Cosham South

Portsmouth · South East · population 8,360 · 5 LSOAs

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

67Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,253 of 6,856 in England
  • #576 of 1,119 in South East
  • #4 of 26 in Portsmouth
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,328
Median age (est.)39
Density5,578per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above30%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 9%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 24%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 92%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 South is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,253 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 26 in Portsmouth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (74) and lowest on Living environment (46). Typical homes here sold for about £333,000 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 86 sales), 29% above the wider Portsmouth median of £258,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,302 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 76 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 63 · #2,521
Employment 65 · #2,418
Education 57 · #2,939
Health 55 · #3,103
Crime 56 · #3,014
Housing & access 74 · #1,760
Living environment 46 · #3,707

House prices ?

£333,000median (12m) · +4.1% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£333,00086+4.1%+18.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£364,00026+1.3%+22.4%
Terraced£330,00044+1.5%+17.9%
Flat£179,25014+2.4%+8.6%
This area£333,000
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)£44,302±£6,227 · #2,243 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,622
Price-to-income ?7.5×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 ?

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

Recorded crime ?

76 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 634 offences
Portsmouth112
South East71
England83

Rank #3,870 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences239
Theft225
Burglary15
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons60
Drugs11
Robbery9
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 64 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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