Buying a home in PO4, Southsea. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£304kmost £272k–£343k
Houses per m²£3,534flats £3,061
Sold last year3842,774 in five years
Prices in Portsmouth+1.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PO4 sold for £304,219 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £272,381 and £343,406, for about 90 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Southsea (£312,000).

384 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 £135k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in PO4 0 (£3,406) and the most in PO4 9 (£3,615).

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 £1,387 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £61,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.

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House prices in PO4 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£200,236£158k–£231k44 m²16
2£251,591£234k–£273k70 m²743
3£304,219£272k–£343k90 m²1,105
4£367,226£310k–£440k110 m²234
5+£588,067£426k–£791k170 m²114

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£200k£252k£304k£367k£588k
Detached—£302k—£561k£888k
Semi-detached—£329k£370k£443k£678k
Terraced£193k£250k£302k£351k£468k
Flats£135k£177k£174k£153k£558k

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

Price per m² across PO4

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
PO4 0£3,406£3,250
PO4 8£3,512£2,816
PO4 9£3,615£3,012

Schools near PO4

Best state primary within 2 kmSt John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School83% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%19 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Edmund's Catholic School64% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%11 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about PO4

Is PO4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Southsea; prices in Portsmouth are up 1.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (83% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (64% against 43.8%); 384 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 PO4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PO4 sold for £304,219 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £272,381 and £343,406.

Is PO4 expensive for Southsea?

A 3-bedroom house in PO4 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Southsea (£312,000).

How many homes sell in PO4 each year?

384 homes sold in the last year and 2,774 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 PO4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School, where 83% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near PO4?

For a 3-bedroom house, PO1 (£247k, 2 km), PO2 (£264k, 3 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.