PO4Southsea, Portsmouth, England

House prices in PO4, Southsea

Homes in PO4 sold for a median of £266,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,177 standard sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £3,370 per square metre, from 42 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 23% below the £4,375 median for the South East.

Median sale price£266,0001,177 standard sales
Middle half of prices£223,000 to £325,000
Price per m²£3,370/m²From 42 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in PO4, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached16£635,000£379,000 to £739,000Too few
Semi-detached74£373,000£323,000 to £449,000Too few
Terraced833£275,000£245,000 to £325,000£3,221/m²from 31 sales
Flats and maisonettes254£170,000£139,000 to £217,000Too few

Most homes sold here were terraced houses, at 71% of sales.

The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.7 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.

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Where prices are higher in PO4

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in PO4 8, around Southsea, with a median of £280,000, and lowest in PO4 0, around Southsea, at £250,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in PO4 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 201 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in PO4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
PO4 0QE£700,0003
PO4 8FS£675,0003
PO4 8NF£621,0004
PO4 0QD£530,0003
PO4 0QL£465,0003
PO4 8UG£450,0003
PO4 9EQ£440,0003
PO4 0PB£430,0003
PO4 9EH£425,0003
PO4 0AD£424,0003
PO4 8YQ£415,0003
PO4 9QH£415,0008
PO4 9JR£397,0003
PO4 0ER£392,5004
PO4 0NU£390,0005
PO4 8LJ£390,0003
PO4 0SU£387,5003
PO4 8BZ£385,0004
PO4 8NX£375,0003
PO4 9EG£375,0005
PO4 8AG£370,0007
PO4 9AY£370,0005
PO4 9JP£370,0006
PO4 9RS£370,0004
PO4 0HN£365,0003
PO4 0NB£365,0004
PO4 0NF£365,0003
PO4 8FT£365,00013
PO4 9NP£360,0005
PO4 9DH£355,5006
PO4 0HU£355,0005
PO4 8HF£344,0004
PO4 0HS£341,5006
PO4 8XX£340,5004
PO4 8AZ£340,0003
PO4 8DQ£340,0003
PO4 9AB£340,0003
PO4 9NS£335,0003
PO4 0BW£330,0003
PO4 8JG£330,0003
PO4 8NL£330,0005
PO4 8EN£327,5004
PO4 9JW£326,5004
PO4 8FX£325,0004
PO4 8NP£325,0005
PO4 0ND£324,0004
PO4 8XR£322,5004
PO4 0JY£320,0003
PO4 8AU£320,0003
PO4 8LF£320,0007
PO4 8NR£320,0003
PO4 9JT£317,5003
PO4 8BY£316,0006
PO4 9BY£314,0008
PO4 8DE£312,5003
PO4 8PT£312,0005
PO4 9NQ£310,0005
PO4 9PD£310,0003
PO4 0LL£309,0004
PO4 9BT£306,0004
PO4 9LF£304,0005
PO4 9SA£302,5004
PO4 9AZ£300,5006
PO4 0DE£300,0005
PO4 8PX£300,0004
PO4 9AA£300,0007
PO4 9NZ£300,0003
PO4 9HT£297,5004
PO4 0LH£296,5004
PO4 8AL£296,0003
PO4 8EX£296,0004
PO4 0DP£295,0004
PO4 8LA£295,0003
PO4 8NZ£295,0003
PO4 9JL£293,5004
PO4 8HG£292,5003
PO4 9LE£291,0004
PO4 0JA£290,0003
PO4 8JJ£290,0007
PO4 8LE£290,0003
PO4 9JG£290,0005
PO4 8NU£289,0004
PO4 9BJ£286,5006
PO4 8AH£285,0007
PO4 8DG£284,0004
PO4 9AD£283,5004
PO4 0JE£282,0005
PO4 8NT£280,0003
PO4 8SA£280,0003
PO4 9BD£280,0004
PO4 9AL£273,0005
PO4 9JJ£271,5006
PO4 0JD£270,0005
PO4 8JH£270,0003
PO4 9DL£270,0005
PO4 9EP£270,0005
PO4 9PH£270,0005
PO4 9EN£269,0006
PO4 9AJ£268,5004
PO4 8EZ£268,0005
PO4 9ET£268,0007
PO4 0JZ£267,0003
PO4 8HR£267,0005
PO4 8PA£266,0003
PO4 0HT£265,5004
PO4 0HG£265,0003
PO4 0TA£265,0003
PO4 9BB£265,0005
PO4 9DP£265,0006
PO4 8NJ£262,0006
PO4 0BD£260,0005
PO4 9DR£260,0003
PO4 0AU£258,0003
PO4 8HL£257,5006
PO4 9EF£256,5004
PO4 0BL£255,0009
PO4 8JU£255,0005
PO4 9ER£255,0004
PO4 9SS£255,0003
PO4 8EY£253,5008
PO4 8EJ£252,5005
PO4 9BG£252,0005
PO4 8JS£251,0005
PO4 0AS£250,0005
PO4 8HP£250,0003
PO4 9DU£250,0003
PO4 9EL£250,0003
PO4 9PT£250,0003
PO4 9PU£250,0004
PO4 8RP£246,5004
PO4 9ES£245,0005
PO4 9RA£245,0003
PO4 9PR£244,5005
PO4 8JX£242,5004
PO4 9HP£242,5007
PO4 0HX£241,5004
PO4 9EJ£241,5005
PO4 9EW£240,0003
PO4 9NN£240,0003
PO4 9PA£240,0005
PO4 8RQ£238,0003
PO4 0BJ£237,5006
PO4 0NX£237,5004
PO4 9BE£237,0004
PO4 9PG£237,0005
PO4 0EU£236,5004
PO4 8JY£235,0005
PO4 8RF£235,0003
PO4 8EF£234,5004
PO4 9PB£231,5006
PO4 0ED£230,0003
PO4 0LY£230,0003
PO4 9DT£230,0005
PO4 8PH£229,0004
PO4 9DS£229,0004
PO4 9JA£228,5003
PO4 0ET£228,0004
PO4 9NL£226,5005
PO4 0ES£225,0004
PO4 0EX£225,0006
PO4 0BH£223,0003
PO4 8RT£223,0003
PO4 8EH£220,0005
PO4 0LW£217,0006
PO4 0EB£215,0004
PO4 9PS£215,0003
PO4 0EY£212,0007
PO4 0EW£211,5004
PO4 0HE£207,5005
PO4 0HR£207,5003
PO4 8GX£207,5008
PO4 0PT£181,0009
PO4 8GY£177,5006
PO4 8GW£175,0003
PO4 9HB£175,0003
PO4 8HQ£172,5003
PO4 0NG£170,0006
PO4 8QU£167,0004
PO4 9LR£165,0003
PO4 9UD£165,0003
PO4 8UZ£160,0003
PO4 9LN£160,0004
PO4 9AH£158,0004
PO4 8AQ£157,5004
PO4 0LE£156,0003
PO4 8NN£155,0003
PO4 9RY£155,0003
PO4 9BX£150,0003
PO4 0PZ£149,5004
PO4 9LQ£145,0006
PO4 9LW£145,0005
PO4 8FD£142,0006
PO4 8GU£137,5004
PO4 8GS£130,00013
PO4 0SL£122,0003
PO4 0TD£120,0003
PO4 8JA£119,0005
PO4 9DZ£112,5004
PO4 0RX£103,0006
PO4 8GZ£98,0004
PO4 8QQ£86,5005

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £197,000
  2. 2017: £225,000
  3. 2018: £227,500
  4. 2019: £225,000
  5. 2020: £225,000
  6. 2021: £242,000
  7. 2022: £270,000
  8. 2023: £265,000
  9. 2024: £265,000
  10. 2025: £267,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £261,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 36%, from £197,000 in 2016 to £267,000 in 2025, more than the 29% rise for a typical district in the South East.

Postcode districts in the Portsmouth council area

Median sale price of the 6 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. PO4 is the third most expensive.

  1. PO6 Portsmouth£310,000
  2. PO3 Portsmouth£275,000
  3. PO4 Southsea, this district£266,000
  4. PO2 Portsmouth£240,000
  5. PO5 Southsea£225,000
  6. PO1 Portsmouth£222,000

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in PO4, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900323.1%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192960758.0%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194913913.3%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 1966928.8%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 1982656.2%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995525.0%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011494.7%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later101.0%, England and Wales 5.7%

61% of homes put up for sale were built before 1930, against 24% across England and Wales. For older homes RICS suggests a Level 3 survey: see which survey you need.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £148,000 for a flat on Lumsden Road to £409,300 for a terraced house on Henley Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in PO4. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 9 Melrose CloseSold for £325,000PO4 8EZSold on 25 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 74 Fort Cumberland RoadSold for £165,000PO4 9LQSold on 24 Sep 2026Flat
  3. 7 Skylark CourtSold for £350,000PO4 8UESold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  4. 120 Lumsden RoadSold for £148,000PO4 9LRSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  5. 5 Cromarty AvenueSold for £360,000PO4 8JQSold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  6. 18 Wheatstone RoadSold for £283,000PO4 0LJSold on 17 Sep 2026Terraced
  7. 3 Melrose CloseSold for £185,000PO4 8EZSold on 17 Sep 2026Terraced
  8. 25 Henley RoadSold for £409,300PO4 0HSSold on 17 Sep 2026Terraced
  9. 148 Highland RoadSold for £190,000PO4 9NHSold on 14 Sep 2026Terraced
  10. 72 Percy RoadSold for £250,000PO4 0BJSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Fawcett Road, Southsea£230,00021 sales
  • Gisors Road, Southsea£186,00021 sales
  • Highland Road, Southsea£169,50021 sales
  • Westfield Road, Southsea£268,00021 sales
  • Alverstone Road, Southsea£185,00019 sales

Living in PO4

Crime

86 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 70 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

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

Across its postcodes, an average of 98% of homes can get it

Higher than 93 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

16% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 62 in 100 postcode districts.

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.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of PO4, from the sales in PO4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Baffins 53 sales£322,500
  2. Eastney and Craneswater 328 sales£275,000
  3. Central Southsea 369 sales£262,000
  4. Milton 475 sales£262,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in PO4, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
B242.3%, England and Wales 4.8%
C50848.6%, England and Wales 46.9%
D42440.5%, England and Wales 38.1%
E636.0%, England and Wales 7.3%
F201.9%, England and Wales 1.9%
G70.7%, England and Wales 0.6%

About these figures

The figures come from 1,177 standard sales in PO4 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 22% were flats.

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.