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Elm Grove, Southsea

MyStreetCheck free street report: Elm Grove, Southsea · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/southsea-portsmouth/elm-grove/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PO5 1JF, PO5 1LR, PO5 1JQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£108,875
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£146,304
73 sales
Price range
£61k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Jul 2026
PO5 1LR

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At a glance

House prices£109k average61% below the Southsea average 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 station13 min walkFratton station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband89% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold87% leaseholdAcross 138 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

73 property sales on Elm Grove, Southsea have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £108,875. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £146,304. Average sale prices fell from £122,308 in 2016 to £110,000 in 2026 (-10%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 61% below the Southsea average of £282,103 over the same period. 25 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 20 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Elm Grove range from £61,063 to £325,000. 13% of homes sold here were freehold and 87% leasehold. Of 151 streets in Southsea with at least two sales in the last year, Elm Grove ranks 148th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Elm Grove compared

Elm Grove£108,875
PO5 postcode area£270,193
Southsea£282,103
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all PO5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £122,308 (13 sales)2016£122k2017: £136,029 (7 sales)2017£136k2018: £144,001 (10 sales)2018£144k2019: £130,938 (11 sales)2019£131k2020: £143,858 (6 sales)2020£144k2021: £134,667 (3 sales)2021£135k2022: £176,500 (5 sales)2022£177k2023: £224,200 (5 sales)2023£224k2024: £188,500 (4 sales)2024£189k2025: £150,500 (6 sales)2025£151k2026: £110,000 (3 sales)2026£110k

Tenure: 13% freehold and 87% leasehold across 138 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat73£146,3042 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Elm Grove

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 6, 150, Elm Grove PO5 1LR 2 Jul 2026£95,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, St. Josephs Court 99A, Elm Grove PO5 1LH 29 Jun 2026£120,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Elm Grove PO5 1JG 10 Feb 2026£490,000 OtherFreehold
24, Elm Grove PO5 1JG 10 Feb 2026£455,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 5, 150, Elm Grove PO5 1LR 9 Jan 2026£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, 144A, Elm Grove PO5 1LR 11 Dec 2025£105,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, 43 - 45, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 4 Dec 2025£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, 43 - 45, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 4 Dec 2025£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Elm Court, 49, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 12 Sep 2025£70,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Thicket House, 94, Elm Grove PO5 1LW 4 Aug 2025£203,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 150, Elm Grove PO5 1LR 8 Jul 2025£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, St. Andrews House, 159, Elm Grove PO5 1LJ 23 May 2025£165,000 FlatLeasehold
85, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 16 May 2025£550,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 2, St. Josephs Court 99A, Elm Grove PO5 1LH 8 May 2025£104,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 36 - 40, Elm Grove PO5 1JY 21 Mar 2025£151,210 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, 36 - 40, Elm Grove PO5 1JY 21 Mar 2025£151,208 FlatLeasehold
Flat 23, Bush House, Elm Grove PO5 1JH 24 Feb 2025£210,000 FlatLeasehold
80A, Elm Grove PO5 1LN 6 Feb 2025£115,000 FlatLeasehold
63, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 12 Dec 2024£1,559,400 OtherFreehold
Flat 10, 48 - 50, Elm Grove PO5 1JP 6 Dec 2024£183,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, 43 - 45, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 25 Oct 2024£215,000 FlatLeasehold
Unit 1, 82 - 88, Elm Grove PO5 1LN 8 Jul 2024£103,000 FlatLeasehold
4, 47, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 19 Jun 2024£80,000 FlatLeasehold
4, 47, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 19 Jun 2024£76,000 FlatLeasehold
58 - 60, Elm Grove PO5 1JG 18 Jun 2024£340,000 OtherFreehold
First Floor Flat, 59, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 30 May 2024£100,000 FlatLeasehold
59A, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 30 May 2024£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 18, 61 - 63, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 30 May 2024£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, New Buildings, 55, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 30 May 2024£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, New Buildings, 55, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 30 May 2024£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, New Buildings, 55, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 30 May 2024£90,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Thicket House, 94, Elm Grove PO5 1LW 10 May 2024£187,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Ascott House, 82 - 88, Elm Grove PO5 1LN 5 Mar 2024£169,000 FlatLeasehold
91, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 24 Jan 2024£153,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 14, Ascott House, 82 - 88, Elm Grove PO5 1LN 23 Nov 2023£325,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Elm Court, 49, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 27 Oct 2023£71,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 43 - 45, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 5 Jul 2023£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Ascott House, 82 - 88, Elm Grove PO5 1LN 24 May 2023£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, 61 - 63, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 17 May 2023£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, New Buildings, 55, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 17 May 2023£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, 48 - 50, Elm Grove PO5 1JP 31 Mar 2023£264,000 FlatLeasehold
56A, Elm Grove PO5 1JG 23 Mar 2023£160,000 OtherFreehold
57, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 13 Mar 2023£100,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 27, Bush House, Elm Grove PO5 1JH 4 Jan 2023£182,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 150, Elm Grove PO5 1LR 16 Dec 2022£197,000 FlatLeasehold
107, Elm Grove PO5 1LH 12 Dec 2022£550,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 11, 43 - 45, Elm Grove PO5 1JF 1 Dec 2022£227,000 FlatLeasehold
34A, Elm Grove PO5 1JG 14 Nov 2022£145,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, Ascott House, 82 - 88, Elm Grove PO5 1LN 31 Oct 2022£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, 36 - 40, Elm Grove PO5 1JY 28 Jul 2022£131,000 FlatLeasehold
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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
Flat 6, 150, Elm Grove £114,000 (Jan 2019) → £95,000 (Jul 2026) -17%
over 7 yrs
Flat 4, St. Josephs Court 99A, Elm Grove £113,320 (Mar 2019) → £120,000 (Jun 2026) +6%
over 7 yrs
85, Elm Grove £500,000 (Sep 2020) → £550,000 (May 2025) +10%
over 5 yrs
Flat 23, Bush House, Elm Grove £150,000 (Aug 2016) → £210,000 (Feb 2025) +40%
over 9 yrs
Flat 10, 48 - 50, Elm Grove £148,000 (Jul 2019) → £183,000 (Dec 2024) +24%
over 5 yrs
Unit 1, 82 - 88, Elm Grove £100,000 (Mar 2017) → £103,000 (Jul 2024) +3%
over 7 yrs
6, Thicket House, 94, Elm Grove £168,700 (Sep 2017) → £187,000 (May 2024) +11%
over 7 yrs
Flat 5, Elm Court, 49, Elm Grove £61,063 (Nov 2018) → £71,000 (Oct 2023) +16%
over 5 yrs
Flat 9, 48 - 50, Elm Grove £205,000 (May 2016) → £264,000 (Mar 2023) +29%
over 7 yrs
Flat 2, 150, Elm Grove £130,500 (May 2016) → £135,000 (Jun 2019) → £197,000 (Dec 2022) +51%
over 7 yrs
Flat 11, 43 - 45, Elm Grove £185,000 (Oct 2019) → £227,000 (Dec 2022) +23%
over 3 yrs
Flat 3, 150, Elm Grove £110,000 (Apr 2019) → £152,500 (Jun 2022) +39%
over 3 yrs
Flat 44, Roslyn House, Elm Grove £102,500 (Nov 2018) → £130,000 (Sep 2021) +27%
over 3 yrs
Flat 3, 144A, Elm Grove £89,254 (Jan 2018) → £129,950 (Apr 2018) → £144,000 (Aug 2021) +61%
over 4 yrs
Flat 2, Roslyn House, Elm Grove £123,000 (Apr 2016) → £130,000 (May 2021) +6%
over 5 yrs
Elm Grove Library 155-157, Elm Grove £1,110,000 (Oct 2016) → £1,050,202 (Mar 2021) -5%
over 4 yrs
Flat 7, 43 - 45, Elm Grove £132,500 (May 2018) → £130,000 (Mar 2021) -2%
over 3 yrs
Flat 13, Roslyn House, Elm Grove £105,000 (Sep 2016) → £120,000 (Oct 2020) +14%
over 4 yrs
Flat 5, New Buildings, 55, Elm Grove £140,000 (Feb 2016) → £132,500 (Jul 2020) -5%
over 4 yrs
Flat 15, Roslyn House, Elm Grove £110,000 (May 2019) → £115,000 (May 2020) +5%
over under a year
Flat 16, 36 - 40, Elm Grove £133,000 (Oct 2016) → £132,000 (Dec 2016) → £140,000 (Jul 2019) +5%
over 3 yrs
Flat 35, Roslyn House, Elm Grove £110,000 (Jul 2016) → £112,000 (Jul 2019) +2%
over 3 yrs
Flat 14, 36 - 40, Elm Grove £150,000 (Mar 2016) → £150,000 (Mar 2019) +0%
over 3 yrs
Flat 4, 148, Elm Grove £105,000 (Jan 2016) → £120,000 (Jun 2018) +14%
over 2 yrs
Flat 1, Wish Lane Court, 129, Elm Grove £147,500 (Mar 2016) → £160,000 (Dec 2017) +8%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Elm Grove

Crime

1,194 crimes were reported within about a mile of Elm Grove 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 offences409
Anti-social behaviour172
Shoplifting147
Public order122
Other theft67
Drugs66

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

Flood risk

Elm Grove is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Portsmouth Flood alert area
  • Southsea 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 Elm Grove

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery 462 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.2 mi
Southsea Infant School 167 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.3 mi
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School 351 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
Bramble Infant School and Nursery 162 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.4 mi
Portsmouth High School GDST 436 pupils Other independent school 2–19 Report 0.4 mi
Mayville High School 405 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.5 mi
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 495 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 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 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Portsmouth & Southsea station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Southsea Hoverport station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Elm Grove (E-bound, Elm Grove) 1 min walk
  • Outram Road (SW-bound, Outram Road) 1 min walk
  • Elm Grove (N-bound, Victoria Road North) 2 min walk
  • Outram Road (N-bound, Outram Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Trafalgar Medical Group Practice
    The Surgery, 25 Osborne Road, Southsea · 0.5 mi
  • Craneswater Group Practice
    Doctors Surgery, 36 Waverley Road, Southsea · 0.5 mi
  • The Lighthouse Group Practice
    Southesea Medical Centre, Carlisle Road, Southsea · 0.5 mi
  • The Unicity Medical Centre
    159-161 Commercial Road, Portsmouth · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Southsea - Albert Road · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Southsea Elm Grove Express · 0.2 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Southsea · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Southsea Express · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Lalys Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Walton Surgical Appliances · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Southsea Orthodontic Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Victoria Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • The Dental Anaesthetic Clinic · 0.2 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned40.2%62.5%
Private rented33.6%20.3%
Social rented25.8%17.1%
Households860

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 159.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.4%64.1%
Aged 65+24.5%18.6%
Residents1,635

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)89%80%
Gigabit-capable87%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 Elm Grove

Ethnic group

HerePortsmouth
White85.2%85.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.9%6.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%3.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%2.6%
Other ethnic group1.6%1.8%

Religion

HerePortsmouth
Christian43.4%39.4%
No religion41.6%47.1%
Not answered7.9%6.5%
Muslim5.2%4.9%
Buddhist0.6%0.5%
Hindu0.4%0.8%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Jewish0.3%–

Country of birth

HerePortsmouth
Born in the UK76.1%83.1%
Born outside the UK23.9%16.9%

Highest qualification

HerePortsmouth
Level 4 qualifications and above42.2%30%
No qualifications19%17.4%
Level 3 qualifications16.6%21.8%
Level 2 qualifications9.6%13.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%9.6%
Apprenticeship3.7%5.3%
Other qualifications1.9%2.7%

General health

HerePortsmouth
Very good health46.5%47.4%
Good health31.2%34.8%
Fair health15.3%12.9%
Bad health5%3.9%
Very bad health2.1%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HerePortsmouth
No cars or vans in household44.3%30.3%
1 car or van in household39.4%43.5%
2 cars or vans in household13.1%20.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%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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