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Alver Road, Portsmouth

MyStreetCheck free street report: Alver Road, Portsmouth · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/portsmouth-portsmouth/alver-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PO1 5HW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£197,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£185,246
27 sales
Price range
£135k – £260k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Mar 2026
PO1 5HW

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At a glance

House prices£185k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station8 min walkFratton station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold97% freeholdAcross 31 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

27 property sales on Alver Road, Portsmouth have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £197,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £185,246. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Alver Road range from £135,000 to £260,000. 97% of homes sold here were freehold and 3% leasehold.

House prices on Alver Road compared

PO1 postcode area£239,313
Portsmouth£276,171
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Alver Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PO1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £157,000 (3 sales)2016£157k2017: £182,874 (4 sales)2017£183k2018: £195,618 (2 sales)2018£196k2019: £167,983 (6 sales)2019£168k2020: £158,000 (2 sales)2020£158k2021: £187,000 (3 sales)2021£187k2022: £225,000 (2 sales)2022£225k2024: £200,000 (1 sales)2024£200k2025: £225,333 (3 sales)2025£225k2026: £197,000 (1 sales)2026£197k

Tenure: 97% freehold and 3% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced27£185,2462 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Alver Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
52, Alver Road PO1 5HW 2 Mar 2026£197,000 TerracedFreehold
68, Alver Road PO1 5HW 8 May 2025£241,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Alver Road PO1 5HW 19 Mar 2025£240,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Alver Road PO1 5HW 6 Feb 2025£195,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Alver Road PO1 5HW 14 Oct 2024£195,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Alver Road PO1 5HW 9 Apr 2024£170,500 TerracedFreehold
28, Alver Road PO1 5HW 18 Mar 2024£200,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Alver Road PO1 5HW 14 Apr 2022£260,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Alver Road PO1 5HW 7 Mar 2022£190,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Alver Road PO1 5HW 6 Sep 2021£200,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Alver Road PO1 5HW 28 Jul 2021£188,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Alver Road PO1 5HW 9 Jul 2021£173,000 TerracedFreehold
1B, Alver Road PO1 5HW 30 Nov 2020£135,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Alver Road PO1 5HW 5 Feb 2020£181,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Alver Road PO1 5HW 28 Nov 2019£156,500 TerracedFreehold
5, Alver Road PO1 5HW 28 Nov 2019£176,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Alver Road PO1 5HW 16 Aug 2019£162,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Alver Road PO1 5HW 24 Apr 2019£136,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Alver Road PO1 5HW 18 Apr 2019£146,150 TerracedLeasehold
38, Alver Road PO1 5HW 18 Apr 2019£185,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Alver Road PO1 5HW 15 Apr 2019£231,250 TerracedFreehold
20, Alver Road PO1 5HW 31 Aug 2018£190,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Alver Road PO1 5HW 16 Aug 2018£201,236 TerracedFreehold
44, Alver Road PO1 5HW 26 Oct 2017£183,500 TerracedFreehold
66, Alver Road PO1 5HW 6 Oct 2017£208,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Alver Road PO1 5HW 31 May 2017£153,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Alver Road PO1 5HW 17 May 2017£186,995 TerracedFreehold
82, Alver Road PO1 5HW 12 May 2017£167,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Alver Road PO1 5HW 9 Sep 2016£155,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Alver Road PO1 5HW 10 Jun 2016£161,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Alver Road PO1 5HW 31 Mar 2016£155,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
52, Alver Road £173,000 (Jul 2021) → £197,000 (Mar 2026) +14%
over 5 yrs
44, Alver Road £183,500 (Oct 2017) → £181,000 (Feb 2020) → £240,000 (Mar 2025) +31%
over 7 yrs
34, Alver Road £136,000 (Apr 2019) → £195,000 (Oct 2024) +43%
over 5 yrs
28, Alver Road £190,000 (Mar 2022) → £200,000 (Mar 2024) +5%
over 2 yrs
66, Alver Road £208,000 (Oct 2017) → £260,000 (Apr 2022) +25%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Alver Road

Crime

1,109 crimes were reported within about a mile of Alver Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences411
Anti-social behaviour135
Public order121
Shoplifting92
Criminal damage & arson71
Drugs60

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Alver Road is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • Portsmouth Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Alver Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Portsmouth Academy 1,203 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.1 mi
Madani Academy 71 pupils Other independent school 5–16 Report 0.2 mi
Penbridge Infant School 207 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.3 mi
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery 668 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Manor Infant and Nursery School 232 pupils Primary 2–7 Good Report 0.3 mi
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 237 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Ark Dickens Primary Academy 446 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Priory School 1,278 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Fratton station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Portsmouth & Southsea station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • Portsmouth Harbour station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • St Marys Church (SW-bound, Fratton Road) 2 min walk
  • Carnegie Library (N-bound, Fratton Road) 2 min walk
  • Shearer Road (E-bound, St Mary's Road) 3 min walk
  • Adames Road (W-bound, St Mary's Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Island City Practice
    Nutfield Place, Portsmouth · 0.2 mi
  • The Lighthouse Group Practice
    Southesea Medical Centre, Carlisle Road, Southsea · 0.5 mi
  • East Shore Partnership
    Milton Park Surgery, St Mary's Health Campus, Portsmouth · 0.6 mi
  • The Unicity Medical Centre
    159-161 Commercial Road, Portsmouth · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Fratton Portsmouth · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Portsmouth Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Portsmouth Kingston Rd Express · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Roebuck · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Allied Pharmacy Fratton Road · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Lalys Chemists · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Lake Road Health Centre · 0.2 mi
  • Hanway Road (dental Surgery) · 0.5 mi
  • Somerstown Central (dental Surgery) · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income3 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned50.8%62.5%
Private rented41.6%20.3%
Social rented7.6%17.1%
Households620

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6470.9%64.1%
Aged 65+9.5%18.6%
Residents1,562

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks100%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Portsmouth with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Alver Road

Ethnic group

HerePortsmouth
White80.4%85.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.1%6.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%3.4%
Other ethnic group2.7%1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%2.6%

Religion

HerePortsmouth
No religion43.5%47.1%
Christian39.7%39.4%
Muslim8.8%4.9%
Not answered5.4%6.5%
Buddhist1.1%0.5%
Hindu0.8%0.8%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Jewish0.2%–

Country of birth

HerePortsmouth
Born in the UK74.7%83.1%
Born outside the UK25.3%16.9%

Highest qualification

HerePortsmouth
Level 4 qualifications and above26.5%30%
Level 3 qualifications19.8%21.8%
No qualifications17.9%17.4%
Level 2 qualifications15.8%13.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%9.6%
Apprenticeship5.6%5.3%
Other qualifications3.5%2.7%

General health

HerePortsmouth
Very good health47.4%47.4%
Good health34.8%34.8%
Fair health13.4%12.9%
Bad health3%3.9%
Very bad health1.4%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HerePortsmouth
1 car or van in household46.7%43.5%
No cars or vans in household32.3%30.3%
2 cars or vans in household18.8%20.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%5.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Portsmouth.

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