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PO2 8

8,772 people · median £213,500 · Portsmouth

More affordable than most
Portsmouth Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled   22/42 seats · 52% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £213,500, up 20.7% over five years. That's about 6.7× local earnings — around the 7.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 45 sales
£109k£141k£173k£205k£237k201120182026 YTD2021 +13%£225,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£213,500
5-year change+20.7%
Full history since 1995
£20k£77k£134k£190k£247k199520102026 YTD2002 +27%−15%£225,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Semi-detached
£230k
Terraced
£215k
Flat
£133k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.7× · five-year average 7.1×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Portsmouth14.1%

Of the homes across Portsmouth that sold again within five years, 14.1% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).

By property type
Terraced houses4%
Flats14.2%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new30.2%
Bought second-hand11.7%
Overall
Typical resale gain+20.5% · ~8.2-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (2,232 resale pairs) across Portsmouth — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership50%

Owned outright
22%
With a mortgage
28%
Private rented
33%
Social rented
17%
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

£2,012 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in PO2 8 54 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Twyford Avenue£96,000470+25.4%
Stamshaw Road£103,000305+24.2%
Jervis Road£117,000292+21.4%
Cardiff Road£119,995251+7.5%
Winstanley Road£105,000201+26.7%
Knox Road£116,500201+13.4%
Gruneisen Road£107,000199+25.7%
Walden Road£120,000191+19.7%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Portsmouth how PO2 8 compares · from Portsmouth

Fastest 5-yr growth: Baffins +30.4%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 PO2 8 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
139 sales in 12 months — 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
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