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Housing in PO2 8JT

What the homes in PO2 8JT 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
1,531 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (67.9%). Flats make up 20.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

PO2 8JTEngland
Detached1.9%22.9%
Semi-detached9.3%31.5%
Terraced67.9%23%
Purpose-built flat14.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.6% of households in the PO2 8JT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.2% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.

PO2 8JT
48%
35%
17%
England
  • Owned47.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented34.6%20.5%
  • Social rented16.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO2 8JTEngland
Owned outright19.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.1%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council12.3%8.3%
From a housing association4.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO2 8JTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.8%). 28.3% of households include dependent children.

PO2 8JTEngland
Living alone, under 6621.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.4%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.3%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 PO2 8JT (North End West & Whale Island) (about 1,531 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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