Average sale prices · HM Land Registry / UK HPI
The average property in Portsmouth sells for £245,571, down 4.1% over the past year. Prices have grown from around £46k in the mid-1990s.
House price ÷ median earnings · ONS data
A home in Portsmouth costs 6.7x the local median salary — moderate, improving from a peak of 7.4x in 2021.
Average monthly rent · ONS Private Rental Index
Average monthly rent in Portsmouth is £1,349, up 2.5% year-on-year. Rents have risen consistently over the past five years.
Monthly residential transactions · HMRC (seasonally adjusted)
2yr fixed · 75% LTV · 25yr term · BoE avg. rate
Based on the average Portsmouth price of £245,571 with a 25% deposit (£61k), a 2-year fixed mortgage at 3.97% costs around £969 per month.
Monthly cost comparison based on current data
Monthly mortgage payments (£969) are £380 less than renting (£1,349). However, buying requires an upfront deposit of £61k — it would take around 5 years to recoup that cost compared to renting and investing the difference.
Latest transactions · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
| Address | Type | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
64, GREEN LANE PO3 5EZ | Terraced | £373,000 | 26 Jan 2026 |
44, SHELLEY AVENUE, PAULSGROVE PO6 4PN | Terraced | £253,000 | 26 Jan 2026 |
63, LIVERPOOL ROAD, FRATTON PO1 5DY | Terraced | £217,500 | 26 Jan 2026 |
FLAT 32, HAMILTON COURT, ASHBY PLACE PO5 3NP | Flat/Maisonette | £120,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
14, SEATON AVENUE, COPNOR PO3 6LG | Semi-detached | £355,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
FLAT 3, DOVER HOUSE, 38, LENNOX ROAD NORTH PO5 2LR | Flat/Maisonette | £405,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
68, MIDDLESEX ROAD PO4 8EG |
Data sources (all free & public): HM Land Registry Price Paid Data & UK House Price Index · ONS Housing Affordability Ratios · ONS Private Rental Index · Bank of England Quoted Household Interest Rates · HMRC Monthly Property Transactions
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
There were 94,680 residential property transactions across the UK in January 2026 (seasonally adjusted), down 0.8% compared to a year ago. The highest monthly volume on record was 204,980 in June 2021.
| Terraced |
| £238,000 |
| 23 Jan 2026 |
61, EMSWORTH ROAD, NORTH END PO2 0BS | Terraced | £198,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
20, MINSTEAD ROAD PO4 9JP | Semi-detached | £435,000 | 22 Jan 2026 |
FLAT 3, 4, WAVERLEY GROVE PO4 0PZ | Flat/Maisonette | £154,000 | 22 Jan 2026 |
62, HAMPSHIRE STREET PO1 5LQ | Terraced | £215,000 | 21 Jan 2026 |
FURNEAUX RIDDALL & CO LTD, ALCHORNE PLACE PO3 5PA | Other | £415,000 | 20 Jan 2026 |
5, MORLEY ROAD PO4 9PD | Terraced | £310,000 | 20 Jan 2026 |
24, VALIANT GARDENS PO2 9NZ | Terraced | £290,000 | 20 Jan 2026 |
154, CHICHESTER ROAD, NORTH END PO2 0AH | Terraced | £271,748 | 19 Jan 2026 |
61, SEYMOUR CLOSE PO2 7DA | Terraced | £225,000 | 19 Jan 2026 |
159, HASLEMERE ROAD PO4 9AW | Terraced | £255,000 | 19 Jan 2026 |
74, RANELAGH ROAD PO2 8HA | Terraced | £215,000 | 19 Jan 2026 |
24, CHASEWATER AVENUE PO3 6JD | Terraced | £260,000 | 19 Jan 2026 |
148, CHATSWORTH AVENUE, COSHAM PO6 2UJ | Terraced | £345,000 | 16 Jan 2026 |
The most recent recorded sale in Portsmouth was a terraced property on Green Lane for £373,000 in January 2026. Across the last 20 sales, the median price was £260,000.