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Firecracker Drive, Locks Heath, Southampton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Firecracker Drive, Locks Heath, Southampton · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/southampton-hampshire/firecracker-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SO31 6BW, SO31 6BU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£369,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£283,604
90 sales
Price range
£166k – £395k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Mar 2026
SO31 6BW

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At a glance

House prices£369k average6% below the Southampton average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station28 min walkSwanwick station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold66% freeholdAcross 100 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

90 property sales on Firecracker Drive, Locks Heath, Southampton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £369,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £336,386. Average sale prices rose from £291,458 in 2016 to £369,000 in 2026 (+27%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 6% below the Southampton average of £394,450 over the same period. 32 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 22 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 49% terraced, 39% flat, 8% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Firecracker Drive range from £166,000 to £395,000. 66% of homes sold here were freehold and 34% leasehold. Of 526 streets in Southampton with at least two sales in the last year, Firecracker Drive ranks 241st for average price.

House prices on Firecracker Drive compared

Firecracker Drive£369,000
SO31 postcode area£411,127
Southampton£394,450
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SO31 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £291,458 (30 sales)2016£291k2017: £270,616 (31 sales)2017£271k2018: £273,500 (2 sales)2018£274k2019: £296,833 (3 sales)2019£297k2020: £228,500 (1 sales)2020£229k2021: £308,333 (3 sales)2021£308k2022: £279,700 (5 sales)2022£280k2023: £294,333 (3 sales)2023£294k2024: £250,000 (5 sales)2024£250k2025: £306,200 (5 sales)2025£306k2026: £369,000 (2 sales)2026£369k

Tenure: 66% freehold and 34% leasehold across 100 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced44£336,38620 Mar 2026
Flat35£209,69517 Jul 2025
Semi-detached7£304,42918 Oct 2024
Detached4£313,25015 Apr 2019

Sold prices on Firecracker Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
43, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 20 Mar 2026£343,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 9 Jan 2026£395,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 24 Oct 2025£380,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 22 Sep 2025£385,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 17 Jul 2025£205,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 33, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 20 Mar 2025£201,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 13 Mar 2025£360,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 18 Dec 2024£385,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 6, 33, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 11 Nov 2024£200,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 18 Oct 2024£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 1, 33, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 9 May 2024£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 30 Apr 2024£190,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 15 Dec 2023£210,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 8 Sep 2023£390,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 26 Apr 2023£265,000 FlatFreehold
46, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 17 Mar 2023£228,000 TerracedLeasehold
23, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 8 Nov 2022£380,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 19 Aug 2022£395,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 27 Jun 2022£350,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 29 Apr 2022£355,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 29 Apr 2022£255,000 FlatFreehold
Flat 2, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 14 Apr 2022£202,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, 33, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 24 Jan 2022£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 11 Jan 2022£166,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 12 Nov 2021£360,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 31 Aug 2021£360,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 8, 33, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 16 Aug 2021£205,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 19 Feb 2021£195,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 17 Sep 2020£215,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 2 Jun 2020£228,500 FlatFreehold
24, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 25 Oct 2019£220,000 FlatFreehold
25, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 22 Aug 2019£327,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 28 Jun 2019£322,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 15 Apr 2019£343,000 DetachedFreehold
57, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 29 Oct 2018£350,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 6 Sep 2018£197,000 TerracedLeasehold
Flat 10, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 15 Dec 2017£214,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 6, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 15 Dec 2017£199,995 Flat New buildLeasehold
15, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BW 15 Dec 2017£335,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
Flat 5, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 11 Dec 2017£199,995 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 3, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 7 Dec 2017£199,950 Flat New buildLeasehold
4, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 4 Dec 2017£327,500 Terraced New buildFreehold
Flat 2, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 9 Nov 2017£200,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
6, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 19 Oct 2017£322,500 Terraced New buildFreehold
2, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 18 Oct 2017£330,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
Flat 1, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 13 Oct 2017£203,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 9, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 29 Sep 2017£212,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 8, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 29 Sep 2017£198,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 4, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 29 Sep 2017£170,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 7, 14, Firecracker Drive SO31 6BU 29 Sep 2017£211,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
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Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
43, Firecracker Drive £320,000 (Dec 2016) → £343,000 (Mar 2026) +7%
over 9 yrs
41, Firecracker Drive £345,000 (Dec 2016) → £360,000 (Aug 2021) → £395,000 (Jan 2026) +14%
over 9 yrs
19, Firecracker Drive £322,000 (Jul 2016) → £380,000 (Oct 2025) +18%
over 9 yrs
5, Firecracker Drive £350,000 (May 2017) → £385,000 (Sep 2025) +10%
over 8 yrs
Flat 1, 14, Firecracker Drive £203,000 (Oct 2017) → £205,000 (Jul 2025) +1%
over 8 yrs
Flat 4, 33, Firecracker Drive £209,000 (Nov 2016) → £201,000 (Mar 2025) -4%
over 8 yrs
51, Firecracker Drive £315,000 (Nov 2016) → £360,000 (Mar 2025) +14%
over 8 yrs
55, Firecracker Drive £340,000 (Nov 2016) → £385,000 (Dec 2024) +13%
over 8 yrs
Flat 6, 33, Firecracker Drive £207,000 (Nov 2016) → £200,000 (Nov 2024) -3%
over 8 yrs
10, Firecracker Drive £235,000 (Sep 2017) → £275,000 (Oct 2024) +17%
over 7 yrs
Flat 1, 33, Firecracker Drive £203,000 (Mar 2017) → £200,000 (May 2024) -1%
over 7 yrs
Flat 10, 14, Firecracker Drive £214,000 (Dec 2017) → £210,000 (Dec 2023) → £190,000 (Apr 2024) -11%
over 6 yrs
39, Firecracker Drive £347,000 (Feb 2017) → £390,000 (Sep 2023) +12%
over 7 yrs
26, Firecracker Drive £220,000 (Apr 2017) → £265,000 (Apr 2023) +20%
over 6 yrs
46, Firecracker Drive £197,000 (Sep 2018) → £228,000 (Mar 2023) +16%
over 5 yrs
23, Firecracker Drive £320,000 (Jul 2016) → £380,000 (Nov 2022) +19%
over 6 yrs
8, Firecracker Drive £330,000 (Sep 2017) → £395,000 (Aug 2022) +20%
over 5 yrs
21, Firecracker Drive £320,000 (Jul 2016) → £355,000 (Apr 2022) → £350,000 (Jun 2022) +9%
over 6 yrs
3, Firecracker Drive £232,100 (May 2017) → £255,000 (Apr 2022) +10%
over 5 yrs
Flat 2, 14, Firecracker Drive £200,000 (Nov 2017) → £202,500 (Apr 2022) +1%
over 4 yrs
Flat 9, 33, Firecracker Drive £207,000 (Dec 2016) → £200,000 (Jan 2022) -3%
over 5 yrs
Flat 4, 14, Firecracker Drive £170,000 (Sep 2017) → £166,000 (Jan 2022) -2%
over 4 yrs
7, Firecracker Drive £333,000 (Sep 2017) → £360,000 (Nov 2021) +8%
over 4 yrs
Flat 8, 33, Firecracker Drive £207,000 (Nov 2016) → £205,000 (Aug 2021) -1%
over 5 yrs
Flat 9, 14, Firecracker Drive £212,000 (Sep 2017) → £195,000 (Feb 2021) -8%
over 3 yrs
12, Firecracker Drive £227,500 (Sep 2017) → £215,000 (Sep 2020) -5%
over 3 yrs
44, Firecracker Drive £215,000 (Sep 2016) → £228,500 (Jun 2020) +6%
over 4 yrs
24, Firecracker Drive £208,000 (Apr 2017) → £220,000 (Oct 2019) +6%
over 3 yrs
25, Firecracker Drive £318,500 (Jul 2016) → £327,500 (Aug 2019) +3%
over 3 yrs
4, Firecracker Drive £327,500 (Dec 2017) → £322,000 (Jun 2019) -2%
over 2 yrs

Showing the 30 most recent of 32 homes with more than one sale.

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Crime and flood risk near Firecracker Drive

Crime

44 crimes were reported within about a mile of Firecracker Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences21
Anti-social behaviour10
Public order4
Drugs2
Other theft2
Vehicle crime2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Firecracker Drive is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Southampton Water and Hamble Flood alert area
  • Hamble estuary Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Firecracker Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brookfield Community School 1,854 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Sarisbury Infant School 261 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 0.5 mi
King's Academy Lord Wilson 61 pupils Academy special converter 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy 421 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.8 mi
Locks Heath Junior School 418 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.8 mi
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School 277 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.8 mi
Sarisbury Church of England Junior School 367 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.9 mi
Park Gate Primary School 404 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Swanwick station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Bursledon station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Hamble station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Barnes Lane (NE-bound, Brook Lane) 3 min walk
  • Barnes Lane (SW-bound, Brook Lane) 4 min walk
  • Winnards Park (SW-bound, Barnes Lane) 5 min walk
  • Winnards Park (NE-bound, Barnes Lane) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Lockswood Surgery
    Centre Way, Locks Heath, Southampton · 0.6 mi
  • Brook Lane Surgery
    233A Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green, Southampton · 0.9 mi
  • Phl Sas Service
    Onyx House, 12 Little Park Farm Road, Fareham · 1.6 mi
  • Hamble Valley Health
    Satchell Lane, Hamble, Southampton · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Cook Cook Locks Heath · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Locks Heath Southampton · 0.6 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Locks Heath · 0.6 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Locks Heath · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • H J Everett · 0.6 mi
  • H J Everett · 0.7 mi
  • H J Everett · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • 112 Dental Care · 1.0 mi
  • Copse Lane Dental Surgery · 1.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.3%62.5%
Private rented10.7%20.3%
Social rented1.0%17.1%
Households776

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.2%64.1%
Aged 65+23.5%18.6%
Residents1,939

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Fareham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Firecracker Drive

Ethnic group

HereFareham
White97.5%95.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.6%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereFareham
Christian54.2%49.1%
No religion39.4%43.7%
Not answered5.6%5.4%
Sikh0.3%–
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Hindu0.2%0.4%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereFareham
Born in the UK93.5%93.2%
Born outside the UK6.5%6.8%

Highest qualification

HereFareham
Level 4 qualifications and above43.6%33.4%
Level 3 qualifications18.5%19.3%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%14.6%
No qualifications7.5%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%9.8%
Apprenticeship5.1%6.6%
Other qualifications3%2.5%

General health

HereFareham
Very good health58.1%48.2%
Good health30%35.4%
Fair health8.9%12.4%
Bad health2.2%3.2%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereFareham
2 cars or vans in household44.7%35.8%
1 car or van in household30.4%38.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household19.9%13.9%
No cars or vans in household5%12.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Fareham.

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