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Lower Forbury Road, Southsea

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lower Forbury Road, Southsea · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/southsea-portsmouth/lower-forbury-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PO5 4QJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£150,250
2 sales
Price range
£146k – £155k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Jan 2025
PO5 4QJ

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At a glance

House prices£150k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station8 min walkPortsmouth & Southsea station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 4 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

2 property sales on Lower Forbury Road, Southsea have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 8 Jan 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £150,250. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Lower Forbury Road compared

PO5 postcode area£270,193
Southsea£282,103
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Lower Forbury Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PO5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £145,500 (1 sales)2017£146k2025: £155,000 (1 sales)2025£155k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 4 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat2£150,2508 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Lower Forbury Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Lower Forbury Road PO5 4QJ 31 Oct 2025£150,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Lower Forbury Road PO5 4QJ 8 Jan 2025£155,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Lower Forbury Road PO5 4QJ 28 Mar 2022£165,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Lower Forbury Road PO5 4QJ 18 Aug 2017£145,500 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
6, Lower Forbury Road £145,500 (Aug 2017) → £155,000 (Jan 2025) → £150,000 (Oct 2025) +3%
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Schools near Lower Forbury Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 495 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.1 mi
Ark Charter Academy 883 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–16 Report 0.2 mi
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery 462 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
St Edmund's Catholic School 1,157 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Priory School 1,278 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 237 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Bramble Infant School and Nursery 162 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.5 mi
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery 668 pupils Primary 3–11 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

  • Portsmouth & Southsea station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Fratton station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Southsea Hoverport station 0.9 mi · 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Somers Road (W-bound, Winston Churchill Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Somers Road (E-bound, Winston Churchill Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Bradford Junction (W-bound, Winston Churchill Avenue) 3 min walk
  • Isambard Brunel Road (E-bound, Winston Churchill Avenue) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Lighthouse Group Practice
    Southesea Medical Centre, Carlisle Road, Southsea · 0.2 mi
  • The Unicity Medical Centre
    159-161 Commercial Road, Portsmouth · 0.5 mi
  • Trafalgar Medical Group Practice
    The Surgery, 25 Osborne Road, Southsea · 0.7 mi
  • Island City Practice
    Nutfield Place, Portsmouth · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Southsea Elm Grove Express · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food PFS Co-op FR Southsea - Green Road · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Portsmouth Superstore · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Portsmouth Guildhall Walk Local · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Lalys Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Lalys Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Somerstown Central (dental Surgery) · 0.1 mi
  • The Dental Anaesthetic Clinic · 0.3 mi
  • Victoria Dental Practice · 0.3 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 1 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned11.0%62.5%
Private rented11.5%20.3%
Social rented75.9%17.1%
Households809

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1526.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.4%64.1%
Aged 65+8.5%18.6%
Residents2,281

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 Lower Forbury Road

Ethnic group

HerePortsmouth
White61.8%85.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.6%6.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.8%3.4%
Other ethnic group4.7%1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%2.6%

Religion

HerePortsmouth
No religion37.4%47.1%
Christian29.2%39.4%
Muslim25.5%4.9%
Not answered6.1%6.5%
Hindu0.9%0.8%
Buddhist0.4%0.5%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Sikh0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HerePortsmouth
Born in the UK72.2%83.1%
Born outside the UK27.8%16.9%

Highest qualification

HerePortsmouth
No qualifications24.9%17.4%
Level 3 qualifications22.5%21.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.3%30%
Level 2 qualifications14.1%13.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%9.6%
Apprenticeship3.8%5.3%
Other qualifications3.3%2.7%

General health

HerePortsmouth
Very good health46.5%47.4%
Good health30.7%34.8%
Fair health14.5%12.9%
Bad health6.5%3.9%
Very bad health1.8%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HerePortsmouth
No cars or vans in household58%30.3%
1 car or van in household31.7%43.5%
2 cars or vans in household9%20.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%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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