Neighbourhoods in Portsmouth

South East · 26 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

39

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#216 of 296 local authorities · 26 neighbourhoods · 208,949 residents

Income42
Employment45
Education37
Health38
Crime27
Housing & access49
Living env.30
Decile 1: 18% of residentsDecile 2: 8% of residentsDecile 3: 5% of residentsDecile 4: 16% of residentsDecile 5: 24% of residentsDecile 6: 11% of residentsDecile 7: 12% of residentsDecile 8: 0% of residentsDecile 9: 3% of residentsDecile 10: 3% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Fratton West (0) to Cosham North (93); 18% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Portsmouth contains both ends of the scale: Cosham North at 93 out of 100 (#464 of 6,856 in England) against Fratton West at 0, a 93-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 9 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £136,500 in Portsea to £385,000 in Cosham North — a 2.8× gap within Portsmouth.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,632a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime112per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied53%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Portsmouth

£258,000median home sold over the past year · +15.8% over 5 years · +1.2% over the year · 2,304 sales
Detached£555,000
Semi-detached£341,500
Terraced£265,000
Flat£167,250
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Portsmouth

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Cosham North 46493 £385,000
Drayton & Farlington 76689 £360,000
Anchorage Park & Copnor 2,24767 £280,000
Cosham South 2,25367 £333,000
Southsea Haslemere Road 2,69261 £265,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Portsmouth

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

Cosham North35
Drayton & Farlington46
Fratton North48
Eastney58
Southsea Haslemere Road59

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Cosham North£46,603
Southsea Prince Albert Road£45,852
Drayton & Farlington£45,490
Old Portsmouth & Southsea Common£44,517
Paulsgrove West & Port Solent£44,427

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Portsea3.8×
Southsea West5.1×
Southsea Prince Albert Road5.5×
Fratton North5.8×
Fratton Kingston5.8×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Portsmouth

Postcode districts that overlap Portsmouth — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Portsmouth Census 2021

Residents207,991
Median age (est.)37
Density5,150per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 17%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 18%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 7%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 85%Asian 7%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 39% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 17%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Portsmouth.