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Hollybrook: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Hollybrook neighbourhood of Southampton, England (ONS area Southampton 006). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes SO15, SO16. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SO16 7AR.

An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Hollybrook is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Southampton (5 of 18 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £375,000 and flats for £179,950 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Southampton (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, St Denys, is 2.7 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

£375,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£179,950

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

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 -0.16; 2 of 18 signals up, 5 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 4 small areas range from decile 5 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£58,600

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

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Hollybrook sits in Southampton

Typical house price: 6th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton
Typical flat price: 6th highest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 7th 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 Hollybrook

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Southampton, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Southampton, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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

2 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Southampton, 5 the other way and 11 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

Home improvement applications
Catching up with neighbouring areas

Falling behind the borough

Income deprivation ranking
Schools improving
Air quality
Homes selling
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

St Denys Railway station, 2.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Southampton Central (about 6 min) and Portsmouth & Southsea (about 52 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 Hollybrook Infant School 170 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2020). Ungraded visit Jun 2025: Standards maintained.
Nearest state secondary school Upper Shirley High School 820 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2019). Ungraded visit Jan 2025: Standards maintained.

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 Hollybrook

What is the typical house price in Hollybrook?

£375,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

How does Hollybrook compare with the rest of Southampton?

Typical house price: 6th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton. Typical flat price: 6th highest of the 30 neighbourhoods in Southampton with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 7th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Southampton.

Is Hollybrook an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Hollybrook gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.16; 2 of 18 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Hollybrook?

St Denys. Railway station, 2.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Southampton Central (about 6 min) and Portsmouth & Southsea (about 52 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Hollybrook?

Nearest state primary school. Hollybrook Infant School. 170 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2020). Ungraded visit Jun 2025: Standards maintained. Nearest state secondary school. Upper Shirley High School. 820 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2019). Ungraded visit Jan 2025: Standards maintained.

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.