SO18, Southampton house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in Southampton, part of the SO postcode area

Near a university · 2.8km from The University of Southampton

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Average asking price
£267k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£1,100
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
4.9%
10% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
3.7%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
292
183% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (Southampton)
#90 of 318
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Summary

SO18 has a gross rental yield of 4.9%, 10% above the UK average, ranking #7 of 20 SO postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

+0.4pp since Jul
Jul: 5.9% 5.9% Jul Aug: 5.8% 5.8% Aug Sep: 6.5% 6.5% Sep Oct: 6.3% 6.3% Oct

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SO18 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £85k £695 — 2 / 7
1 £130k £925 8.5% 43 / 10
2 £190k £1,300 8.2% 62 / 13
3 £350k £1,575 5.4% 68 / 8
4 £500k £1,800 — 31 / 1
5+ £772k — — 4 / 0

Nearby SO postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
SO14 £205k £1,100 6.4% Compare
SO17 £250k £1,250 6.0% Compare
SO45 £360k £1,775 5.9% Compare
SO16 £280k £1,350 5.8% Compare
SO15 £225k £1,000 5.3% Compare
SO19 £260k £1,150 5.3% Compare
SO30 £350k £1,300 4.5% Compare
SO50 £315k £1,100 4.2% Compare
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