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Banister Park & Howard Road: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Banister Park & Howard Road neighbourhood of Southampton, England (ONS area Southampton 020). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes SO15, SO17. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SO15 5ND.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Banister Park & Howard Road is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Southampton (4 of 20 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £395,000 and flats for £162,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Southampton (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Southampton Central, is about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 29 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£395,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£162,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average 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 -0.13; 1 of 20 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 4 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 3 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£56,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 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
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Banister Park & Howard Road sits in Southampton
- Typical house price: 5th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton
- Typical flat price: 12th highest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 10th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 29 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 Banister Park & Howard Road
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 29 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Southampton, 4 the other way and 15 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
- New-build activity
Falling behind the borough
- Residents aged 25 to 29
- Single-person households under 65
- Anti-social behaviour
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Southampton Central Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 16 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (77 to 84 min); Southern to Brighton (about 105 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 Banister Primary School 380 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school St Mark's Church of England School 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2022).
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 Banister Park & Howard Road
What is the typical house price in Banister Park & Howard Road?
£395,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
How does Banister Park & Howard Road compare with the rest of Southampton?
Typical house price: 5th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton. Typical flat price: 12th highest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 10th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton.
Is Banister Park & Howard Road an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Banister Park & Howard Road gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.13; 1 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Banister Park & Howard Road?
Southampton Central. Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 16 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (77 to 84 min); Southern to Brighton (about 105 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Banister Park & Howard Road?
Nearest state primary school. Banister Primary School. 380 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2024). Nearest state secondary school. St Mark's Church of England School. 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2022).
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.