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Bowater Way, SO40

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£158,500
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£3,441
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
40
Distinct homes
25
Price range
£42,500 – £301,000
Sales recorded
2001 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Bowater Way is a mix of terraced houses and flats. The median sale price is £158,500, about 50% below the typical SO40 sale. Per square metre of floor space it comes to about £3,441, below the district's £3,814. Recent sales here have lagged the wider SO40 market. With 40 sales across 25 homes since 2001, homes here come to market only rarely.

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Bowater Way prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 40 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianSO40 district trend
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k200520102015202020252001: £83,250 median · 2 sales2002: £96,950 median · 5 sales2003: £131,000 median · 2 sales2004: £154,950 median · 1 sale2005: £137,000 median · 2 sales2006: £119,000 median · 3 sales2007: £170,150 median · 5 sales2009: £153,975 median · 2 sales2010: £141,000 median · 2 sales2011: £142,500 median · 2 sales2013: £162,000 median · 1 sale2014: £180,000 median · 1 sale2017: £197,475 median · 2 sales2018: £250,000 median · 1 sale2019: £249,000 median · 1 sale2020: £252,000 median · 1 sale2021: £220,000 median · 1 sale2022: £263,000 median · 2 sales2024: £226,000 median · 1 sale2025: £235,000 median · 3 sales

Median sold price by year vs the SO40 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Bowater Way compares

Bowater Way against the SO40 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Woodlands Road£600k · 59
Calmore Road£385k · 53
Ringwood Road£331k · 49
Salisbury Road£323k · 86
Rufus Gardens£260k · 41
Fishers Road£260k · 41
Tides Way£216k · 38
Water Lane£180k · 74
Bowater Way£159k · 40*
Popes Lane£158k · 38

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£158,500
median · all recorded sales
SO40 district
£315,000
median · last 8 years · street -50%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Bowater Way's £158,500 median sits about 50% below SO40's £315,000; on floor space it runs £3,441/m² against the district's £3,814/m² (-10%).

Street and SO40 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Bowater Way.

Terraced
£162,000
17 sales
Flat
£125,000
14 sales
Semi-detached
£182,750
9 sales

Every recorded sale on Bowater Way

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
7 Oct 202524 · SO40 2UTFlat—£235,000
14 Aug 202511 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£150,000
8 Jul 20257 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£300,000
20 Dec 20242 · SO40 2UTFlat—£226,000
14 Nov 202219 · SO40 2UTSemi-detached—£301,000
6 May 20224 · SO40 2UTFlat—£225,000
7 Jan 202221 · SO40 2UTnon-standardTerraced—£282,500
19 Nov 202110 · SO40 2UTFlat—£220,000
29 Oct 202031 · SO40 2UTSemi-detached—£252,000
20 Dec 20193 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£249,000
30 Nov 201843 · SO40 2UTSemi-detached—£250,000
30 Jun 20178 · SO40 2UTFlat—£179,950
13 Apr 201750 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£215,000
1 Feb 201652 · SO40 2UTnon-standardSemi-detached—£213,000
6 Mar 201541 · SO40 2UTnon-standardTerraced—£195,000
3 Nov 201437 · SO40 2UTnon-standardTerraced—£205,000
21 May 201440 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£180,000
6 Dec 201315 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£162,000
25 Nov 201114 · SO40 2UTFlat—£125,000
25 Mar 201139 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£160,000
17 Dec 201034 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£157,000
1 Apr 201024 · SO40 2UTFlat—£125,000
14 Sept 20091 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£174,950
6 Feb 200926 · SO40 2UTSemi-detached—£133,000
23 Nov 200743 · SO40 2UTSemi-detached—£189,950
18 Oct 200742 · SO40 2UTSemi-detached—£182,750
8 Aug 200750 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£163,500
11 Jun 20075 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£170,150
19 Jan 200716 · SO40 2UTFlat—£120,000
4 Dec 20063 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£169,000
31 Aug 20064 · SO40 2UTFlat—£119,000
24 May 200640 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£42,500
22 Jul 200539 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£149,000
27 May 200524 · SO40 2UTFlat—£125,000
25 Aug 200431 · SO40 2UTSemi-detached—£154,950
19 Sept 200334 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£133,000
5 Sept 200340 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£129,000
1 Nov 200210 · SO40 2UTFlat—£79,000
25 Jul 200212 · SO40 2UTFlat—£96,950
28 Jun 200226 · SO40 2UTSemi-detached—£120,250
28 Mar 200215 · SO40 2UTTerraced—£99,950
15 Feb 200220 · SO40 2UTFlat—£82,000
8 Jun 200152 · SO40 2UTSemi-detached—£92,000
17 Apr 20018 · SO40 2UTFlat—£74,500

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in SO40

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider SO40 area guide.

Salisbury RoadWater LaneRingwood RoadRufus GardensWoodlands RoadTides WayCalmore RoadPopes LaneQuayside WalkRumbridge StreetAfrica DriveTestwood Lane
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.