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Housing in PO3 5PE

What the homes in PO3 5PE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Anchorage Park & Copnor
Council
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,545 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.7%). Flats make up 4.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PO3 5PEEngland
Detached30.3%22.9%
Semi-detached24.6%31.5%
Terraced38.7%23%
Purpose-built flat4.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.5% of households in the PO3 5PE area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 45% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.

PO3 5PE
73%
24%
England
  • Owned73.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented24.1%20.5%
  • Social rented1.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO3 5PEEngland
Owned outright45%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association0.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO3 5PEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.9%). 15.6% of households include dependent children.

PO3 5PEEngland
Living alone, under 6621.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.7%12.8%
Couple, no children21.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 PO3 5PE (Anchorage Park & Copnor) (about 1,545 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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