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Housing in PO4 0HR

What the homes in PO4 0HR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Southsea Fawcett Road
Council
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,616 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (69.2%). Flats make up 21.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

PO4 0HREngland
Detached1.3%22.9%
Semi-detached7.9%31.5%
Terraced69.2%23%
Purpose-built flat5.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.8% of households in the PO4 0HR area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 50.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 21.9% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.

PO4 0HR
45%
51%
England
  • Owned44.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented50.6%20.5%
  • Social rented4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO4 0HREngland
Owned outright21.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent47.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council1.9%8.3%
From a housing association2.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 24.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO4 0HREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (31.7%). 17.9% of households include dependent children.

PO4 0HREngland
Living alone, under 6615.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.5%12.8%
Couple, no children15.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households31.7%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 PO4 0HR (Southsea Fawcett Road) (about 1,616 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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