Estate agents in Southwell
Southwell (Newark and Sherwood) is a town in the East Midlands with about 7,405 residents. HM Land Registry records 109 homes sold there in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, with a median price paid of £380,000.
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Southwell at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 109 sales in Southwell from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £380,000.
40.0% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.2 years and sold for a median of 23.3% more than they paid.
The median price was £260,000 in 2016 and £385,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Southwell
Median sale price in Southwell: £380,000
| All homes | 109 sales, median £380,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 61 sales, median £459,680 |
| Semi-detached | 27 sales, median £292,500 |
| Terraced | 14 sales, median £232,500 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 7 sales, median £170,000 |
Across Newark and Sherwood the average price was £237,999 in June 2026, up 6.8% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £260,000 (135 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £280,000 (140 sales) |
| 2018 | £282,000 (133 sales) |
| 2019 | £300,000 (99 sales) |
| 2020 | £320,000 (137 sales) |
| 2021 | £344,000 (180 sales) |
| 2022 | £328,250 (129 sales) |
| 2023 | £365,000 (105 sales) |
| 2024 | £328,000 (121 sales) |
| 2025 | £385,000 (119 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Southwell has no railway station of its own. The nearest are Fiskerton at about 2 miles, Bleasby at about 2 miles, Rolleston at about 3 miles and Thurgarton at about 3 miles from the centre. The A612 passes through or beside the town. The nearest motorway access is M1 junction 26 (Nuthall Interchange) at about 13 miles, while A1(M) junction 34 (Blyth Interchange) is about 22 miles away. East Midlands Airport is the closest major airport at about 23 miles, followed by Humberside Airport at about 43 miles. Central London is about 114 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Southwell
Southwell has three primary schools within about 0.9 miles of the centre. Holy Trinity CofE Infant School (Church of England, academy) is about 0.1 miles away, while Lowe's Wong Infant School (academy) and Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School (Church of England/Methodist, academy) are both about 0.3 miles away. For secondary education, The Minster School (Church of England, sixth form, academy) is about 0.2 miles from the centre. Colonel Frank Seely Academy (sixth form, academy) is about 5.8 miles away. Salterford House School, an independent school, is about 5.7 miles away. The nearest university is The Nottingham Trent University, about 11.4 miles from the centre.
Living in Southwell
Southwell is a small rural settlement of around 7,400 residents in Newark and Sherwood, where about 54% of households live in detached houses and roughly 75% of homes are owner occupied. Within about 0.8 miles of the centre there are at least 40 shops, including a Co-op Food about 0.4 miles away, four convenience stores and a market in Market Square. Eight pubs are mapped, the nearest being The Reindeer at about 0.1 miles, alongside at least four cafés and three restaurants. There is no doctors' surgery in the area, the nearest being Farnsfield Surgery about 3.9 miles away. Two pharmacies and three dentists are close by and the nearest hospital with an emergency department is King's Mill Hospital about 12.1 miles away. Southwell Library and Southwell Post Office are both within about 0.4 miles. Five named parks are mapped, with War Memorial Park about 0.1 miles from the centre and Burgage Green about 0.5 miles away.
A short history of Southwell
Southwell has a Roman villa complex and an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, both of which are protected as scheduled monuments, so the area was occupied long before the medieval period. The Archbishop's Palace is also scheduled. Among the 198 listed buildings close to the centre, two are Grade I: the Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin with its attached chapter house and Bishop's Manor with the remains of the Bishop's Palace. Four are Grade II*: the Gateway and Flanking Walls at Minster Churchyard, Cranfield House and Adjoining Garden Walls, the Saracen's Head Hotel and The Residence and Vicars Court with its adjoining boundary walls.
Sport and leisure
Southwell Leisure Centre is a sports centre. Norwood Park Golf Course offers golf and Smithfield Park Livery Stables covers horse riding. Southwell Skate Park provides a pitch for skateboarding. Tennis courts, soccer pitches and a bowls facility are found across the area. Open space includes War Memorial Park, Burgage Green, Higgons Mead, the Playing Fields and Southwell Rugby Club, with a number of children's playgrounds also in the area.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Southwell?
- The median price paid over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £380,000 for standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry.
- What is the median price paid for each type of property in Southwell?
- Over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 the median price paid was £459,680 for detached houses (61 sales) and £292,500 for semi-detached houses (27 sales). It was £232,500 for terraced houses (14 sales) and £170,000 for flats (7 sales).
- How many homes were sold in Southwell in the last year?
- There were 109 standard sales in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, according to HM Land Registry.
- What are the transport links from Southwell?
- The nearest railway stations are Fiskerton at about 2.2 miles and Bleasby at about 2.4 miles. The A612 passes through or beside the area and M1 junction 26 (Nuthall Interchange) is about 13 miles away.
- Which schools are near the centre of Southwell?
- There are 3 primary schools within about 0.9 miles of the centre, the nearest being Holy Trinity CofE Infant School at about 0.1 miles. The Minster School, a secondary school with a sixth form, is about 0.2 miles away.
Areas near Southwell
- Halam
- Upton (Newark and Sherwood)
- Edingley
- Fiskerton (Newark and Sherwood)
- Bleasby
- Thurgarton
- Kirklington
- Rolleston
Southwell is in Newark and Sherwood.
Estate agents near Southwell
- Smith and PartnersSouthwell NG25 0HE0.3 miles
- GascoinesSouthwell NG25 0HQ0.3 miles
- TAUK Property - SouthwellSouthwell NG25 0AA0.3 miles
- Alasdair Morrison & Mundys - SouthwellSouthwell NG25 0EN0.3 miles
- Fenton JonesSouthwell NG25 0HQ0.4 miles
- Emma Terry HomesLowdham NG14 7JR4.1 miles
- Ashford & Moult Estate AgentsCalverton NG14 6FN5.8 miles
- Now HomesNewark-on-Trent NG24 1BG6 miles
- Edlin & Jarvis Estate AgentsNewark-on-Trent NG24 1AN6.1 miles
- Whitegates Newark Lettings & Estate AgentsNewark-on-Trent NG24 1XG6.1 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Southwell.