Is Portsmouth a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Portsmouth, from official data · 8 postcode districts · 4,423 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Portsmouth, from official data · 8 postcode districts · 4,423 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Portsmouth sold for £251,220 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.3% on a year earlier. Across Portsmouth, police record 127 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Portsmouth, the nearest primary school is New Horizons Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is The Portsmouth Academy, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Portsdown Group Practice, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
Fratton station is 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk; the nearest park, Buckland Park, is 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
Across Portsmouth, police record 127 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Portsmouth sold for £251,220 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £518,657, semi-detached £349,827, terraced £275,644, flats £166,320. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is New Horizons Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is The Portsmouth Academy, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Fratton is 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £52,753 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.