Alexandra Park

Portsmouth · South East · population 8,011 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

42Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,967 of 6,856 in England
  • #858 of 1,119 in South East
  • #14 of 26 in Portsmouth
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,872
Median age (est.)38
Density9,996per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above29%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 31%45–64 26%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 6%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 7%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 7%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 43% · 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.

In summary

Alexandra Park is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,967 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 26 in Portsmouth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (62) and lowest on Living environment (14). Typical homes here, about £290,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 45% in five years (from 98 sales), 12% above the wider Portsmouth median of £258,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,042 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 61 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 45 · #3,741
Employment 48 · #3,576
Education 37 · #4,296
Health 44 · #3,809
Crime 28 · #4,920
Housing & access 62 · #2,624
Living environment 14 · #5,921

House prices ?

£290,000median (12m) · +13.7% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£290,00098+13.7%+45.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£355,00013-5.3%+39.2%
Terraced£299,25062+8.2%+29.0%
Flat£140,00022-1.8%+5.3%
This area£290,000
Portsmouth£258,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£40,042±£5,618 · #3,422 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,229
Price-to-income ?7.2×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

60Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 490 offences
Portsmouth112
South East71
England83

Rank #2,946 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences258
Theft51
Burglary17
Vehicle crime39
Criminal damage & arson31
Public order & weapons59
Drugs22
Robbery1
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 59 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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