Photo: Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Holbury sells for £305,000
That is the middle of 287 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.4 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
42% of Holbury’s sales are detached houses
287 homes sold in three years: 121 detached houses, 68 semi-detached houses, 84 terraced houses and 14 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.2 times what a flat does.
median sale · 121 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £332K–£443K
- Last 12 months
- £376K37 sold
median sale · 68 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £280K–£325K
- Last 12 months
- £301K26 sold
median sale · 84 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £245K–£280K
- Last 12 months
- £265K31 sold
median sale · 14 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £145K–£185K
Mostly detached: 42% of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Holbury’s homes sold for between £268K and £365K
One sale in ten was under £225K and one in ten over £448K. 16% sold for under £250K.
The median, £305,000, sits in the £300–400K band
287 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.4 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £56,500 in 1995 to £303,500 in the last 12 months (£270,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
98 sales in the last 12 months, against 200 in 2001, the busiest year, and 71 in 2023. Sales fell by 23% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 37% more sales than 2020.
Holbury costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Holbury, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £73K | £123K | £206K | £220K | £259K | £315K | £376K |
| Semi-detached houses | £55K | £92K | £163K | £168K | £215K | £263K | £301K |
| Terraced houses | £49K | £78K | £147K | £150K | £182K | £225K | £265K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
118 new homes have been sold in Holbury since 1995; the share peaked at 17% in 2001.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
5% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.7% sold leasehold in Holbury. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Southbourne Avenue is Holbury’s busiest street, with 15 sales in three years
22 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southbourne Avenue | SO45 | 15 | £295,950 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Lime Kiln Lane | SO45 | 10 | £459,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Crawte Avenue | SO45 | 10 | £205,500 | Mixed |
| 4 | Springfield Avenue | SO45 | 8 | £359,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Renda Road | SO45 | 8 | £307,500 | Mixed |
| 6 | Church Lane | SO45 | 8 | £305,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Oakley Close | SO45 | 8 | £283,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Manor Road | SO45 | 8 | £258,725 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Rollestone Road | SO45 | 7 | £535,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Holbury Drove | SO45 | 7 | £347,500 | Mixed |
| 11 | Hobson Way | SO45 | 7 | £290,000 | Mixed |
| 12 | Studley Avenue | SO45 | 7 | £275,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Williams Close | SO45 | 6 | £372,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Wedgewood Close | SO45 | 6 | £272,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Forest Edge | SO45 | 6 | £233,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
Rollestone Road: £535,000
Crawte Avenue: £205,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.6 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Holbury is the 72nd most expensive of 77 towns in Hampshire
Holbury is one of Hampshire’s cheapest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Hampshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Holbury’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holbury | — | £305K | 98 | +23% |
| Blackfield and Langley | 1.1 | £370K | 51 | +35% |
| Hythe and Dibden Purlieu | 2.4 | £325K | 237 | +25% |
| Hamble-le-Rice | 3.3 | £325K | 51 | +26% |
| Netley | 3.5 | £330K | 76 | +31% |
| Bursledon | 5 | £320K | 121 | +19% |
| Marchwood | 5.3 | £325K | 60 | +41% |
| Locks Heath | 5.3 | £378K | 506 | +31% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Holbury
What is the average house price in Holbury?
The median home in Holbury sold for £305,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 287 standard sales (£303,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £376,000, semi-detached houses £299,975, terraced houses £260,000 and flats and maisonettes £171,500.
Are house prices going up in Holbury?
The median was £297,975 in 2025, down 7% on 2024 (£320,000), and £303,500 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Holbury each year?
98 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 108 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Holbury?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Rollestone Road (SO45, £535,000), Lime Kiln Lane (SO45, £459,000) and Williams Close (SO45, £372,500).
Is Holbury expensive for Hampshire?
Holbury is the 72nd most expensive of 77 towns of 2,500 or more in Hampshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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