House prices in SO30 3 (West End)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'SO30 3' (West End, Hedge End) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.


Defining 'SO30 3'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "SO30 3", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it West End.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in West End is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 82, Telegraph Road, West End, Hedge End, sold for £655,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 163 square metres, the price per sqm is £4,018.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £3,800-£4,000, £4,000-£4,200, £4,200-£4,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 155 sales in West End (SO30 3) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for West End, Hedge End
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in West End

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in West End (SO30 3). Of the 155 transactions, half were sold for between £3,320 and £4,520 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'SO30 3' is £3,820. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £4,520 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for West End, Hedge End

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Hedge End. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for West End
House price heatmap for West End, Hedge End

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'SO30 3' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
SO30 4 Hedge End £3,440 sqm £4,010 sqm £4,650 sqm
SO30 0 Hedge End £3,650 sqm £4,090 sqm £4,530 sqm
SO30 2 Hedge End £3,530 sqm £4,150 sqm £4,780 sqm
SO30 3 West End £3,320 sqm £3,820 sqm £4,520 sqm

Will Hedge End house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for SO30 3 (West End) compared with both the wider area SO30 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in West End,Hedge End
House price trends for West End

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent SO30 3 sales
Recent trends for West End

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Hedge End to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Hedge End and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Quob Farm Close, West End, SO30 3H 68 sqm £4,291 21
Runnymede, West End, SO30 3B 49 sqm £3,157 21
Monarch Way, West End, SO30 3J 72 sqm £4,105 17
Kenilworth Gardens, West End, SO30 3H 50 sqm £2,795 17
Noyce Court, West End, SO30 3H 87 sqm £3,151 16
High Street, West End, SO30 3D 56 sqm £3,372 14
Hope Road, West End, SO30 3G 72 sqm £4,840 13
Orchards Way, West End, SO30 3F 70 sqm £4,044 11

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Raw data

Our analysis of West End is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
82, Telegraph Rd, West End, Hedge End £655,000
Jul-2024
163 4,018
1, Patricia Close, West End, Hedge End £438,000
Jul-2024
88 4,977
1, Caversham Close, West End, Hedge End £467,500
Jun-2024
95 4,921

See the entire list of all sales in West End (SO30 3) here.

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