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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Portsmouth is £268,977 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 7.7%.

England

Portsmouth

£268,977

Average price, last 12 months

−7.7% in a year
OCT 2016£204kSEPT 2026£269k

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What can I buy with my budget in Portsmouth?

With £270,000 you could afford the average flat in Portsmouth.

£270,000

Portsmouth

  • Flats

    £175,767

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £275,121

    £5k short

  • Semi-detached

    £356,283

    £86k short

  • Detached

    £547,127

    £277k 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 Portsmouth?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Portsmouth costs £1,346 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Portsmouth

    £1,346

    a month

    Average price
    £268,977
    Deposit
    £26,898
    Mortgage
    £242,079
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £53,795

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

  • £547,127

Semi-detached

  • £356,283

Terraced

  • £275,121

Flats

  • £175,767

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Portsmouth

Mostly terraced houses

13%
59%
26%

How much do prices vary within Portsmouth?

In Portsmouth the priciest area costs 1.1× the cheapest.

Portsmouth2 areas

Cheapest: Portsmouth South, £255,392. Priciest: Portsmouth North, £283,006.

Portsmouth South: £255,392Portsmouth North: £283,006
  • Portsmouth average, £268,977

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Portsmouth?

Portsmouth has 52 public parks among 314 green space sites. Green space covers 6.7% of the area: about 19 m² per resident, or 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Portsmouth

    6.7%

    of the land is green space
    19 m² per resident, or 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    52 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 Portsmouth?

Portsmouth has about 25 residents for every football pitch of land, or 8,944 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Portsmouth
25 people per football pitch of land · 8,944 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 Portsmouth?

Prices in Portsmouth were down on a year earlier in 24 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 7.7% on a year earlier.

Portsmouth24 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

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    £268,977

Change over 1 year

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    −£22,455

Change over ~10 years

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    +£66,708

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    2,305

Number of postcodes

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    6,505

Households (Census 2021)

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    86,123

Household density

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    3,704 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    207,979

Population density

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    8,944 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    19 m² per resident · less than 70% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    6.7%

Public parks

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    52

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    114 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    −1.6%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    14 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    JUN 2025 · £381,892

Most common price band

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    £200k – £300k · 43.2%

Detached average

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    £547,127

Semi-detached average

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    £356,283

Terraced average

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    £275,121

Flats average

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    £175,767

Detached share of sales

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    3.2%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    12.6%

Terraced share of sales

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    58.7%

Flats share of sales

  • Portsmouth

    England / Portsmouth

    25.5%

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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