# 5 KERN CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RA

## Property details

- Slug: `12262d3` (address key hash: `12262d3f4b7fcd604638cd77e28cdf87cc586832`)
- Postcode: SO16 9RA
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- Last sold: £118,000 Mar 2026
- Local average: £151,525 (35 sales)
- Street crime: 420 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £118,000
- Date: 2026-03-23
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-23 | £118,000 | Flat | — | £119,158 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-0efd-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 KERN CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RA | £118,000 | 23/03/2026 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [170969357](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/baf35d2)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-01-13 | £125,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £118,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 KERN CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RA | £95,000 | 23/10/2025 | Flat |
| 109 COLBY STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RU | £182,500 | 23/05/2025 | Flat |
| KINGSTON COURT, 437 FLAT 3 ROMSEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9GJ | £128,000 | 28/11/2022 | Flat |
| 20 COLBY STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RT | £200,000 | 01/09/2022 | Flat |
| 49 KERN CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RD | £145,000 | 31/08/2022 | Flat |
| 17 COLBY STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RT | £155,000 | 24/06/2022 | Flat |
| 52 KERN CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RD | £100,000 | 17/06/2022 | Flat |
| 28 KERN CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RA | £110,000 | 19/05/2022 | Flat |
| 43 COLBY STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RT | £155,000 | 06/05/2022 | Flat |
| 32 KERN CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RA | £84,000 | 29/04/2022 | Flat |
| 11 COLBY STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RT | £160,000 | 29/04/2022 | Flat |
| 107 COLBY STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RU | £70,000 | 01/03/2022 | Flat |
| 68 FLAT 5 ASHMEAD ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5AP | £135,000 | 16/02/2022 | Flat |
| 54 COLBY STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RT | £175,000 | 14/02/2022 | Flat |
| 10 COLBY STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RT | £165,000 | 29/10/2021 | Flat |
| 69 KERN CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RD | £118,000 | 28/09/2021 | Flat |
| 94 KERN CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RE | £95,000 | 28/09/2021 | Flat |

**Area average:** £133,676 (17 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -9.1%
- **10y growth:** -17.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Southampton; Flats and maisonettes series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -3.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 3%
- **10y growth (index):** 13.6%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Southampton). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,128/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,253/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,378/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Southampton (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Maisonette, Coxford Road, SO16 | £815/mo | 1 | 0.24 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £815/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.69% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £101,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £81,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £815/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 8.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 12.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £244/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 8.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 151 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 61 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 |
| Public order | 36 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Other theft | 30 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Other crime | 11 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Possession of weapons | 7 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **420** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Oasis Academy Lord's Hill | Secondary | 0.1 miles | Inadequate — 8 Jul 2024 |
| Compass School | Other | 0.1 miles | Good — 16 Jul 2024 |
| Fairisle Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 8 Dec 2010 |
| Fairisle Junior School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 20 Apr 2018 |
| Newlands Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 5 Sep 2018 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #11843542
- **Address:** 5 Kern Close, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 9RA
- **Certificate Issued:** 12/09/2016
- **Work Completed:** 22/07/2016
- **Items:** 3 window(s)