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Housing in PO6 4PF

What the homes in PO6 4PF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Paulsgrove West & Port Solent
Council
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,912 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.8%). Flats make up 31.1%, above the 22.2% across England.

PO6 4PFEngland
Detached3.2%22.9%
Semi-detached36.8%31.5%
Terraced28.9%23%
Purpose-built flat28.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.5% of households in the PO6 4PF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 15.2% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.

PO6 4PF
43%
20%
36%
England
  • Owned42.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented19.8%20.5%
  • Social rented35.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO6 4PFEngland
Owned outright15.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9%18.2%
Other private rented10.9%2.2%
From the council20.3%8.3%
From a housing association15.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 21.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO6 4PFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (29.1%). 42.9% of households include dependent children.

PO6 4PFEngland
Living alone, under 6614.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.3%12.8%
Couple, no children13.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children29.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.4%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 PO6 4PF (Paulsgrove West & Port Solent) (about 1,912 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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