Typical 3-bedroom house£355kmost £276k–£449k
Houses per m²£3,683flats £3,018
Sold last year1891,429 in five years
Prices in Portsmouth+1.3%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in PO5 sold for £355,020 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £275,625 and £448,627, for about 98 m² of space. That is 14% more than the same home across Southsea (£312,000).
189 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £131k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in PO5 4 (£3,438) and the most in PO5 3 (£4,106).
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 £1,619 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £71,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.
Questions about PO5
Is PO5 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 14% more than 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%); 189 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 PO5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in PO5 sold for £355,020 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £275,625 and £448,627.
Is PO5 expensive for Southsea?
A 3-bedroom house in PO5 costs 14% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Southsea (£312,000).
How many homes sell in PO5 each year?
189 homes sold in the last year and 1,429 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near PO5?
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 PO5?
For a 3-bedroom house, PO1 (£247k, 1 km), PO4 (£304k, 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.