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Housing in PO4 9FU

What the homes in PO4 9FU 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
1,501 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (66.2%). Flats make up 24%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

PO4 9FUEngland
Detached2.4%22.9%
Semi-detached7.4%31.5%
Terraced66.2%23%
Purpose-built flat16.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.2% of households in the PO4 9FU area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 17.9% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

PO4 9FU
46%
38%
15%
England
  • Owned46.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented38.3%20.5%
  • Social rented15.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO4 9FUEngland
Owned outright17.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent35.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council4.2%8.3%
From a housing association10.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO4 9FUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.1%). 25.5% of households include dependent children.

PO4 9FUEngland
Living alone, under 6626.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.3%12.8%
Couple, no children21.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.5%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 9FU (Southsea Prince Albert Road) (about 1,501 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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