Old Portsmouth & Southsea Common
Portsmouth · South East · population 8,280 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,932 of 6,856 in England
- #700 of 1,119 in South East
- #7 of 26 in Portsmouth
- Around the England average
In summary
Old Portsmouth & Southsea Common is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,932 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 26 in Portsmouth. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Employment (76) but weak on Crime (13). Typical homes here sold for about £260,000 over the past year, down 10% across five years (from 147 sales), in line with the wider Portsmouth median of £258,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,170 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £260,000 | 147 | -14.8% | -9.6% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Semi-detached | £607,500 | 6 | — | +8.5% |
| Terraced | £485,000 | 31 | +4.3% | +4.9% |
| Flat | £223,750 | 108 | -10.9% | -3.5% |
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,170 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Portsmouth
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Ilchester, Sparkford & MudfordSomerset57£247,500
- The Park & CastleNottingham57£275,000
- Cherry Willingham & BardneyWest Lindsey57£243,750
- Edenthorpe & Mere LaneDoncaster57£200,000
- East Colne, Foulridge & TrawdenPendle57£192,500
- ArundelArun57£445,000