Portsmouth’s median home sale price rose 453% in 30 years

The middle sale price rose from £47,000 in the year ending March 1996 to £260,000 in the year ending March 2026. These are cash prices, before inflation; the figures do not track the same home or a particular property type.

After allowing for inflation, a typical house costs 45% more than in 2002. These use different years and a different series, so they are not the same measure.

Two 1970s council tower blocks in Somerstown, Ladywood House and Arthur Pope House, above a line of trees under a blue sky — Council tower blocks in Somerstown. Photo: Editor5807, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Portsmouth council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

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Shown on this chart: From August 1996 to July 2026, average home prices rose by 420.9% in Portsmouth council area and rose by 464.1% in England.

Both places compared over August 1996 to July 2026, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth council area; England.

Actual values

Portsmouth council areaEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £46,000 to £251,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £3,000 more per home (1.3% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Monthly mix-adjusted average prices from 1995, in cash terms and not adjusted for inflation. Different properties sell each month; provisional estimates can be revised.

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Average home price over time · £
Period	Portsmouth	Southampton	Chichester district	England
1995-01	45,869	43,144	80,122	50,231
1995-02	46,204	43,052	84,182	50,130
1995-03	45,998	43,036	83,373	50,229
1995-04	46,347	43,399	83,102	50,597
1995-05	46,253	43,969	81,567	50,679
1995-06	46,955	44,012	81,106	50,733
1995-07	47,294	44,762	82,545	50,889
1995-08	47,603	44,953	81,459	50,606
1995-09	46,676	45,184	82,733	50,331
1995-10	45,642	44,146	81,636	49,892
1995-11	45,428	43,307	84,539	49,839
1995-12	46,353	43,495	82,962	49,965
1996-01	46,824	43,015	83,232	49,410
1996-02	46,816	42,578	83,891	49,601
1996-03	46,178	42,459	86,148	49,739
1996-04	46,914	43,258	87,831	50,352
1996-05	47,296	44,188	85,696	50,815
1996-06	47,811	44,566	85,246	51,071
1996-07	47,676	44,991	85,303	51,648
1996-08	48,224	45,687	85,722	52,028
1996-09	48,499	45,741	85,979	51,952
1996-10	48,458	45,815	87,096	51,862
1996-11	48,525	45,689	87,292	52,396
1996-12	49,223	45,993	87,319	52,640
1997-01	49,478	45,626	88,352	52,672
1997-02	49,525	46,430	87,422	53,060
1997-03	49,470	46,728	90,512	53,612
1997-04	50,609	47,402	90,582	54,361
1997-05	51,591	47,383	93,622	55,230
1997-06	53,024	48,393	94,000	55,836
1997-07	53,368	49,316	96,825	56,732
1997-08	54,423	50,722	99,253	57,356
1997-09	54,063	50,851	99,468	57,584
1997-10	54,710	51,522	99,198	57,637
1997-11	54,730	51,061	98,416	58,063
1997-12	55,127	50,773	98,847	58,125
1998-01	55,567	51,461	99,671	58,444
1998-02	55,476	51,757	101,338	58,214
1998-03	55,344	52,459	103,113	58,775
1998-04	55,256	53,759	104,426	60,109
1998-05	55,818	54,950	104,738	60,687
1998-06	56,814	56,041	106,815	61,026
1998-07	57,705	55,769	107,030	61,817
1998-08	58,657	55,391	109,978	62,071
1998-09	58,825	55,418	108,365	61,941
1998-10	58,890	55,380	108,222	61,805
1998-11	58,345	56,361	106,677	61,713
1998-12	58,394	57,232	110,058	61,912
1999-01	58,379	57,765	111,486	62,092
1999-02	58,699	57,611	113,886	61,861
1999-03	58,792	57,944	110,859	62,669
1999-04	58,769	57,728	112,354	63,869
1999-05	58,939	59,010	112,731	64,580
1999-06	60,931	59,348	114,315	65,550
1999-07	62,346	60,173	115,092	66,668
1999-08	63,425	61,092	117,186	67,694
1999-09	65,112	62,510	123,604	68,748
1999-10	65,957	63,906	124,595	69,179
1999-11	66,985	65,095	124,520	70,087
1999-12	67,838	66,773	123,074	70,878
2000-01	68,422	67,762	128,084	71,017
2000-02	69,213	68,800	128,526	71,405
2000-03	69,535	68,585	135,231	72,713
2000-04	71,876	71,138	138,276	75,186
2000-05	74,498	71,770	145,962	75,859
2000-06	74,883	74,538	141,875	76,729
2000-07	75,184	75,717	140,656	77,950
2000-08	74,883	78,171	141,585	78,839
2000-09	75,881	79,656	144,976	78,920
2000-10	76,316	78,563	148,488	78,609
2000-11	76,848	77,422	150,573	78,879
2000-12	77,498	77,868	151,635	79,487
2001-01	77,645	79,127	145,014	79,663
2001-02	78,323	80,991	141,541	79,539
2001-03	78,985	79,858	141,182	80,480
2001-04	81,008	81,483	152,491	82,554
2001-05	82,018	81,585	156,227	83,763
2001-06	82,123	84,377	160,876	84,953
2001-07	82,667	85,222	160,013	86,323
2001-08	85,122	87,481	161,153	88,117
2001-09	87,672	87,313	162,789	88,448
2001-10	89,005	89,700	163,375	88,901
2001-11	89,364	91,061	164,706	89,771
2001-12	89,653	92,127	163,635	90,629
2002-01	90,270	93,304	162,375	90,840
2002-02	92,109	93,166	162,624	91,276
2002-03	92,894	94,977	167,429	93,433
2002-04	95,758	94,418	171,079	95,692
2002-05	96,741	97,879	173,240	98,623
2002-06	99,511	99,825	174,916	100,844
2002-07	101,382	104,605	179,288	103,856
2002-08	107,323	105,687	186,177	106,529
2002-09	110,319	110,395	191,238	107,551
2002-10	113,970	111,635	198,379	109,405
2002-11	112,768	114,769	202,419	112,062
2002-12	113,596	115,674	207,423	113,279
2003-01	114,109	119,166	204,549	114,816
2003-02	116,643	120,498	204,774	114,952
2003-03	119,965	121,893	209,116	116,372
2003-04	120,180	122,452	214,359	119,186
2003-05	120,139	123,494	216,786	121,131
2003-06	120,219	126,613	213,394	122,126
2003-07	122,241	127,692	219,620	124,926
2003-08	123,429	129,874	225,636	126,416
2003-09	123,736	128,980	229,379	126,371
2003-10	125,283	128,921	225,231	128,294
2003-11	128,556	128,330	222,692	129,514
2003-12	130,752	129,872	225,096	131,221
2004-01	132,489	131,338	235,687	131,914
2004-02	132,054	133,860	235,181	132,447
2004-03	133,615	134,925	242,775	134,606
2004-04	134,057	134,855	232,510	139,024
2004-05	137,239	136,633	232,634	141,728
2004-06	138,535	136,454	228,496	144,951
2004-07	140,940	138,237	233,238	147,974
2004-08	141,042	139,034	242,879	149,891
2004-09	143,253	142,535	250,326	150,347
2004-10	144,169	144,053	253,659	150,455
2004-11	142,912	144,778	257,128	151,373
2004-12	141,815	143,667	251,541	150,954
2005-01	141,557	142,034	250,822	149,713
2005-02	142,535	141,772	243,607	149,748
2005-03	143,369	141,263	242,174	150,724
2005-04	142,240	143,227	244,051	152,323
2005-05	142,522	142,631	248,495	153,954
2005-06	142,784	142,886	254,138	154,903
2005-07	143,797	143,151	248,800	156,496
2005-08	144,490	144,924	250,466	157,142
2005-09	145,584	144,847	252,497	156,885
2005-10	145,203	142,816	259,981	156,384
2005-11	146,541	142,759	256,584	157,012
2005-12	145,919	142,421	242,516	157,901
2006-01	146,876	144,355	243,032	157,240
2006-02	146,194	141,891	238,927	157,572
2006-03	148,032	143,587	247,611	158,616
2006-04	149,753	144,057	249,246	161,569
2006-05	150,665	145,397	257,578	163,051
2006-06	150,301	146,037	264,870	164,498
2006-07	149,769	146,125	266,680	166,323
2006-08	150,697	147,077	270,319	167,681
2006-09	150,157	147,770	274,465	168,315
2006-10	149,881	147,819	275,783	168,931
2006-11	149,747	149,080	269,790	169,678
2006-12	152,204	149,556	265,129	171,862
2007-01	155,082	151,923	270,705	171,666
2007-02	158,212	152,729	280,299	172,207
2007-03	159,134	150,738	281,814	173,449
2007-04	161,314	152,206	280,526	176,281
2007-05	163,826	152,611	284,792	178,266
2007-06	164,945	156,582	284,617	180,161
2007-07	168,097	157,366	286,652	182,558
2007-08	164,784	160,036	286,009	183,472
2007-09	165,732	162,987	294,189	183,883
2007-10	164,132	163,007	295,643	183,823
2007-11	165,585	163,196	294,655	183,636
2007-12	163,054	160,367	285,696	183,515
2008-01	160,143	160,825	279,549	181,037
2008-02	160,795	159,028	272,934	179,448
2008-03	165,697	158,258	275,434	178,118
2008-04	164,835	156,572	278,020	178,550
2008-05	162,762	156,188	287,708	179,175
2008-06	159,525	155,497	291,852	176,883
2008-07	158,438	155,141	293,491	175,462
2008-08	154,796	154,359	293,739	171,355
2008-09	150,415	153,534	290,542	167,330
2008-10	148,029	148,185	292,565	163,571
2008-11	142,998	142,850	285,751	158,831
2008-12	140,012	137,968	277,101	156,533
2009-01	133,445	133,055	249,140	153,585
2009-02	133,821	131,989	234,984	151,964
2009-03	129,683	130,199	232,224	150,438
2009-04	132,311	132,135	240,743	151,724
2009-05	133,653	131,583	245,468	153,648
2009-06	138,244	132,256	246,953	155,344
2009-07	140,357	134,852	256,028	158,306
2009-08	142,423	138,109	259,349	160,128
2009-09	145,949	140,483	268,468	161,649
2009-10	146,396	143,439	272,435	162,688
2009-11	148,277	145,102	276,910	163,163
2009-12	146,307	147,184	272,621	164,408
2010-01	152,867	148,304	270,964	164,711
2010-02	152,860	149,187	268,910	165,457
2010-03	152,631	151,916	271,817	165,002
2010-04	147,175	152,702	274,072	166,919
2010-05	147,799	153,868	281,613	167,823
2010-06	149,742	152,136	281,991	168,675
2010-07	153,211	150,114	283,517	170,434
2010-08	152,546	148,638	287,346	170,706
2010-09	151,515	148,820	292,098	170,162
2010-10	148,702	151,162	294,538	168,152
2010-11	147,692	150,584	290,131	166,452
2010-12	147,369	151,664	282,381	166,202
2011-01	144,731	150,864	285,630	164,697
2011-02	144,526	149,472	282,288	164,101
2011-03	144,685	147,025	281,092	163,378
2011-04	145,800	146,576	281,121	165,687
2011-05	146,007	147,189	286,298	164,910
2011-06	144,667	148,230	293,673	165,071
2011-07	146,259	145,870	291,265	167,266
2011-08	146,053	148,008	289,129	167,428
2011-09	146,985	147,325	290,696	166,907
2011-10	147,173	147,286	290,144	165,385
2011-11	147,969	145,703	288,663	165,412
2011-12	147,811	146,121	284,034	165,046
2012-01	144,610	146,444	276,392	164,449
2012-02	143,206	145,989	273,297	164,432
2012-03	143,246	145,590	275,894	164,584
2012-04	144,866	146,936	285,253	166,680
2012-05	144,426	148,678	289,870	167,136
2012-06	146,828	149,740	289,963	168,713
2012-07	149,442	150,705	286,165	169,714
2012-08	151,471	149,903	286,889	170,066
2012-09	149,696	151,264	298,295	169,532
2012-10	150,637	150,469	301,647	168,445
2012-11	151,022	148,875	298,766	168,681
2012-12	151,472	145,068	283,800	168,440
2013-01	149,033	144,073	284,091	166,938
2013-02	149,014	144,790	286,861	167,304
2013-03	146,940	146,058	288,036	168,234
2013-04	148,379	147,700	283,157	169,850
2013-05	148,842	147,991	291,645	170,531
2013-06	150,122	148,614	291,384	171,916
2013-07	150,695	148,201	299,590	173,979
2013-08	151,676	149,240	294,782	175,271
2013-09	153,086	148,732	301,005	175,686
2013-10	153,626	148,593	303,588	175,003
2013-11	154,644	149,891	301,901	175,855
2013-12	155,413	152,619	299,131	178,011
2014-01	154,887	153,517	295,193	177,748
2014-02	155,390	153,846	299,550	178,769
2014-03	157,611	153,756	304,035	179,421
2014-04	160,366	155,506	306,869	183,399
2014-05	160,703	157,112	308,443	185,212
2014-06	160,688	158,222	313,328	186,892
2014-07	160,809	161,562	315,885	189,606
2014-08	162,986	163,761	319,968	192,042
2014-09	166,952	167,928	324,344	192,263
2014-10	168,169	167,736	326,852	191,952
2014-11	167,594	167,512	326,649	191,380
2014-12	166,480	167,291	324,958	191,986
2015-01	168,890	168,268	328,444	191,523
2015-02	170,113	169,526	329,583	192,060
2015-03	170,296	169,046	328,518	191,999
2015-04	169,781	169,268	325,643	194,432
2015-05	170,626	168,615	326,952	196,630
2015-06	173,630	169,604	335,347	198,149
2015-07	175,932	171,497	343,189	201,590
2015-08	179,515	173,792	346,684	203,703
2015-09	180,061	175,036	346,089	204,263
2015-10	180,199	176,696	348,512	204,572
2015-11	179,790	180,336	354,223	206,293
2015-12	180,511	182,341	355,224	207,315
2016-01	181,500	182,480	347,438	208,050
2016-02	182,789	179,953	348,083	208,301
2016-03	183,724	180,328	348,583	210,224
2016-04	182,935	183,453	355,447	211,282
2016-05	186,018	187,822	351,857	213,723
2016-06	185,982	191,200	357,344	215,668
2016-07	189,165	192,057	366,802	217,970
2016-08	188,391	192,584	374,590	218,261
2016-09	190,115	191,545	377,438	217,952
2016-10	191,014	192,338	368,397	217,098
2016-11	191,399	192,334	364,530	218,146
2016-12	193,874	194,166	357,803	218,965
2017-01	194,088	192,402	368,010	218,655
2017-02	195,872	192,964	376,651	219,696
2017-03	194,951	192,303	380,174	218,812
2017-04	197,741	194,703	374,572	221,891
2017-05	198,783	194,585	371,346	223,502
2017-06	198,887	197,579	375,839	225,265
2017-07	202,075	198,865	380,795	227,919
2017-08	203,643	202,894	384,620	229,074
2017-09	206,508	203,090	384,672	228,519
2017-10	205,928	204,539	387,003	228,484
2017-11	206,121	202,678	383,416	227,618
2017-12	206,810	201,834	383,162	228,837
2018-01	206,581	202,223	380,075	227,594
2018-02	206,530	202,122	385,136	228,471
2018-03	207,985	202,051	389,052	226,996
2018-04	209,207	200,546	387,825	228,855
2018-05	207,624	201,217	388,346	229,845
2018-06	206,638	201,815	383,233	231,277
2018-07	207,724	202,819	387,630	234,127
2018-08	210,648	203,943	391,334	234,731
2018-09	213,024	204,906	403,175	234,380
2018-10	211,051	204,500	404,856	233,916
2018-11	212,833	204,583	401,830	233,144
2018-12	211,357	204,965	392,907	232,616
2019-01	209,627	205,860	389,455	230,974
2019-02	207,032	202,981	380,112	230,772
2019-03	206,030	201,153	373,623	229,408
2019-04	206,997	199,833	374,158	230,994
2019-05	208,427	199,774	379,973	231,245
2019-06	209,318	197,986	382,522	232,112
2019-07	211,156	198,654	387,882	234,587
2019-08	209,038	200,517	384,942	235,298
2019-09	208,662	203,477	388,036	235,691
2019-10	206,929	202,498	384,665	234,940
2019-11	209,425	201,361	385,457	234,020
2019-12	211,951	201,201	383,751	234,237
2020-01	213,248	201,081	380,895	234,049
2020-02	211,706	200,484	381,796	232,955
2020-03	210,093	200,518	389,131	235,204
2020-04	207,716	202,904	416,374	232,657
2020-05	208,119	204,867	413,220	233,673
2020-06	210,161	206,824	412,060	236,731
2020-07	212,310	205,712	388,796	239,080
2020-08	212,626	205,194	398,417	241,511
2020-09	213,575	204,543	410,512	243,733
2020-10	216,802	204,267	413,356	245,090
2020-11	220,972	204,728	414,525	247,749
2020-12	220,319	205,342	406,544	250,168
2021-01	220,421	206,382	408,456	249,890
2021-02	219,494	208,640	406,419	251,309
2021-03	222,337	209,750	407,357	254,407
2021-04	223,528	211,683	400,296	250,703
2021-05	223,521	211,430	400,691	251,203
2021-06	226,922	213,014	403,616	266,129
2021-07	226,038	214,246	396,573	250,545
2021-08	228,030	216,318	406,980	259,193
2021-09	230,275	218,988	409,614	268,041
2021-10	231,251	220,899	422,555	259,748
2021-11	230,157	224,710	420,509	265,662
2021-12	229,438	226,305	423,604	267,793
2022-01	233,905	226,857	435,646	270,231
2022-02	238,972	227,189	436,053	271,265
2022-03	240,593	227,345	441,881	272,225
2022-04	242,138	229,931	436,782	274,812
2022-05	244,522	230,873	432,857	278,084
2022-06	245,915	232,364	430,082	281,116
2022-07	251,248	234,887	443,498	286,526
2022-08	254,245	238,397	459,666	289,294
2022-09	256,746	241,189	465,742	290,185
2022-10	256,790	242,451	466,419	289,993
2022-11	258,042	243,737	465,131	290,003
2022-12	259,945	244,681	458,994	288,198
2023-01	258,402	245,015	446,321	285,817
2023-02	257,244	242,489	441,064	283,907
2023-03	251,486	239,758	442,063	279,592
2023-04	249,488	236,097	454,413	280,054
2023-05	250,716	236,430	452,134	279,846
2023-06	252,409	237,638	452,685	281,585
2023-07	254,831	239,315	449,064	284,246
2023-08	253,692	237,564	452,981	285,690
2023-09	253,157	236,875	456,070	284,428
2023-10	253,045	236,177	452,571	283,147
2023-11	250,145	235,499	453,084	281,026
2023-12	247,399	229,104	440,142	278,664
2024-01	244,785	226,489	440,366	278,060
2024-02	241,360	225,272	426,060	276,935
2024-03	242,552	229,196	433,120	276,971
2024-04	242,227	230,669	432,601	277,945
2024-05	244,760	233,006	444,339	280,824
2024-06	245,693	233,162	444,377	281,611
2024-07	244,686	233,817	439,012	284,105
2024-08	246,169	234,569	446,008	287,343
2024-09	247,360	234,666	456,575	287,576
2024-10	251,427	235,630	462,213	287,595
2024-11	253,419	237,893	449,104	286,814
2024-12	256,339	241,250	441,729	287,035
2025-01	255,956	241,104	439,770	287,264
2025-02	253,672	236,963	451,484	287,794
2025-03	251,302	234,744	449,535	291,748
2025-04	250,925	237,190	448,453	280,500
2025-05	252,973	237,436	440,698	285,526
2025-06	250,629	235,083	439,899	288,115
2025-07	247,973	230,454	438,058	290,212
2025-08	245,719	234,032	440,979	292,512
2025-09	246,474	233,785	448,835	290,866
2025-10	246,385	234,217	450,510	291,159
2025-11	244,874	231,723	449,559	292,537
2025-12	245,369	233,366	439,132	289,918
2026-01	244,959	232,239	439,228	290,511
2026-02	246,165	232,566	436,140	291,643
2026-03	246,187	232,775	439,697	290,496
2026-04	249,163	234,522	437,111	292,181
2026-05	250,946	234,687	437,152	292,724
2026-06	251,776	235,763	432,369	291,581
2026-07	251,220	235,977	432,078	293,479

Average monthly private rent over time

January 2015 to August 2026

Portsmouth council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 2015 to August 2026.

Compare with

Change dates and range

From To

Shown on this chart: From January 2015 to August 2026, average monthly rent rose by 63.8% in Portsmouth council area and rose by 53.6% in England.

Both places compared over January 2015 to August 2026, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth council area; England.

Actual values

Portsmouth council areaEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

Full history context

Average monthly rent rose from £835 to £1,368 between January 2015 and August 2026.

August 2025 to August 2026: £31 more a month (2.3% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Average monthly private rents across existing and new tenancies. The available comparable series starts in 2015, not 30 years ago; these are not current asking rents.

Official source and methods ↗

See the full comparison data

Average monthly private rent over time · £ per month
Period	Portsmouth	Southampton	Chichester district	England
2015-01	835	807	896	950
2015-02	836	808	898	952
2015-03	836	808	899	955
2015-04	837	810	899	959
2015-05	838	811	901	963
2015-06	840	814	903	965
2015-07	841	816	907	967
2015-08	843	820	910	971
2015-09	845	822	913	975
2015-10	849	826	915	977
2015-11	854	830	916	979
2015-12	858	836	918	981
2016-01	861	841	919	983
2016-02	864	844	920	985
2016-03	867	846	921	989
2016-04	871	850	924	992
2016-05	875	852	925	996
2016-06	879	855	930	999
2016-07	881	857	933	1,003
2016-08	885	861	940	1,006
2016-09	889	863	946	1,009
2016-10	894	866	952	1,011
2016-11	898	868	953	1,014
2016-12	903	870	951	1,016
2017-01	907	872	948	1,018
2017-02	909	873	948	1,019
2017-03	912	874	950	1,021
2017-04	917	875	953	1,023
2017-05	923	875	955	1,023
2017-06	926	876	957	1,025
2017-07	928	876	960	1,028
2017-08	931	876	963	1,028
2017-09	933	877	967	1,027
2017-10	934	877	968	1,029
2017-11	935	878	968	1,030
2017-12	938	879	967	1,030
2018-01	939	879	968	1,029
2018-02	940	879	972	1,031
2018-03	939	879	974	1,029
2018-04	940	880	973	1,029
2018-05	942	881	970	1,029
2018-06	942	881	968	1,030
2018-07	941	883	966	1,032
2018-08	939	885	967	1,034
2018-09	937	886	968	1,035
2018-10	937	888	969	1,038
2018-11	938	890	970	1,040
2018-12	940	891	969	1,042
2019-01	945	892	970	1,043
2019-02	949	893	971	1,045
2019-03	952	893	974	1,045
2019-04	952	893	976	1,046
2019-05	953	893	978	1,051
2019-06	954	894	980	1,051
2019-07	954	894	982	1,052
2019-08	954	895	984	1,054
2019-09	956	896	988	1,058
2019-10	961	898	990	1,060
2019-11	967	899	991	1,062
2019-12	970	900	991	1,064
2020-01	971	900	991	1,065
2020-02	972	901	993	1,067
2020-03	971	901	993	1,068
2020-04	971	902	994	1,067
2020-05	970	902	994	1,069
2020-06	969	902	995	1,069
2020-07	969	902	995	1,071
2020-08	970	903	996	1,072
2020-09	975	904	997	1,073
2020-10	976	906	997	1,075
2020-11	978	908	996	1,075
2020-12	979	910	995	1,075
2021-01	980	911	994	1,076
2021-02	981	913	996	1,078
2021-03	982	914	998	1,079
2021-04	984	916	1,001	1,078
2021-05	985	918	1,004	1,079
2021-06	985	920	1,006	1,081
2021-07	987	923	1,008	1,082
2021-08	991	926	1,011	1,084
2021-09	995	929	1,014	1,087
2021-10	1,000	933	1,016	1,091
2021-11	1,004	936	1,019	1,095
2021-12	1,011	941	1,025	1,100
2022-01	1,016	944	1,033	1,104
2022-02	1,020	948	1,039	1,109
2022-03	1,024	951	1,045	1,112
2022-04	1,027	955	1,052	1,116
2022-05	1,032	960	1,060	1,120
2022-06	1,035	966	1,066	1,124
2022-07	1,038	972	1,072	1,130
2022-08	1,041	977	1,082	1,135
2022-09	1,047	983	1,091	1,142
2022-10	1,054	990	1,100	1,146
2022-11	1,059	995	1,105	1,153
2022-12	1,067	1,002	1,110	1,160
2023-01	1,079	1,008	1,113	1,166
2023-02	1,096	1,014	1,114	1,173
2023-03	1,111	1,019	1,117	1,179
2023-04	1,124	1,025	1,125	1,188
2023-05	1,132	1,031	1,137	1,198
2023-06	1,147	1,038	1,146	1,207
2023-07	1,160	1,044	1,150	1,216
2023-08	1,173	1,052	1,154	1,224
2023-09	1,180	1,061	1,162	1,232
2023-10	1,193	1,070	1,172	1,240
2023-11	1,209	1,080	1,183	1,247
2023-12	1,228	1,091	1,190	1,255
2024-01	1,239	1,101	1,200	1,264
2024-02	1,248	1,111	1,207	1,276
2024-03	1,255	1,120	1,214	1,285
2024-04	1,262	1,128	1,217	1,293
2024-05	1,268	1,134	1,222	1,302
2024-06	1,275	1,141	1,226	1,311
2024-07	1,281	1,147	1,233	1,319
2024-08	1,289	1,155	1,237	1,327
2024-09	1,292	1,161	1,244	1,336
2024-10	1,298	1,171	1,249	1,348
2024-11	1,305	1,178	1,255	1,362
2024-12	1,311	1,185	1,260	1,370
2025-01	1,315	1,191	1,263	1,375
2025-02	1,317	1,198	1,271	1,381
2025-03	1,321	1,204	1,276	1,386
2025-04	1,326	1,209	1,282	1,390
2025-05	1,331	1,212	1,285	1,394
2025-06	1,338	1,216	1,290	1,399
2025-07	1,339	1,217	1,292	1,398
2025-08	1,337	1,216	1,294	1,403
2025-09	1,335	1,216	1,296	1,410
2025-10	1,336	1,220	1,300	1,416
2025-11	1,339	1,225	1,303	1,422
2025-12	1,341	1,231	1,307	1,424
2026-01	1,345	1,238	1,312	1,423
2026-02	1,349	1,243	1,316	1,430
2026-03	1,357	1,246	1,319	1,434
2026-04	1,362	1,248	1,322	1,438
2026-05	1,366	1,250	1,325	1,442
2026-06	1,367	1,253	1,326	1,446
2026-07	1,367	1,255	1,328	1,451
2026-08	1,368	1,257	1,333	1,459

Figures and sources

What does housing cost in Portsmouth?

The citywide middle sale price hides big differences between homes. ONS estimates that a flat cost around £163,000 and a terraced home £270,000 on average in August 2026. Its house-price index figures are provisional and use a different method and period from the median sale price on our overview.

Buying by property type

Estimated average purchase price · August 2026

Flats and maisonettes£163,000
Terraced£270,000
Semi-detached£342,000
Detached£507,000

Portsmouth unitary authority · UK House Price Index, provisional. Property types are not bedroom counts.

Private rent by bedrooms

In September 2026, the average private rent was £903 a month for a one-bedroom home and £1,366 for a three-bedroom home.

Estimated average monthly private rent · September 2026

One bedroom£903
Two bedrooms£1,139
Three bedrooms£1,366
Four or more bedrooms£1,968

Portsmouth unitary authority · ONS private rent index. These are estimates across the private rented sector, not current asking rents or the cost of social housing.

ONS: Portsmouth prices, rents and comparisons ↗ · Compare Portsmouth with other places →

Portsmouth North and South

In the year ending March 2026, the median home sold for £275,000 in Portsmouth North and £242,000 in Portsmouth South—a difference of £33,000. These are parliamentary constituencies, which do not exactly match the city council boundary. The mix of properties sold differs between areas.

Median price paid by parliamentary constituency · year ending March 2026
Constituency	All sales	Flats / maisonettes	Terraced	Semi-detached	Detached
Portsmouth North	£275,000	£165,000	£270,000	£325,000	£522,500
Portsmouth South	£242,000	£170,000	£260,000	£433,750	£530,000

The median is the middle recorded sale price within each category. Sales counts: 1,040 in the North and 1,045 in the South for all property types. These medians differ from the separate provisional index averages above. ONS constituency data and methodology ↗

Council housing and availability

Portsmouth City Council’s audited accounts report an average council dwelling rent of £109.18 a week in 2024/25, up from £101.24 in 2023/24. This is a historic average across council dwellings, not a current quote for a particular size of home; service charges and housing association rents can differ.

The council agreed an average rent increase of 4.8% for 2026/27. Individual changes can differ. The council says many people remain on the housing register for years, and it publishes recent allocations and waiting times by priority and property type.

2024/25 council accounts ↗ · 2026/27 council housing budget ↗ · Housing register and allocations ↗

The ONS release above does not provide sale prices by bedroom count. For neighbourhood sale prices, use the House of Commons Library’s ONS-based local dashboard ↗. Current asking prices and availability are not measured by the completed-sale and rent estimates shown here.

More local evidence

Homes delivered as a share of the requirement

11%

Portsmouth · HDT 2025 (2022/23–2024/25)

Delivery fell well short of the government’s three-year requirement.

This is the same result as the next card: 308 homes delivered against a requirement of 2,702, shown as a percentage. See the new housing schemes and build sites →

The result was 26% in the 2023 measurement and 11% in 2025. These are overlapping three-year tests; the 2023 requirement was adjusted for pandemic disruption.

Why this matters and what could help →

Published measurement; homes include communal-accommodation equivalents, displayed rounded as in the official table. Consequence: Presumption.

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MHCLG: Housing Delivery Test result ↗ · checked 2026-10-03 · published 2026-08-17
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Homes delivered over three years

308

homes · Portsmouth · HDT 2025 (2022/23–2024/25)

The published delivery test counts 308 homes against a requirement of 2,702.

Why this matters and what could help →

Published measurement; homes include communal-accommodation equivalents, displayed rounded as in the official table. Consequence: Presumption.

Show the workings

MHCLG: Homes delivered over HDT three-year period ↗ · checked 2026-10-03 · published 2026-08-17
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Households in temporary accommodation

608

households · Portsmouth · 31 March 2026

These households did not have settled housing at the end of March.

Why this matters and what could help →

Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero.

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MHCLG: Households in temporary accommodation ↗ · checked 2026-10-03 · published 2026-08-13
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Children in temporary accommodation

612

children · Portsmouth · 31 March 2026

Children are affected as well as adults; this is a point-in-time count.

Why this matters and what could help →

Show the workings

MHCLG: Children in temporary accommodation ↗ · checked 2026-10-03 · published 2026-08-13
TA1; G205; Retained original SHA256 f77eebd761455169626dc04c70f45177b11704999a6094384b59f37fa56d1881; Preserved live record homes.temporary-accommodation-children.E06000044.31-march-2026

Households owed help after becoming homeless

332

households · Portsmouth · January–March 2026

This counts new relief duties during a quarter, not households staying in temporary accommodation.

Show the workings

MHCLG: Households assessed as homeless, relief duty owed ↗ · checked 2026-10-03 · published 2026-08-13
A1; G205; Retained original SHA256 f77eebd761455169626dc04c70f45177b11704999a6094384b59f37fa56d1881; Preserved live record homes.homeless-relief.E06000044.january-march-2026

Average monthly private rent

£1,368

a month · Portsmouth · August 2026

Rent is an ongoing household cost, before bills.

In August 2026 the comparable figure was £1,257 in Southampton and £1,459 in England. ONS subsequently published newer estimates: £1,374 in Portsmouth in September 2026; see the link below.

Why this matters and what could help →

Average monthly private rent, all property types, ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

As checked on 1 November 2026, ONS had published a newer release. See the latest Portsmouth rent figures ↗; the displayed value retains its original period.

Show the workings

Price Index of Private Rents — Portsmouth ↗ · checked 2026-09-23
Preserved live record homes.rent_avg

Middle price of homes sold

£260,000

Portsmouth · Year ending March 2026

Half the recorded sales cost more and half cost less.

The equivalent median was £47,000 in the year ending Mar 1996, before inflation. Property types and sales mix affect the comparison. Compare homes and rents →

Why this matters and what could help →

A median of actual sales; the UK HPI average is mix-adjusted, so the two differ.

Show the workings

House price statistics for small areas ↗ · checked 2026-09-23
Preserved live record homes.median_price

House price compared with residents’ annual pay

Mixed survey and administrative evidence7.2

ratio · Portsmouth · 2025

The middle sale price was 7.22 times the middle full-time resident salary.

The equivalent ratio using pay for jobs located in Portsmouth was 6.70 in 2025; that measure includes commuters. Neither ratio is a mortgage affordability assessment.

Why this matters and what could help →

Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index.

Show the workings

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings · 2025 published affordability measure

Homes sold in Portsmouth and full-time employees living in Portsmouth; these are separate populations.

The official ratio combines administrative records of home sales with annual employee earnings estimated by the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. It divides the middle sale price by the middle gross annual pay of employees living in the area. This is not a single survey, a household mortgage multiple, or a ratio made from the monthly house-price index.

ONS: Median house price / median resident annual earnings ↗ · checked 2026-10-03 · published 2026-03-26
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House price compared with pay for jobs in the city

Mixed survey and administrative evidence6.7

ratio · Portsmouth · 2025

This measures jobs located here, including people who commute in.

The equivalent ratio using Portsmouth residents’ pay was 7.22 in 2025. The two pay measures cover different groups.

Why this matters and what could help →

Published ONS median affordability ratio. Median house sale price divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of people working in the area. This differs from residence-based earnings and is not a household mortgage multiple. Use the annual published ratio, not a mix of differently dated house prices and earnings.

Show the workings

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings · 2025 published affordability measure

Homes sold in Portsmouth and full-time employees working in Portsmouth; these are separate populations.

The official ratio combines administrative records of home sales with annual employee earnings estimated by the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. It divides the middle sale price by the middle gross annual pay of employees working in the area. This is not a single survey, a household mortgage multiple, or a ratio made from the monthly house-price index.

ONS: Median house price / median workplace annual earnings ↗ · checked 2026-10-03 · published 2026-03-26
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Records on the combined shared-housing register

3,125

records · Portsmouth · council combined HMO register, September 2026

The 3,125 records include 3,107 in licensed categories. Repeated addresses mean records are not unique homes.

Explore the register, ward patterns and licence trends →

Why this matters and what could help →

Records on the council's combined HMO register (3,107 in licensed categories). Portsmouth local authority.

Show the workings

Records on the council's combined HMO register ↗ · checked 2026-09-23
Preserved live record homes.hmo

Net homes added in council monitoring

316

homes · Portsmouth local authority · 2025/26

The latest council monitoring year is newer than the government’s three-year test.

Why this matters and what could help →

Council monitoring series, not the government Housing Delivery Test. Published annual components differ; no reconciliation is inferred.

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Portsmouth City Council PCC39, updated Housing Background Paper Table 6 ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 · published 2026-10
Original PDF SHA256 1f1b29e19a086eeba1bf91bf21d1b1f72d147aa3aae6e67c8e041d8ccb26e02d; PDF text extraction: six dated rows, component sum checked against published total

Full evidence collections and historical data →

More homes and housing trends

House price to resident earnings ratio

2002 to 2025

Portsmouth · ratio

Reviewed figures: 2002 to 2025.

Shown on this chart: From 2002 to 2025, house price to resident earnings ratio rose by 47.3% in Portsmouth and rose by 49.5% in England.

Both places compared over 2002 to 2025, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth; England.

Actual values

PortsmouthEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

ONS annual median house price divided by median full-time resident earnings. Use the same source definition and vintage across areas.

Official source ↗

Full published comparison table

House price to resident earnings ratio · ratio
Period	Portsmouth	Southampton	England
2002	4.9	5.66	5.11
2003	5.6	6.4	5.93
2004	6.54	6.64	6.6
2005	6.33	6.85	6.78
2006	6.54	6.96	6.95
2007	7.11	7.33	7.14
2008	7.05	7.31	6.96
2009	5.66	6.53	6.4
2010	5.89	6.92	6.85
2011	6.13	6.79	6.79
2012	6.05	6.58	6.77
2013	6.11	6.48	6.76
2014	6.19	6.75	7.09
2015	6.41	6.92	7.54
2016	7.15	7.18	7.72
2017	7.5	7.47	7.91
2018	7.66	8.03	8.04
2019	7.35	7.5	7.88
2020	8.02	7.35	7.87
2021	8.08	7.52	9.06
2022	7.73	7.46	8.56
2023	7.94	7.54	8.45
2024	7.26	7.23	7.84
2025	7.22	7	7.64

All the data in this topic

The retained source collection contains 115 records for this topic, including comparison areas and older releases. Each record keeps its own period and source date. Current findings above may use newer releases; a later page update does not refresh every record.

Browse 24 measures and their sources

Homes delivered vs required, Housing Delivery Test

Homes delivered vs required, Housing Delivery Test · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth Housing Delivery Test, 2025 measurement	11%	Homes built as a share of the government's own target for Portsmouth. Portsmouth local authority. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-09-23

Records on the council's combined HMO register

Records on the council's combined HMO register · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth council combined HMO register, September 2026	3,125	Records on the council's combined HMO register (3,107 in licensed categories). Portsmouth local authority. Portsmouth City Council ↗Source retrieved 2026-09-23

Average house price

Average house price · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth July 2026	£251,220	Recent months are revised as more sales are registered. HM Land Registry ↗Source retrieved 2026-09-23

House prices, change on a year earlier

House prices, change on a year earlier · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth July 2026	+1.3%	Annual percentage change in the UK HPI average price for Portsmouth. HM Land Registry ↗Source retrieved 2026-09-23

Average price — detached

Average price — detached · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth July 2026	£518,657	UK HPI average price of detached properties in Portsmouth. HM Land Registry ↗Source retrieved 2026-09-23

Average price — semi-detached

Average price — semi-detached · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth July 2026	£349,827	UK HPI average price of semi-detached properties in Portsmouth. HM Land Registry ↗Source retrieved 2026-09-23

Average price — terraced

Average price — terraced · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth July 2026	£275,644	UK HPI average price of terraced properties in Portsmouth. HM Land Registry ↗Source retrieved 2026-09-23

Average price — flat or maisonette

Average price — flat or maisonette · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth July 2026	£166,320	UK HPI average price of flat or maisonette properties in Portsmouth. HM Land Registry ↗Source retrieved 2026-09-23

Median house price paid

Median house price paid · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth Year ending March 2026	£260,000	A median of actual sales; the UK HPI average is mix-adjusted, so the two differ. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-09-23

House price to workplace earnings ratio

House price to workplace earnings ratio · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth 2025	6.70	Published ONS median affordability ratio. Median house sale price divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of people working in the area. This differs from residence-based earnings and is not a household mortgage multiple. Use the annual published ratio, not a mix of differently dated house prices and earnings. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2025	6.70	Published ONS median affordability ratio. Median house sale price divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of people working in the area. This differs from residence-based earnings and is not a household mortgage multiple. Use the annual published ratio, not a mix of differently dated house prices and earnings. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03

Average private rent

Average private rent · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth August 2026	£1,368	Average monthly private rent, all property types, ONS Price Index of Private Rents. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-09-23

Private rents, change on a year earlier

Private rents, change on a year earlier · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth Year to August 2026	+2.4%	Annual change in the ONS Price Index of Private Rents for Portsmouth. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-09-23

Housing Delivery Test result

Housing Delivery Test resultHDT 2025 (2022/23–2024/25) · %

Portsmouth11%
Southampton30%

Housing Delivery Test result · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth HDT 2025 (2022/23–2024/25)	11.0%	Published measurement; homes include communal-accommodation equivalents, displayed rounded as in the official table. Consequence: Presumption. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton HDT 2025 (2022/23–2024/25)	30.0%	Published measurement; homes include communal-accommodation equivalents, displayed rounded as in the official table. Consequence: Presumption. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03

Homes delivered over HDT three-year period

Homes delivered over HDT three-year period · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth HDT 2025 (2022/23–2024/25)	308	Published measurement; homes include communal-accommodation equivalents, displayed rounded as in the official table. Consequence: Presumption. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton HDT 2025 (2022/23–2024/25)	1,342	Published measurement; homes include communal-accommodation equivalents, displayed rounded as in the official table. Consequence: Presumption. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03

Homes required over HDT three-year period

Homes required over HDT three-year period · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth HDT 2025 (2022/23–2024/25)	2,702	Published measurement; homes include communal-accommodation equivalents, displayed rounded as in the official table. Consequence: Presumption. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton HDT 2025 (2022/23–2024/25)	4,440	Published measurement; homes include communal-accommodation equivalents, displayed rounded as in the official table. Consequence: Presumption. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03

Households assessed as homeless, relief duty owed

Households assessed as homeless, relief duty owed · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
England January–March 2026	44,650	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth January–March 2026	332	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton January–March 2026	150	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03

Households assessed as homeless per 1,000 households

Households assessed as homeless per 1,000 households · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
England January–March 2026	1.81	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth January–March 2026	3.74	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton January–March 2026	1.38	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03

Households threatened with homelessness, prevention duty owed

Households threatened with homelessness, prevention duty owed · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
England January–March 2026	39,200	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth January–March 2026	262	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton January–March 2026	442	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03

Households in temporary accommodation

Households in temporary accommodation · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
England 31 March 2026	135,580	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 31 March 2026	608	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 31 March 2026	414	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03

Households in temporary accommodation per 1,000 households

Households in temporary accommodation per 1,000 households · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
England 31 March 2026	5.50	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 31 March 2026	6.85	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 31 March 2026	3.82	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03

Children in temporary accommodation

Children in temporary accommodation · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
England 31 March 2026	177,530	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 31 March 2026	612	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 31 March 2026	669	Statutory homelessness administrative data. Quarterly assessment flows and point-in-time temporary accommodation are different measures. The denominator is the published household estimate, not population. National counts are rounded; suppressed cells are not zero. MHCLG ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03

Median house price / median resident annual earnings

Median house price / median resident annual earnings · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth 2002	4.90	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2003	5.60	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2004	6.54	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2005	6.33	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2006	6.54	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2007	7.11	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2008	7.05	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2009	5.66	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2010	5.89	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2011	6.13	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2012	6.05	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2013	6.11	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2014	6.19	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2015	6.41	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2016	7.15	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2017	7.50	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2018	7.66	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2019	7.35	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2020	8.02	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2021	8.08	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2022	7.73	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2023	7.94	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2024	7.26	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 2025	7.22	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2002	5.66	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2003	6.40	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2004	6.64	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2005	6.85	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2006	6.96	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2007	7.33	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2008	7.31	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2009	6.53	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2010	6.92	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2011	6.79	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2012	6.58	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2013	6.48	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2014	6.75	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2015	6.92	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2016	7.18	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2017	7.47	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2018	8.03	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2019	7.50	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2020	7.35	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2021	7.52	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2022	7.46	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2023	7.54	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2024	7.23	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2025	7.00	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2002	5.11	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2003	5.93	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2004	6.60	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2005	6.78	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2006	6.95	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2007	7.14	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2008	6.96	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2009	6.40	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2010	6.85	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2011	6.79	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2012	6.77	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2013	6.76	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2014	7.09	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2015	7.54	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2016	7.72	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2017	7.91	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2018	8.04	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2019	7.88	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2020	7.87	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2021	9.06	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2022	8.56	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2023	8.45	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2024	7.84	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2025	7.64	Median price paid for properties divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of residents. This is not a household mortgage multiple, workplace earnings ratio or ratio computed from the monthly house-price index. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03

Properties with mandatory HMO licences

Properties with mandatory HMO licences · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
England 31 March 2025	95,217	Local Authority Housing Statistics return, question f10a. Mandatory licences only; excludes additional licensing and unlicensed HMOs. This annual stock count is not comparable with a later combined licensing register observation. Guidance defines the snapshot as 31 March 2025. MHCLG (local authority returns) ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Portsmouth 31 March 2025	1,194	Local Authority Housing Statistics return, question f10a. Mandatory licences only; excludes additional licensing and unlicensed HMOs. This annual stock count is not comparable with a later combined licensing register observation. Guidance defines the snapshot as 31 March 2025. MHCLG (local authority returns) ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 31 March 2025	2,115	Local Authority Housing Statistics return, question f10a. Mandatory licences only; excludes additional licensing and unlicensed HMOs. This annual stock count is not comparable with a later combined licensing register observation. Guidance defines the snapshot as 31 March 2025. MHCLG (local authority returns) ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03

Median house price / median workplace annual earnings

Median house price / median workplace annual earnings · retained published records
Area and period	Figure	Definition, source and limits
Portsmouth 2025	6.70	Published ONS median affordability ratio. Median house sale price divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of people working in the area. This differs from residence-based earnings and is not a household mortgage multiple. Use the annual published ratio, not a mix of differently dated house prices and earnings. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
Southampton 2025	6.59	Published ONS median affordability ratio. Median house sale price divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of people working in the area. This differs from residence-based earnings and is not a household mortgage multiple. Use the annual published ratio, not a mix of differently dated house prices and earnings. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03
England 2025	7.63	Published ONS median affordability ratio. Median house sale price divided by median gross annual full-time employee earnings of people working in the area. This differs from residence-based earnings and is not a household mortgage multiple. Use the annual published ratio, not a mix of differently dated house prices and earnings. ONS ↗Source retrieved 2026-10-03

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