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SO41 house prices & rental yield

Homes in SO41 sell for a median of £482,780 across 669 sales over two years (HM Land Registry), which is +27% against the New Forest median of £381,000. Set against the local average rent of £1,241 a month (ONS), that implies a 3.1% gross yield here versus 3.9% for New Forest as a whole.

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Implied gross yield
3.1%
Median sold
£482,780
vs New Forest
+27%
Sales, 2 yrs
669

Rents are published per district, not per postcode, so the yield above applies the New Forest average rent to SO41 prices. It's the right way to compare postcodes on entry price, but rents do vary street by street, and gross yield ignores costs, voids and mortgage interest.

What renters pay across New Forest
All sizes
£1,241
1-bed
£862
2-bed
£1,130
3-bed
£1,387
4+ bed
£1,983
Office for National Statistics averages for New Forest, what tenants actually pay rather than asking rents.
Cheaper entry points near SO41
SO45583 sales4.5% yield£328,000SO40748 sales4.5% yield£334,000BH25551 sales3.9% yield£385,000SP6266 sales3.8% yield£390,750SO4398 sales3.3% yield£450,000BH24397 sales3.2% yield£460,000SO4280 sales1.8% yield£822,500
Averages don't buy houses

SO41 averages tell you where to look, not whether one particular flat stacks up. Paste a listing and gemhome runs the actual numbers: yield, cash flow, the lender stress test, EPC work and what the public records say about that specific address.

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