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Mercury Close, Southampton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Mercury Close, Southampton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/southampton-southampton/mercury-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SO16 8BH, SO16 8BJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£262,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£215,120
37 sales
Price range
£148k – £274k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Dec 2025
SO16 8BJ

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At a glance

House prices£262k average3% below the Southampton average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station30 min walkRedbridge (Hants) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold98% freeholdAcross 41 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

37 property sales on Mercury Close, Southampton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £262,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £215,543. Average sale prices rose from £175,238 in 2016 to £250,800 in 2025 (+43%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 3% below the Southampton average of £269,510 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 92% terraced, 5% semi-detached, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on Mercury Close range from £148,000 to £274,000. 98% of homes sold here were freehold and 2% leasehold. Of 477 streets in Southampton with at least two sales in the last year, Mercury Close ranks 238th for average price.

House prices on Mercury Close compared

Mercury Close£262,000
SO16 postcode area£306,717
Southampton£269,510
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SO16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £175,238 (4 sales)2016£175k2017: £205,667 (3 sales)2017£206k2018: £192,100 (5 sales)2018£192k2019: £198,375 (4 sales)2019£198k2020: £217,250 (4 sales)2020£217k2021: £200,000 (2 sales)2021£200k2022: £244,333 (3 sales)2022£244k2023: £236,667 (3 sales)2023£237k2024: £230,375 (4 sales)2024£230k2025: £250,800 (5 sales)2025£251k

Tenure: 98% freehold and 2% leasehold across 41 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced34£215,5438 Dec 2025
Semi-detached2£240,50017 Nov 2025
Detached1£150,00018 May 2018

Sold prices on Mercury Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
64, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 8 Dec 2025£250,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 17 Nov 2025£274,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 24 Oct 2025£240,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 14 Mar 2025£230,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 20 Feb 2025£260,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 12 Dec 2024£198,000 TerracedFreehold
82, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 4 Nov 2024£234,500 TerracedFreehold
47, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 14 Jun 2024£260,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 6 Mar 2024£220,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 2 Feb 2024£207,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 3 Oct 2023£260,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 31 Aug 2023£168,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 22 Aug 2023£235,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 5 May 2023£215,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 9 Dec 2022£265,000 TerracedFreehold
111, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 16 Nov 2022£260,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 26 Jul 2022£208,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 31 May 2022£130,000 TerracedFreehold
91, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 4 May 2021£200,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 26 Feb 2021£200,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 14 Dec 2020£216,500 TerracedLeasehold
57, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 9 Sep 2020£220,000 TerracedFreehold
106, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 30 Jul 2020£220,000 TerracedFreehold
102, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 17 Jan 2020£212,500 TerracedFreehold
88, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 20 Sep 2019£205,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 12 Jul 2019£190,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 12 Jul 2019£208,500 TerracedFreehold
41, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 18 Jan 2019£190,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 12 Oct 2018£175,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 7 Sep 2018£187,500 TerracedFreehold
52, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 12 Jul 2018£230,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 18 May 2018£150,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 18 Jan 2018£218,000 TerracedFreehold
103, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 6 Dec 2017£220,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 20 Oct 2017£217,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 27 Jan 2017£180,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 15 Jul 2016£204,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 24 Jun 2016£189,950 TerracedFreehold
1, Mercury Close SO16 8BH 20 May 2016£159,000 TerracedFreehold
91, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 30 Mar 2016£175,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Mercury Close SO16 8BJ 11 Mar 2016£148,000 TerracedFreehold

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
47, Mercury Close £175,000 (Oct 2018) → £260,000 (Jun 2024) +49%
over 6 yrs
52, Mercury Close £230,000 (Jul 2018) → £260,000 (Oct 2023) +13%
over 5 yrs
61, Mercury Close £130,000 (May 2022) → £208,000 (Jul 2022) +60%
over under a year
91, Mercury Close £175,000 (Mar 2016) → £200,000 (May 2021) +14%
over 5 yrs
42, Mercury Close £187,500 (Sep 2018) → £200,000 (Feb 2021) +7%
over 2 yrs
53, Mercury Close £189,950 (Jun 2016) → £208,500 (Jul 2019) +10%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Mercury Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Fairisle Junior School 375 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.3 mi
Fairisle Infant and Nursery School 324 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.3 mi
Compass School 40 pupils Pupil referral unit 5–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill 667 pupils Secondary 11–16 Inadequate Report 0.4 mi
The Cedar School 86 pupils Community special school 2–16 Report 0.5 mi
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 222 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School 334 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School 372 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.7 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

  • Redbridge (Hants) station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Totton station 2.0 mi · 39 min walk
  • Millbrook (Hants) station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Gemini Close (NE-bound, Upper Brownhill Road) 1 min walk
  • Gemini Close (SW-bound, Upper Brownhill Road) 1 min walk
  • Mercury Close (NE-bound, Upper Brownhill Road) 1 min walk
  • Library (Stop LE, Lord's Hill Centre West) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Lordshill Health Centre
    Lordshill District Centre, Southampton · 0.2 mi
  • Solent Gp Surgery
    Adelaide Health Centre, William Macleod Way, Southampton · 0.9 mi
  • Aldermoor Surgery
    Aldermoor Close, Southampton · 1.0 mi
  • Brook House Surgery
    98 Oakley Road, Shirley Park, Southampton · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Southampton Rownhams Road · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Lordshill · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Romsey Rd Southampton · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Nursling · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Maybush Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Lordshill Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Millbrook Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Lordshill Health Centre · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Department · 0.7 mi
  • Tremona Road (dental Surgery) · 0.8 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 2 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned41.0%62.5%
Private rented6.3%20.3%
Social rented51.8%17.1%
Households710

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6452.5%64.1%
Aged 65+33.7%18.6%
Residents1,369

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 networks99%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Southampton 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 Mercury Close

Ethnic group

HereSouthampton
White91%80.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%10.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%3.3%
Other ethnic group1%2.3%

Religion

HereSouthampton
Christian53.7%40.2%
No religion38.3%43.5%
Not answered4.5%6.6%
Muslim1.7%5.4%
Hindu0.7%1.3%
Buddhist0.5%0.5%
Other religion0.4%0.7%
Jewish0.2%–

Country of birth

HereSouthampton
Born in the UK88.3%75.9%
Born outside the UK11.7%24.1%

Highest qualification

HereSouthampton
No qualifications32.8%17.3%
Level 4 qualifications and above17%31.7%
Level 2 qualifications15.4%12.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%9.5%
Level 3 qualifications12.1%20.6%
Apprenticeship6.9%5.4%
Other qualifications3.2%3%

General health

HereSouthampton
Good health33.5%35.1%
Very good health32.1%47.7%
Fair health22.4%12.3%
Bad health9%3.8%
Very bad health3%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereSouthampton
1 car or van in household40.6%44.3%
No cars or vans in household36.6%27.2%
2 cars or vans in household17.5%21.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%6.5%

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 Southampton.

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