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Festing Road, Southsea

MyStreetCheck free street report: Festing Road, Southsea · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/southsea-portsmouth/festing-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PO4 0NG, PO4 0DD, PO4 0NQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£287,027
40 sales
Price range
£102k – £700k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Aug 2025
PO4 0NG

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At a glance

House prices£287k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkFratton station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold70% leaseholdAcross 44 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

40 property sales on Festing Road, Southsea have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 1 Aug 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £203,423. Average sale prices fell from £222,850 in 2016 to £212,250 in 2025 (-5%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 78% flat, 15% terraced, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Festing Road range from £102,000 to £700,000. 30% of homes sold here were freehold and 70% leasehold.

House prices on Festing Road compared

PO4 postcode area£287,700
Southsea£282,103
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Festing Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PO4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £222,850 (7 sales)2016£223k2017: £365,833 (6 sales)2017£366k2018: £360,150 (3 sales)2018£360k2019: £273,500 (5 sales)2019£274k2020: £380,000 (2 sales)2020£380k2021: £294,750 (4 sales)2021£295k2022: £301,073 (3 sales)2022£301k2023: £220,000 (2 sales)2023£220k2024: £286,738 (4 sales)2024£287k2025: £212,250 (4 sales)2025£212k

Tenure: 30% freehold and 70% leasehold across 44 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat31£203,4231 Aug 2025
Terraced6£560,00022 Oct 2024
Detached2£604,97527 Oct 2020
Semi-detached1£605,00022 Nov 2017

Sold prices on Festing Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 8, 55, Festing Road PO4 0NG 1 Aug 2025£154,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 55, Festing Road PO4 0NG 11 Apr 2025£125,000 FlatLeasehold
43C, Festing Road PO4 0NG 17 Mar 2025£170,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Redlands, 77, Festing Road PO4 0NQ 24 Jan 2025£400,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat A, 43, Festing Road PO4 0NG 13 Nov 2024£230,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Festing Road PO4 0NG 22 Oct 2024£635,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, 45, Festing Road PO4 0NG 17 Sep 2024£169,950 FlatLeasehold
First Floor Flat, 5A, Festing Road PO4 0NG 8 May 2024£112,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Festing Road PO4 0NG 24 Nov 2023£687,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 7, Lakeside Court, 73, Festing Road PO4 0DD 28 Sep 2023£275,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 27, Festing Road PO4 0NG 31 Mar 2023£165,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 45, Festing Road PO4 0NG 9 Dec 2022£155,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Festing Road PO4 0NG 2 Dec 2022£535,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 7, 55, Festing Road PO4 0NG 11 Nov 2022£213,220 FlatLeasehold
7, Festing Road PO4 0NG 2 Sep 2022£410,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Festing Road PO4 0NQ 25 Oct 2021£945,488 DetachedFreehold
Flat 2, 12, Festing Road PO4 0NG 30 Sep 2021£265,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 12, Festing Road PO4 0NG 4 May 2021£261,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Festing Road PO4 0NG 15 Apr 2021£485,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 7, 55, Festing Road PO4 0NG 13 Apr 2021£168,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, 55, Festing Road PO4 0NG 20 Nov 2020£150,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Festing Road PO4 0NG 27 Oct 2020£610,000 DetachedFreehold
G Boutique Hotel, 71, Festing Road PO4 0NQ 1 Jul 2020£770,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 8, 55, Festing Road PO4 0NG 6 Dec 2019£160,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 27, Festing Road PO4 0NG 27 Sep 2019£157,500 FlatLeasehold
15, Festing Road PO4 0NG 9 Aug 2019£510,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, Lakeside Court, 73, Festing Road PO4 0DD 31 May 2019£240,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 35, Cumberland Court, 30, Festing Road PO4 0NH 2 Apr 2019£300,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 12, Festing Road PO4 0NG 21 Sep 2018£237,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 12, Festing Road PO4 0NG 29 Mar 2018£243,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Festing Road PO4 0NG 28 Feb 2018£599,950 DetachedFreehold
51, Festing Road PO4 0NG 18 Dec 2017£700,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Festing Road PO4 0NG 22 Nov 2017£605,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 12, Lakeside Court, 73, Festing Road PO4 0DD 15 Sep 2017£235,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 29, Cumberland Court, 30, Festing Road PO4 0NH 24 May 2017£320,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Lakeside Court, 73, Festing Road PO4 0DD 5 May 2017£233,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 45, Festing Road PO4 0NG 17 Feb 2017£102,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, 55, Festing Road PO4 0NG 9 Dec 2016£154,950 FlatLeasehold
15, Festing Road PO4 0NG 25 Jul 2016£495,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, Lakeside Court, 73, Festing Road PO4 0DD 21 Jun 2016£220,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 12, Festing Road PO4 0NG 7 Jun 2016£211,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, 55, Festing Road PO4 0NG 13 May 2016£121,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 55, Festing Road PO4 0NG 7 Apr 2016£125,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, Lakeside Court, 73, Festing Road PO4 0DD 11 Mar 2016£232,000 FlatLeasehold

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 8, 55, Festing Road £121,500 (May 2016) → £160,000 (Dec 2019) → £154,000 (Aug 2025) +27%
over 9 yrs
17, Festing Road £485,000 (Apr 2021) → £635,000 (Oct 2024) +31%
over 4 yrs
Flat 7, 55, Festing Road £154,950 (Dec 2016) → £168,000 (Apr 2021) → £213,220 (Nov 2022) +38%
over 6 yrs
Flat 2, 12, Festing Road £211,500 (Jun 2016) → £243,000 (Mar 2018) → £265,000 (Sep 2021) +25%
over 5 yrs
Flat 3, 12, Festing Road £237,500 (Sep 2018) → £261,000 (May 2021) +10%
over 3 yrs
15, Festing Road £495,000 (Jul 2016) → £510,000 (Aug 2019) +3%
over 3 yrs
Flat 12, Lakeside Court, 73, Festing Road £232,000 (Mar 2016) → £235,000 (Sep 2017) +1%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Festing Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Craneswater Junior School 508 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.1 mi
Southsea Infant School 167 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.4 mi
Cumberland Infant School 172 pupils Primary 2–7 Good Report 0.5 mi
Mayville High School 405 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.5 mi
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School 351 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Bramble Infant School and Nursery 162 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.5 mi
Fernhurst Junior School 349 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Devonshire Infant School 171 pupils Primary 4–7 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

  • Fratton station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Portsmouth & Southsea station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Southsea Hoverport station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Festing Hotel (N-bound, Festing Road) 1 min walk
  • Festing Hotel (S-bound, Festing Road) 1 min walk
  • Festing Road (E-bound, Albert Road) 2 min walk
  • Festing Road (W-bound, Albert Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Craneswater Group Practice
    Doctors Surgery, 36 Waverley Road, Southsea · 0.4 mi
  • The Lighthouse Group Practice
    Southesea Medical Centre, Carlisle Road, Southsea · 0.9 mi
  • Trafalgar Medical Group Practice
    The Surgery, 25 Osborne Road, Southsea · 1.0 mi
  • East Shore Partnership
    Milton Park Surgery, St Mary's Health Campus, Portsmouth · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Southsea · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Southsea Albert Road Local · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Albert Rd Express · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Highland Road Portsmouth · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Goldchem Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Walton Surgical Appliances · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Eastney Health Centre · 0.5 mi
  • Southside Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Medika Dental · 0.6 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime3 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
Owned56.6%62.5%
Private rented36.1%20.3%
Social rented7.4%17.1%
Households732

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 159.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.3%64.1%
Aged 65+23.0%18.6%
Residents1,476

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 Festing Road

Ethnic group

HerePortsmouth
White84.4%85.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8%6.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%2.6%
Other ethnic group2.4%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%3.4%

Religion

HerePortsmouth
No religion45.1%47.1%
Christian39.7%39.4%
Not answered5.8%6.5%
Muslim5.4%4.9%
Sikh2.2%0.2%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.6%0.5%
Jewish0.3%–

Country of birth

HerePortsmouth
Born in the UK82.1%83.1%
Born outside the UK17.9%16.9%

Highest qualification

HerePortsmouth
Level 4 qualifications and above48.8%30%
Level 3 qualifications16.2%21.8%
Level 2 qualifications11.1%13.1%
No qualifications10.9%17.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%9.6%
Apprenticeship3%5.3%
Other qualifications2.7%2.7%

General health

HerePortsmouth
Very good health49%47.4%
Good health34.4%34.8%
Fair health12.5%12.9%
Bad health3.3%3.9%
Very bad health0.8%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HerePortsmouth
1 car or van in household45.7%43.5%
No cars or vans in household28.2%30.3%
2 cars or vans in household19.8%20.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%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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