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64 recorded sales · median £157,000 · Portsmouth
Portsmouth Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 22/42 seats · 52% · OCD 2026
67/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£157k
median price
11.2
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£157k
median sold price
6.7 yrs
of local pay to buy
87 min
London — fastest
4
rail stations
0
grammar schools
67
schools total
11.2
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
972
Violence — most
12.7
NO₂ · WHO 10
11.2%
in a flood zone
97
green spaces
6.9
PM2.5 · WHO 5
650
eat & drink
194
shops
89.8%
gigabit
29
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£125,000 in 2000 → £200,000 in 2022
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Portsmouth, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-06
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £157,000. That's about 6.7× local earnings — around the 7.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2022 · 3 sales
Median sold price · median of all 64 sales£157,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.7× · five-year average 7.1×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership52%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,292
Portsmouth City Council£1,908
Police & Crime Commissioner£290
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,528
Band B£1,782
Band C£2,037
Band D (baseline)£2,292
Band E£2,801
Band F£3,310
Band G£3,820
Band H£4,583
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Portsmouth how Old Commercial Road compares · from Portsmouth
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Baffins +30.4%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baffins | £300,000 | +30.4% | 228 |
| North End | £275,000 | +26.1% | 374 |
| Paulsgrove | £238,000 | +24.7% | 98 |
| Stamshaw | £215,000 | +23.5% | 196 |
| Eastney | £266,600 | +22.5% | 280 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Old Commercial Road — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 9 St. Marys House 404, Old Commercial Road | Flat | — | — | £160,000 | Sep 2025 |
| 400, Old Commercial Road | Terraced | — | — | £330,000 | Mar 2025 |
| 381 Old Commercial Road | Terraced | — | — | £290,000 | Nov 2024 |
| Flat 2 406 - 414 Old Commercial Road | Flat | — | — | £175,000 | Jun 2024 |
| Flat 1 373-375, Old Commercial Road | Other | — | — | £840,000 | Dec 2023 |
| Flat 8 St. Marys House 404 Old Commercial Road | Flat | — | — | £200,000 | Feb 2023 |
| Flat 3 St. Marys House 404, Old Commercial Road | Flat | — | — | £210,000 | Nov 2022 |
| Flat 7 St. Marys House 404 Old Commercial Road | Flat | — | — | £170,000 | May 2022 |
| Flat 9 St. Marys House 404, Old Commercial Road | Flat | — | — | £200,000 | May 2022 |
| 401j Old Commercial Road | Flat | — | — | £111,000 | Oct 2021 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Portsmouth
Crime runs at 11.2 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month11.2
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Portsmouth
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Portsmouth district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Portsmouth
Population208,003
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 4/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
4.7/10
Employment
4.9/10
Education & skills
3.9/10
Health & disability
4.1/10
Crime
3.2/10
Housing & services
4.9/10
Living environment
3.6/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Portsmouth — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+57%
Unemployment · economically active residents7.2%
Degree-level (Level 4+)30%
Good or very good health82%
Own their home52%
Median age36
Born outside the UK17%
See the full Portsmouth report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 5 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
5 of 5 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Dickens Primary Academy | Primary | Good ('19) | 0.4 km |
| The Flying Bull Academy | Primary | — | 0.5 km |
| The Haven | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.5 km |
| Landport Playscheme | Nursery | — | 0.6 km |
| Madani Academy | All-through | — | 0.7 km |
| Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | Inspected '26 — see report | 0.7 km |
| Manor Infant and Nursery School | Primary | Good ('24) | 0.8 km |
| St Edmund's Catholic School | Secondary | — | 0.9 km |
| St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School | Primary | Good ('22) | 0.9 km |
| Roberts Day Nursery | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.9 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
14
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.6 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.6 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
5 of 5 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rj Berry | Pharmacy | — | 0.4 km |
| The Unicity Medical Centre | GP | — | 0.6 km |
| Lake Road Health Centre | Dentist | — | 0.6 km |
| Island City Practice | GP | — | 0.6 km |
| Lalys Chemists | Pharmacy | — | 0.7 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 0.7 km |
| Hanway Road (Dental Surgery) | Dentist | — | 0.7 km |
| Portsdown Group Practice | GP | — | 0.8 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Portsmouth
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 87 min from Fratton Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth & Southsea Rail Station | 0.6 mi | London Waterloo | 92 min |
| Fratton Rail Station | 0.9 mi | London Waterloo | 87 min |
| Southsea Hoverport | 1.6 mi | — | no direct train |
| Hilsea Rail Station | 1.9 mi | London Waterloo | 99 min |
| Cosham Rail Station | 2.6 mi | London Waterloo | 101 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Fratton Rail Station (87 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging14 points
Per 10,000 residents0.7
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Portsmouth
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1000.3%
Flood zone11.2% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 3–5%)
Historic landfill41 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings455
Conservation areas25
Green belt0%
Green spaces97
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Portsmouth
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 650 | 84% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 194 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 29 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 97 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Portsmouth
Figures for the wider Portsmouth — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate7.2%
In work (employment rate)57.2%
Companies registered here14,064
New incorporations (12m)1,943
Property companies (SPVs)1,726
See the full Portsmouth report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district