UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/portsmouth
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Portsmouth
Homes in Portsmouth sold for a median of £258,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,562 standard sales.
That makes it the second cheapest of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 159 | £525,000 | £396,000 to £663,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 609 | £340,000 | £278,000 to £410,000 | £3,669/m²from 28 sales |
| Terraced | 2,677 | £265,000 | £230,000 to £320,000 | £2,963/m²from 103 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 1,117 | £169,000 | £136,000 to £215,000 | £2,965/m²from 24 sales |
Most homes sold in Portsmouth were terraced houses, at 59% of sales.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the South East as a whole: a median of £169,000 here, 25% less than the £225,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,074 per m², 30% below the £4,375 across the South East as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 36%, from £190,000 in 2016 to £259,000 in 2025, more than the 30% rise across the South East as a whole.
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Portsmouth and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Ashford£345,000
- Eastleigh£345,000
- Fareham£345,000
- Havant£320,000
- Folkestone and Hythe£317,500
- Medway£312,000
- Swale£310,000
- Dover£293,500
- Thanet£293,000
- Hastings£280,000
- Eastbourne£276,000
- Isle of Wight£260,000
- Southampton£260,000
- Portsmouth, this council area£258,000
- Gosport£255,000
Postcode districts in Portsmouth
The dearest district was PO6 (Drayton), at £310,000, and the cheapest was PO1 (mostly Charles Dickens ward), at £222,000.
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- PO6Portsmouth, 868 salesMedian price £310,000Price per square metre £3,302Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- PO3Portsmouth, 555 salesMedian price £275,000Price per square metre £3,152Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- PO4Southsea, 1,177 salesMedian price £266,000Price per square metre £3,370Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- PO2Portsmouth, 910 salesMedian price £240,000Price per square metre £2,706Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- PO5Southsea, 603 salesMedian price £225,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- PO1Portsmouth, 440 salesMedian price £222,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in PO3 (Portsmouth), up 4%, and fell most in PO1 (mostly Charles Dickens ward), down 1%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Clarence Parade, Southsea (PO5)43 sales
- Queens Road, Portsmouth (PO2)26 sales
- Chatsworth Avenue, Cosham (PO6)25 sales
- Queens Crescent, Southsea (PO5)24 sales
- Laburnum Grove, North End (PO2)21 sales
- Tangier Road, Portsmouth (PO3)21 sales
- Fawcett Road, Southsea (PO4)21 sales
- Gisors Road, Southsea (PO4)21 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Penny Street, Portsmouth (PO1, £400,000), Kinross Crescent, Drayton (PO6, terraced houses, £383,500) and Langstone Way, Southsea (PO4, flats, £382,500).
The cheapest were Grove Road North, Southsea (PO5, flats, £64,500), Green Road, Southsea (PO5, flats, £73,500) and Victoria Road North, Southsea (PO5, flats, £106,000).
Living in Portsmouth
Crime
114 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 89 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
97% of homes can get it
Higher than 91 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
63% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 61 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,292 a year in Portsmouth for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 81 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Portsmouth's figures come from 4,562 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.