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Aldermoor & Lordswood: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Aldermoor & Lordswood neighbourhood of Southampton, England (ONS area Southampton 002). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes SO16. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SO16 8EA.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Aldermoor & Lordswood is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Southampton (4 of 19 signals falling, 3 rising). Houses here typically resell for £280,000 and flats for £140,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Southampton (0.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Millbrook (Hants), is 3.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 26 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£280,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£140,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -2% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.14; 3 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 9 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£57,300
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.4 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Aldermoor & Lordswood sits in Southampton
- Typical house price: joint 15th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton
- Typical flat price: joint 5th lowest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 8th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 26 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Aldermoor & Lordswood
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 26 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Southampton, 4 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recorded crime
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Income deprivation ranking
- Schools improving
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Millbrook (Hants) Railway station, 3.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Romsey (11 to 22 min) and Salisbury (about 35 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Oakwood Primary School 390 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 (Apr 2026).
- Nearest state secondary school Oasis Academy Lord's Hill 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Inadequate (Jun 2024). Serious weaknesses.
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Aldermoor & Lordswood
What is the typical house price in Aldermoor & Lordswood?
£280,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
How does Aldermoor & Lordswood compare with the rest of Southampton?
Typical house price: joint 15th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton. Typical flat price: joint 5th lowest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 8th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton.
Is Aldermoor & Lordswood an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Aldermoor & Lordswood gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.14; 3 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Aldermoor & Lordswood?
Millbrook (Hants). Railway station, 3.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Romsey (11 to 22 min) and Salisbury (about 35 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Aldermoor & Lordswood?
Nearest state primary school. Oakwood Primary School. 390 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 (Apr 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Oasis Academy Lord's Hill. 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Inadequate (Jun 2024). Serious weaknesses.
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.