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Housing in PO1 5RZ

What the homes in PO1 5RZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fratton Kingston
Council
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,780 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.8%). Flats make up 52.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

PO1 5RZEngland
Detached1.8%22.9%
Semi-detached8.1%31.5%
Terraced37%23%
Purpose-built flat43.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26.1% of households in the PO1 5RZ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 11.7% own outright and 14.5% with a mortgage.

PO1 5RZ
26%
34%
36%
England
  • Owned26.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3%1%
  • Private rented33.8%20.5%
  • Social rented36.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO1 5RZEngland
Owned outright11.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council19.7%8.3%
From a housing association16.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 48.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO1 5RZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.5%). 22.5% of households include dependent children.

PO1 5RZEngland
Living alone, under 6629.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.1%12.8%
Couple, no children12.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Portsmouth

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Portsmouth (August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

PortsmouthEngland
All homes£1,368£1,459
One bedroom£901£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,135£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,360£1,489
Four or more£1,961£2,161
Detached£1,836£1,640
Semi-detached£1,562£1,449
Terraced£1,405£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,045£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PO1 5RZ (Fratton Kingston) (about 1,780 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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