Housing in PO2 8EN
What the homes in PO2 8EN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- North End West & Whale Island
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,672 (2024)
PO2 8ENPortsmouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (67.7%). Flats make up 24.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
48.9% of households in the PO2 8EN area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.9% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented34.4%20.5%
- Social rented15.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.4% 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 (18.2%). 21.7% 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 8EN (North End West & Whale Island) (about 1,672 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.