Housing in PO2 7NS
What the homes in PO2 7NS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Fratton North
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,839 (2024)
PO2 7NSPortsmouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (62%). Flats make up 27.5%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.7% of households in the PO2 7NS area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 47.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 17.4% own outright and 29.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented47.1%20.5%
- Social rented6.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.5%). 30.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PO2 7NS (Fratton North) (about 1,839 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.