | 17 Mar 2017 | £328,000 | Detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in SO18 5BU
- Taunton Drive£400k
Schools near SO18 5BU
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harefield Primary School | Primary | Requires improvement | 0.2 mi |
| Woodlands Community College | Secondary | Good | 0.4 mi |
| Moorlands Primary School | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| Thornhill Primary School | Primary | Requires improvement | 0.5 mi |
| Bitterne Church of England Primary School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| Glenfield Infant School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
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Living in SO18 5BU
Nearest stations
- Bitterne station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
- Sholing station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
- St Denys station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
Supermarkets
- Tesco Express Esso 0.4 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.4 mi
- Tesco Express 0.4 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.5 mi
Pharmacies
- Pharmacy Direct 0.3 mi
- Dean Road Pharmacy 0.3 mi
- Bitterne Pharmacy 0.5 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 0.2 mi
- Dental Department 0.3 mi
- Dental Surgery 0.7 mi
GP surgeries
- West End Road Surgery 0.5 mi
- The Peartree Practice 1.2 mi
- St. Peters Surgery 1.7 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 99% of homes in Southampton (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 4 of 10 |
| Employment | 4 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 4 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 3 of 10 |
| Crime | 3 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 7 of 10 |
| Living environment | 8 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in SO18 5BU
Ethnic group
| Here | Southampton | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89% | 80.9% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 4.3% | 3.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 4.1% | 10.5% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 2.2% | 3% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.3% | 2.3% |
Religion
| Here | Southampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 49.7% | 40.2% |
| No religion | 40.4% | 43.5% |
| Not answered | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| Muslim | 2.4% | 5.4% |
| Sikh | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| Other religion | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Buddhist | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Hindu | 0.4% | 1.3% |
Country of birth
| Here | Southampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 84.8% | 75.9% |
| Born outside the UK | 15.2% | 24.1% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Southampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 25.1% | 31.7% |
| No qualifications | 22.2% | 17.3% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 16.6% | 20.6% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 13.9% | 12.6% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 11.2% | 9.5% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.7% | 5.4% |
| Other qualifications | 3.3% | 3% |
General health
| Here | Southampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 43.7% | 47.7% |
| Good health | 35.3% | 35.1% |
| Fair health | 14% | 12.3% |
| Bad health | 5.3% | 3.8% |
| Very bad health | 1.7% | 1.1% |
Occupation
| Here | Southampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 14.5% | 19.8% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 13.3% | 8.4% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 13.3% | 10.3% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 12.6% | 11.9% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 11.9% | 10.7% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 9.3% | 8.7% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 8.4% | 8.4% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 8.4% | 8.7% |
| Elementary occupations | 8.2% | 13.2% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Southampton | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 45.1% | 44.3% |
| No cars or vans in household | 24.1% | 27.2% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 23.6% | 21.9% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 7.2% | 6.5% |
Economic activity
| Here | Southampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 56.5% | 57.9% |
| Economically inactive | 42.5% | 38.1% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1% | 4.1% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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