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Housing in PO4 9DJ

What the homes in PO4 9DJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Southsea Prince Albert Road
Council
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,568 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (80.1%). Flats make up 13.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PO4 9DJEngland
Detached1.4%22.9%
Semi-detached4.7%31.5%
Terraced80.1%23%
Purpose-built flat6.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.9% of households in the PO4 9DJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.5% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.

PO4 9DJ
60%
35%
England
  • Owned59.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented35%20.5%
  • Social rented3.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO4 9DJEngland
Owned outright24.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association3.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO4 9DJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.1%). 25.8% of households include dependent children.

PO4 9DJEngland
Living alone, under 6623.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.2%12.8%
Couple, no children20.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.6%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 9DJ (Southsea Prince Albert Road) (about 1,568 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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