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Merlin Drive, Hilsea, Portsmouth

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House prices, sold prices and local information for PO3 5QY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£270,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£240,437
24 sales
Price range
£161k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Nov 2025
PO3 5QY

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At a glance

House prices£240k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station4 min walkHilsea station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 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

24 property sales on Merlin Drive, Hilsea, Portsmouth have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £270,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £240,437. Average sale prices rose from £168,000 in 2016 to £260,000 in 2025 (+55%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Merlin Drive range from £161,000 to £325,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Merlin Drive compared

PO3 postcode area£275,876
Portsmouth£276,171
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Merlin Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PO3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £168,000 (2 sales)2016£168k2017: £229,998 (3 sales)2017£230k2019: £224,000 (3 sales)2019£224k2020: £204,375 (4 sales)2020£204k2021: £280,000 (2 sales)2021£280k2022: £255,000 (1 sales)2022£255k2023: £245,000 (2 sales)2023£245k2024: £286,000 (5 sales)2024£286k2025: £260,000 (2 sales)2025£260k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced24£240,43717 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Merlin Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 17 Nov 2025£270,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 25 Jul 2025£225,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 23 May 2025£250,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 27 Nov 2024£265,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 27 Nov 2024£325,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 19 Jun 2024£260,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 25 Apr 2024£265,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 12 Jan 2024£275,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 5 Jan 2024£300,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 13 Jul 2023£225,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 20 Mar 2023£265,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 31 Aug 2022£255,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 29 Oct 2021£275,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 24 Sep 2021£285,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 29 Oct 2020£245,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 6 Oct 2020£208,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 11 Sep 2020£197,500 TerracedFreehold
47, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 29 May 2020£167,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 8 Nov 2019£221,500 TerracedFreehold
53, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 29 May 2019£207,500 TerracedFreehold
20, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 8 Feb 2019£243,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 15 Dec 2017£255,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 14 Jul 2017£205,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 15 Jun 2017£229,995 TerracedFreehold
6, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 15 Apr 2016£175,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Merlin Drive PO3 5QY 31 Mar 2016£161,000 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
49, Merlin Drive £197,500 (Sep 2020) → £250,000 (May 2025) +27%
over 5 yrs
21, Merlin Drive £229,995 (Jun 2017) → £265,000 (Nov 2024) +15%
over 7 yrs
53, Merlin Drive £207,500 (May 2019) → £260,000 (Jun 2024) +25%
over 5 yrs
38, Merlin Drive £221,500 (Nov 2019) → £265,000 (Apr 2024) +20%
over 4 yrs
46, Merlin Drive £255,000 (Dec 2017) → £285,000 (Sep 2021) +12%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Merlin Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Gatcombe Park Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Trafalgar School 1,031 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
UTC Portsmouth 491 pupils Secondary 14–19 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Cliffdale Primary Academy 218 pupils Academy special sponsor led 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) 352 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) 231 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.6 mi
Redwood Park Academy 168 pupils Academy special sponsor led 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Highbury Primary School 391 pupils Primary 0–11 Good Report 0.6 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

  • Hilsea station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • Cosham station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Fratton station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Norway Road (NW-bound, Norway Road) 2 min walk
  • Norway Road (SE-bound, Norway Road) 2 min walk
  • Copnor Road (E-bound, Norway Road) 2 min walk
  • Green Farm Gardens (SW-bound, Copnor Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kirklands Surgery
    111 Copnor Road, Copnor, Portsmouth · 1.1 mi
  • Derby Road Group Practice
    Derby Road Surgery, 27-29 Derby Road, Portsmouth · 1.2 mi
  • Portsdown Group Practice
    Kingston Crescent Surgery, 92 Kingston Crescent, Portsmouth · 1.3 mi
  • The Drayton Surgery
    280 Havant Road, Drayton, Portsmouth · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Hilsea Portsmouth · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Portsmouth · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - London Road · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op 331-333 Copnor Road Portsmouth · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Copnor Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Apex Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Millan Pharmacy London Road · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Taheri Limited · 0.4 mi
  • Coast Dental Health And Beauty Limited · 0.5 mi
  • Copnor Road (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 6 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned69.9%62.5%
Private rented17.8%20.3%
Social rented12.4%17.1%
Households670

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.1%64.1%
Aged 65+24.5%18.6%
Residents1,405

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 Merlin Drive

Ethnic group

HerePortsmouth
White85.1%85.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.6%6.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%2.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%3.4%
Other ethnic group1.6%1.8%

Religion

HerePortsmouth
Christian45.1%39.4%
No religion43%47.1%
Not answered6%6.5%
Muslim4%4.9%
Buddhist0.9%0.5%
Hindu0.6%0.8%
Sikh0.2%0.2%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HerePortsmouth
Born in the UK86.7%83.1%
Born outside the UK13.3%16.9%

Highest qualification

HerePortsmouth
Level 4 qualifications and above27.4%30%
No qualifications20.6%17.4%
Level 3 qualifications15.2%21.8%
Level 2 qualifications14.5%13.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%9.6%
Apprenticeship7%5.3%
Other qualifications3.5%2.7%

General health

HerePortsmouth
Very good health42%47.4%
Good health39.2%34.8%
Fair health13.7%12.9%
Bad health3.8%3.9%
Very bad health1.2%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HerePortsmouth
1 car or van in household52%43.5%
No cars or vans in household21.3%30.3%
2 cars or vans in household20.1%20.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%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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