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Old Common Gardens, Locks Heath, Southampton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Old Common Gardens, Locks Heath, Southampton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/southampton-hampshire/old-common-gardens/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SO31 6AX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£165,167
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£155,121
57 sales
Price range
£110k – £261k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Aug 2026
SO31 6AX

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At a glance

House prices£165k average58% 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) Nearest station15 min walkSwanwick station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 57 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

57 property sales on Old Common Gardens, Locks Heath, Southampton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £165,167. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £150,767. Average sale prices rose from £142,806 in 2016 to £165,167 in 2026 (+16%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 58% below the Southampton average of £394,450 over the same period. 17 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 11 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 95% flat, 4% terraced, 2% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Old Common Gardens range from £109,950 to £260,500. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 526 streets in Southampton with at least two sales in the last year, Old Common Gardens ranks 517th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Old Common Gardens compared

Old Common Gardens£165,167
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: £142,806 (8 sales)2016£143k2017: £173,500 (2 sales)2017£174k2018: £177,000 (5 sales)2018£177k2019: £139,988 (4 sales)2019£140k2020: £182,333 (3 sales)2020£182k2021: £154,125 (8 sales)2021£154k2022: £141,333 (9 sales)2022£141k2023: £148,286 (7 sales)2023£148k2024: £138,750 (2 sales)2024£139k2025: £174,083 (6 sales)2025£174k2026: £165,167 (3 sales)2026£165k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 57 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat54£150,76726 Aug 2026
Terraced2£240,25017 Feb 2026
Semi-detached1£220,0005 Oct 2018

Sold prices on Old Common Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
30, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 26 Aug 2026£125,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 12 Mar 2026£110,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 17 Feb 2026£260,500 TerracedLeasehold
26, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 30 Sep 2025£117,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 10 Jul 2025£260,000 FlatLeasehold
43, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 13 Jun 2025£125,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 26 Feb 2025£145,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 20 Jan 2025£250,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 3 Jan 2025£147,500 FlatLeasehold
40, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 2 Aug 2024£145,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 24 Jul 2024£132,500 FlatLeasehold
35, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 15 Dec 2023£125,000 FlatLeasehold
49, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 4 Oct 2023£125,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 22 Sep 2023£245,000 FlatLeasehold
37, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 23 Jun 2023£145,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 12 May 2023£137,500 FlatLeasehold
25, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 27 Apr 2023£132,500 FlatLeasehold
43, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 23 Mar 2023£128,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 16 Dec 2022£140,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 4 Nov 2022£120,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 5 Aug 2022£115,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 27 Jul 2022£230,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 30 May 2022£138,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 27 May 2022£125,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 5 Apr 2022£144,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 19 Jan 2022£136,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 7 Jan 2022£124,000 FlatLeasehold
47, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 5 Nov 2021£130,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 30 Sep 2021£131,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 16 Jul 2021£250,000 FlatLeasehold
40, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 29 Jun 2021£140,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 26 Apr 2021£130,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 31 Mar 2021£125,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 22 Jan 2021£142,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 18 Jan 2021£185,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 12 Mar 2020£209,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 14 Feb 2020£220,000 TerracedLeasehold
23, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 10 Feb 2020£118,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 6 Dec 2019£140,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 13 Sep 2019£145,000 FlatLeasehold
47, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 31 May 2019£125,000 FlatLeasehold
49, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 25 Jan 2019£149,950 FlatLeasehold
2, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 5 Oct 2018£220,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
16, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 31 Aug 2018£160,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 16 Jul 2018£225,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 29 Mar 2018£137,500 FlatLeasehold
42, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 25 Jan 2018£142,500 FlatLeasehold
7, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 24 Mar 2017£137,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 13 Mar 2017£210,000 FlatLeasehold
48, Old Common Gardens SO31 6AX 8 Dec 2016£135,000 FlatLeasehold
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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
30, Old Common Gardens £140,000 (Dec 2019) → £125,000 (Aug 2026) -11%
over 7 yrs
23, Old Common Gardens £118,000 (Feb 2020) → £124,000 (Jan 2022) → £110,000 (Mar 2026) -7%
over 6 yrs
1, Old Common Gardens £220,000 (Feb 2020) → £260,500 (Feb 2026) +18%
over 6 yrs
18, Old Common Gardens £225,000 (Jul 2018) → £260,000 (Jul 2025) +16%
over 7 yrs
43, Old Common Gardens £128,000 (Mar 2023) → £125,000 (Jun 2025) -2%
over 2 yrs
34, Old Common Gardens £137,500 (May 2023) → £145,000 (Feb 2025) +5%
over 2 yrs
40, Old Common Gardens £140,000 (Jun 2021) → £145,000 (Aug 2024) +4%
over 3 yrs
25, Old Common Gardens £125,000 (Jul 2016) → £132,500 (Apr 2023) → £132,500 (Jul 2024) +6%
over 8 yrs
35, Old Common Gardens £125,000 (Sep 2016) → £125,000 (Dec 2023) +0%
over 7 yrs
49, Old Common Gardens £149,950 (Jan 2019) → £125,000 (Oct 2023) -17%
over 5 yrs
19, Old Common Gardens £199,500 (Jan 2016) → £210,000 (Mar 2017) → £245,000 (Sep 2023) +23%
over 8 yrs
10, Old Common Gardens £125,000 (Mar 2021) → £140,000 (Dec 2022) +12%
over 2 yrs
46, Old Common Gardens £145,000 (Sep 2019) → £138,000 (May 2022) -5%
over 3 yrs
47, Old Common Gardens £125,000 (May 2019) → £130,000 (Nov 2021) +4%
over 2 yrs
21, Old Common Gardens £109,950 (Mar 2016) → £131,000 (Sep 2021) +19%
over 6 yrs
7, Old Common Gardens £137,000 (Mar 2017) → £142,000 (Jan 2021) +4%
over 4 yrs
48, Old Common Gardens £118,000 (May 2016) → £135,000 (Dec 2016) +14%
over under a year

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Schools near Old Common Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Park Gate Primary School 404 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
King's Academy Lord Wilson 61 pupils Academy special converter 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Brookfield Community School 1,854 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Sarisbury Infant School 261 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 0.7 mi
Locks Heath Junior School 418 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.7 mi
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School 277 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.7 mi
Sarisbury Church of England Junior School 367 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.8 mi
St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School 339 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 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 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Bursledon station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Hamble station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Home Rule Road (N-bound, Locks Road) 2 min walk
  • Home Rule Road (S-bound, Locks Road) 2 min walk
  • Richards Close (N-bound, Locks Road) 3 min walk
  • Richards Close (S-bound, Locks Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Lockswood Surgery
    Centre Way, Locks Heath, Southampton · 0.2 mi
  • Brook Lane Surgery
    233A Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green, Southampton · 0.4 mi
  • Phl Sas Service
    Onyx House, 12 Little Park Farm Road, Fareham · 0.8 mi
  • Hamble Valley Health
    Satchell Lane, Hamble, Southampton · 2.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Locks Heath · 0.1 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Locks Heath · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Locks Heath Southampton · 0.2 mi
  • Cook Cook Locks Heath · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • H J Everett · 0.2 mi
  • H J Everett · 0.5 mi
  • H J Everett · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • 112 Dental Care · 0.7 mi
  • Hunts Pond Road (dental Surgery) · 1.0 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.3 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 disability9 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.3%62.5%
Private rented9.3%20.3%
Social rented2.5%17.1%
Households647

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.5%64.1%
Aged 65+32.3%18.6%
Residents1,410

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 Old Common Gardens

Ethnic group

HereFareham
White95.5%95.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%0.6%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.4%

Religion

HereFareham
Christian53.3%49.1%
No religion40%43.7%
Not answered4.8%5.4%
Muslim0.6%0.6%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Hindu0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereFareham
Born in the UK91.7%93.2%
Born outside the UK8.3%6.8%

Highest qualification

HereFareham
Level 4 qualifications and above35%33.4%
Level 3 qualifications17%19.3%
Level 2 qualifications15%14.6%
No qualifications14.2%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%9.8%
Apprenticeship7.6%6.6%
Other qualifications2.8%2.5%

General health

HereFareham
Very good health48.7%48.2%
Good health34%35.4%
Fair health13.1%12.4%
Bad health3.6%3.2%
Very bad health0.6%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereFareham
2 cars or vans in household34%35.8%
1 car or van in household33%38.1%
No cars or vans in household18.1%12.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household15%13.9%

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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