Cosham North

Portsmouth · South East · population 6,817 · 4 LSOAs

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

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #464 of 6,856 in England
  • #160 of 1,119 in South East
  • #1 of 26 in Portsmouth
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,836
Median age (est.)49
Density3,022per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 19%45–64 27%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 6%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 6%Other: 22%
One person 27%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 6%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional12%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Cosham North is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #464 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 26 in Portsmouth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (92) and lowest on Living environment (69). Typical homes here sold for about £385,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 106 sales), 49% above the wider Portsmouth median of £258,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,603 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 35 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 92 · #574
Employment 88 · #814
Education 82 · #1,225
Health 80 · #1,383
Crime 74 · #1,760
Housing & access 81 · #1,294
Living environment 69 · #2,144

House prices ?

£385,000median (12m) · -7.2% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£385,000106-7.2%+3.1%
Detached£615,00038+8.4%+23.5%
Semi-detached£385,00031-8.9%+4.9%
Terraced£306,2506-22.3%+0.4%
Flat£215,00031+10.3%+55.8%
This area£385,000
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)£46,603±£6,526 · #1,715 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,289
Price-to-income ?8.3×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

72Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

35 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 240 offences
Portsmouth112
South East71
England83

Rank #832 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences116
Theft30
Burglary12
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson22
Public order & weapons31
Drugs11
Robbery0
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 23 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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