Buying a home in PO6, Portsmouth. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£328kmost £274k–£385k
Houses per m²£3,656flats £3,085
Sold last year2901,968 in five years
Prices in Portsmouth+1.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PO6 sold for £327,611 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £274,425 and £384,663, for about 92 m² of space. That is 13% more than the same home across Portsmouth (£291,000).

290 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £143k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in PO6 3 (£3,347) and the most in PO6 1 (£4,112).

Across Portsmouth, prices are up 1.3% on a year ago and up 11.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,360 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,494 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £66,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.

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House prices in PO6 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£191,579£183k–£242k44 m²15
2£266,078£239k–£297k69 m²305
3£327,611£274k–£385k92 m²956
4£412,500£324k–£533k119 m²248
5+£570,179£449k–£651k151 m²135

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£192k£266k£328k£413k£570k
Detached—£398k£467k£591k£647k
Semi-detached—£274k£333k£427k£487k
Terraced£188k£253k£320k£330k£388k
Flats£143k£173k£190k£195k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across PO6

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
PO6 1£4,112£3,163
PO6 2£3,693£3,129
PO6 3£3,347£2,602
PO6 4£3,361£3,542

Schools near PO6

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Paul's Catholic Primary School73% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%9 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmUTC Portsmouth50.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%14 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about PO6

Is PO6 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 13% more than across Portsmouth; prices in Portsmouth are up 1.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (73% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (50.4% against 43.8%); 290 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in PO6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PO6 sold for £327,611 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £274,425 and £384,663.

Is PO6 expensive for Portsmouth?

A 3-bedroom house in PO6 costs 13% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Portsmouth (£291,000).

How many homes sell in PO6 each year?

290 homes sold in the last year and 1,968 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near PO6?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Paul's Catholic Primary School, where 73% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near PO6?

For a 3-bedroom house, PO2 (£264k, 3 km), PO1 (£247k, 5 km), PO12 (£281k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.