The Hard, Portsmouth

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Hard, Portsmouth · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/portsmouth-portsmouth/the-hard/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PO1 3DT, PO1 3DS, PO1 3PU.

Average price (last 12 months)

£435,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£350,625

8 sales

Price range

£192k – £570k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

8 Apr 2026

PO1 3DT

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At a glance

House prices£351k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station2 min walkPortsmouth Harbour station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold72% leaseholdAcross 18 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

8 property sales on The Hard, Portsmouth have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £435,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £350,625. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on The Hard range from £192,000 to £570,000. 28% of homes sold here were freehold and 72% leasehold.

House prices on The Hard compared

PO1 postcode area£239,313

Portsmouth£276,171

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 28% freehold and 72% leasehold across 18 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	8	£350,625	8 Apr 2026

Sold prices on The Hard

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
6, The Gieves Apartments, 23, The Hard PO1 3DT	8 Apr 2026	£435,000	Flat	Leasehold
22, The Hard PO1 3DT	7 Nov 2025	£450,000	Other	Freehold
17 - 18, The Hard PO1 3DT	1 Sep 2025	£525,000	Other	Freehold
6A, The Hard PO1 3DT	10 Jan 2025	£197,500	Other	Leasehold
Flat 2, Warrior House, 12 - 14, The Hard PO1 3DS	29 Oct 2024	£250,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 8, Warrior House, 12 - 14, The Hard PO1 3DS	27 Feb 2024	£200,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, Warrior House, 12 - 14, The Hard PO1 3DS	16 Feb 2024	£192,000	Flat	Leasehold
5, The Gieves Apartments, 23, The Hard PO1 3DT	30 Sep 2021	£350,000	Flat	Leasehold
The Penthouse, Warrior House, 12 - 14, The Hard PO1 3DS	23 Mar 2021	£560,000	Flat	Leasehold
24 - 26, The Hard PO1 3DT	29 Mar 2019	£2,539,996	Other	Freehold
1 - 2, The Hard PO1 3PU	13 Jun 2018	£1,420,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 3, Warrior House, 12 - 14, The Hard PO1 3DS	20 Apr 2018	£205,000	Flat	Leasehold
The Penthouse, Warrior House, 12 - 14, The Hard PO1 3DS	15 Dec 2017	£570,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 6, Warrior House, 12 - 14, The Hard PO1 3DS	12 Oct 2017	£218,000	Flat	Leasehold
3, The Gieves Apartments, 23, The Hard PO1 3DT	21 Apr 2017	£265,000	Flat	Leasehold
21, The Hard PO1 3DT	8 Sep 2016	£700,000	Other	Freehold
5, The Gieves Apartments, 23, The Hard PO1 3DT	17 Aug 2016	£275,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 4, Warrior House, 12 - 14, The Hard PO1 3DS	18 Mar 2016	£198,000	Flat	Leasehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
5, The Gieves Apartments, 23, The Hard	£275,000 (Aug 2016) → £350,000 (Sep 2021)	+27% over 5 yrs
The Penthouse, Warrior House, 12 - 14, The Hard	£570,000 (Dec 2017) → £560,000 (Mar 2021)	-2% over 3 yrs

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Schools near The Hard

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School 274 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.1 mi
The Portsmouth Grammar School 973 pupils	Other independent school	2–19	Report	0.5 mi
St Jude's CofE Primary School 407 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Portsmouth High School GDST 436 pupils	Other independent school	2–19	Report	0.9 mi
Ark Charter Academy 883 pupils	Secondary Church of England	11–16	Report	0.9 mi
St Edmund's Catholic School 1,157 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–16	Report	0.9 mi
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery 462 pupils	Primary	2–11	Requires improvement Report	1.0 mi
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 495 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	1.0 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

Portsmouth Harbour station 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
Portsmouth & Southsea station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
Southsea Hoverport station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Historic Dockyard - set down only (opp, Queen Street) 2 min walk
Historic Dockyard (Stand P, Queen Street) 2 min walk
St Georges Square (SE-bound, The Hard) 3 min walk
Curzon Howe Road (W-bound, Queen Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

The Unicity Medical Centre
159-161 Commercial Road, Portsmouth · 0.8 mi
Trafalgar Medical Group Practice
The Surgery, 25 Osborne Road, Southsea · 1.1 mi
The Lighthouse Group Practice
Southesea Medical Centre, Carlisle Road, Southsea · 1.1 mi
Island City Practice
Nutfield Place, Portsmouth · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op The Hard Portsmouth · 0.0 mi
Marks and Spencer Outlet M&S Gunwharf Quays Portsmouth Outlet · 0.1 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Queen Street - Portsmouth · 0.2 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Portsmouth Gunwharf Quays Express · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.1 mi
H Merali Dispensing Chemist · 0.3 mi
Lalys Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

Nelson Dental Centre · 0.5 mi
University Of Portsmouth Dental Academy · 0.5 mi
Hampshire Terrace Dental Care · 0.5 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.

Income	4 of 10
Employment	5 of 10
Education and skills	1 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	4 of 10
Access to housing and services	2 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	10.5%	62.5%
Private rented	21.8%	20.3%
Social rented	67.1%	17.1%
Households	639

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	11.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	82.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	5.5%	18.6%
Residents	2,594

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	100%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	100%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on The Hard

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Who lives around The Hard

Ethnic group

	Here	Portsmouth
White	74.7%	85.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	9%	3.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	8.7%	6.9%
Other ethnic group	3.9%	1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.7%	2.6%

Religion

	Here	Portsmouth
No religion	45%	47.1%
Christian	31.1%	39.4%
Not answered	12.7%	6.5%
Muslim	7.8%	4.9%
Hindu	1.3%	0.8%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%
Jewish	0.3%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Portsmouth
Born in the UK	76.3%	83.1%
Born outside the UK	23.7%	16.9%

Highest qualification

	Here	Portsmouth
Level 3 qualifications	48.2%	21.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above	19.1%	30%
No qualifications	12.8%	17.4%
Level 2 qualifications	8.2%	13.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	5.8%	9.6%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	5.3%
Other qualifications	2.6%	2.7%

General health

	Here	Portsmouth
Very good health	48.6%	47.4%
Good health	35.6%	34.8%
Fair health	11.5%	12.9%
Bad health	3.4%	3.9%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Portsmouth
No cars or vans in household	58.8%	30.3%
1 car or van in household	32.2%	43.5%
2 cars or vans in household	7.7%	20.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household	1.4%	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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