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Housing in PO3 5QN

What the homes in PO3 5QN 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
1,433 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.9%). Flats make up 23.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

PO3 5QNEngland
Detached3%22.9%
Semi-detached30.9%31.5%
Terraced42.9%23%
Purpose-built flat22.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.3% of households in the PO3 5QN area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.9% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.

PO3 5QN
69%
18%
12%
England
  • Owned69.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented17.8%20.5%
  • Social rented12.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO3 5QNEngland
Owned outright41.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association11.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO3 5QNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19%). 20.2% of households include dependent children.

PO3 5QNEngland
Living alone, under 6619%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.8%12.8%
Couple, no children18%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 5QN (Anchorage Park & Copnor) (about 1,433 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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