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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Portland is £234,246 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 4.9%.

England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland

Portland

£234,246

Average price, last 12 months

−4.9% in a year
OCT 2016£184kSEPT 2026£234k

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What can I buy with my budget in Portland?

With £240,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Portland.

£240,000

Portland

  • Flats

    £129,500

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £235,088

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £254,703

    £15k short

  • Detached

    £344,907

    £105k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Portland?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Portland costs £1,172 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Portland

    £1,172

    a month

    Average price
    £234,246
    Deposit
    £23,425
    Mortgage
    £210,821
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £46,849

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £344,907

Semi-detached

  • £254,703

Terraced

  • £235,088

Flats

  • £129,500

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Portland

Mostly terraced houses

13%
15%
60%
13%

How green is Portland?

Portland has 9 public parks among 60 green space sites. Green space covers 2.6% of the area: about 24 m² per resident, or 3.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Portland

    2.6%

    of the land is green space
    24 m² per resident, or 3.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    9 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Portland?

Portland has about 7.5 residents for every football pitch of land, or 2,732 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Portland
7.5 people per football pitch of land · 2,732 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Portland?

Prices in Portland were down on a year earlier in 29 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 4.9% on a year earlier.

Portland29 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    £234,246

Change over 1 year

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    −£11,959

Change over ~10 years

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    +£50,136

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    211

Number of postcodes

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    412

Households (Census 2021)

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    5,732

Household density

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    1,156 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    13,548

Population density

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    2,732 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    24 m² per resident · less than 61% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    2.6%

Public parks

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    9

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    55 per 1,000 · Typical

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    −3.7%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    15 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    JAN 2025 · £293,762

Most common price band

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    £200k – £300k · 45.8%

Detached average

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    £344,907

Semi-detached average

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    £254,703

Terraced average

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    £235,088

Flats average

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    £129,500

Detached share of sales

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    12.6%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    14.6%

Terraced share of sales

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    59.9%

Flats share of sales

  • Portland

    England / Dorset / Weymouth and Portland / Portland

    12.8%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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