OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Southampton

Private rents in Southampton average £1,255 a month across all property sizes, up 3.1% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,255
1-bed
£879
2-bed
£1,112
3-bed
£1,354
4+ bed
£1,887
Flats
£999

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The £1,255 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £879 and a 3-bed at £1,354 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Southampton
Two-year change: +8.7%Five-year change: +36%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.4% over the last six months, against +1.7% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
SO18596 sales£278,975SO16825 sales£275,000SO19891 sales£266,000SO15624 sales£260,000SO17258 sales£249,998SO14305 sales£212,500
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £260,000.
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What next door costs
Southampton is the 4th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Gosport£1,041£1,269£1,7222Fareham£1,085£1,344£1,9553Eastleigh£1,111£1,361£1,869
4SouthamptonYou are here£1,112£1,354£1,887
5New Forest£1,130£1,387£1,9836Test Valley£1,142£1,406£1,9997Winchester£1,316£1,620£2,245
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.