Housing in PO4 0PP
What the homes in PO4 0PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Southsea Waverley Road
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,400 (2024)
PO4 0PPSouthsea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (25.4%). Flats make up 44.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
66.9% of households in the PO4 0PP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 36.6% own outright and 30.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented29.5%20.5%
- Social rented3.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (19.2%). 18.7% 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 PO4 0PP (Southsea Waverley Road) (about 1,400 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.