Merton Road, Southsea

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for PO5 2AE, PO5 2AQ, PO5 2AJ.

Average price (last 12 months)

£583,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£318,810

42 sales

Price range

£123k – £975k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

18 Dec 2025

PO5 2AE

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At a glance

House prices£319k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkSouthsea Hoverport station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold73% leaseholdAcross 52 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

42 property sales on Merton Road, Southsea have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £583,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £195,609. Average sale prices rose from £323,000 in 2016 to £389,000 in 2025 (+20%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 76% flat, 14% semi-detached, 10% detached. Recorded sale prices on Merton Road range from £123,000 to £975,000. 27% of homes sold here were freehold and 73% leasehold.

House prices on Merton Road compared

PO5 postcode area£270,193

Southsea£282,103

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Merton 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

Tenure: 27% freehold and 73% leasehold across 52 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	32	£195,609	28 Feb 2025
Semi-detached	6	£753,417	18 Dec 2025
Detached	4	£652,500	17 May 2023

Sold prices on Merton Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
9, Merton Road PO5 2AE	18 Dec 2025	£583,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 6, 30, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	28 Feb 2025	£195,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 10, Spencer Court, Merton Road PO5 2AJ	14 Oct 2024	£200,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, 30, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	10 Jul 2024	£165,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, 30, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	7 Jun 2024	£153,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, 30, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	9 May 2024	£144,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 4, Selma Court, Merton Road PO5 2AH	9 May 2024	£195,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 7, Spencer Court, Merton Road PO5 2AJ	31 May 2023	£170,000	Flat	Leasehold
1D, Merton Road PO5 2AE	17 May 2023	£895,000	Detached	Freehold
16, Merton Road PO5 2AG	13 Dec 2022	£975,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 3, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road PO5 2AE	2 Dec 2022	£310,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 12, Spencer Court, Merton Road PO5 2AJ	29 Nov 2022	£220,000	Flat	Leasehold
17, Merton Road PO5 2AF	4 Apr 2022	£647,500	Detached	Freehold
Flat 5, 28, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	26 Jan 2022	£199,950	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, Spencer Court, Merton Road PO5 2AJ	13 Jan 2022	£185,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 11, Spencer Court, Merton Road PO5 2AJ	1 Dec 2021	£185,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, Selma Court, Merton Road PO5 2AH	5 Nov 2021	£175,000	Flat	Leasehold
14, Merton Road PO5 2AG	22 Oct 2021	£850,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 6, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road PO5 2AE	24 Sep 2021	£227,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, 28, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	29 Jul 2021	£135,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 6, 28, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	30 Jun 2021	£166,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, 28, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	7 May 2021	£197,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, Hillborough Court, 13, Merton Road PO5 2AW	8 Apr 2021	£160,000	Flat	Leasehold
8, Merton Road PO5 2AG	26 Mar 2021	£830,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 5, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road PO5 2AE	26 Mar 2021	£285,000	Flat	Leasehold
1D, Merton Road PO5 2AE	21 Dec 2020	£565,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 7, 30, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	3 Dec 2020	£145,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 6, 30, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	30 Jun 2020	£165,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 12, Hillborough Court, 13, Merton Road PO5 2AW	18 Dec 2019	£182,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 6, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road PO5 2AE	18 Dec 2019	£213,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 11, Hillborough Court, 13, Merton Road PO5 2AW	9 Sep 2019	£143,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 7, Hillborough Court, 13, Merton Road PO5 2AW	24 May 2019	£150,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, Selma Court, Merton Road PO5 2AH	29 Mar 2019	£161,000	Flat	Leasehold
22, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	24 Oct 2018	£610,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 5, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road PO5 2AE	12 Oct 2018	£226,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road PO5 2AE	31 Aug 2018	£240,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road PO5 2AE	28 Jun 2018	£240,000	Flat	Leasehold
The Coach House, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road PO5 2AE	21 May 2018	£210,000	Flat	Freehold
Flat 7, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road PO5 2AE	27 Nov 2017	£160,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 11, Spencer Court, Merton Road PO5 2AJ	15 Nov 2017	£145,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 4, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road PO5 2AE	11 Oct 2017	£237,000	Flat	Leasehold
17, Merton Road PO5 2AF	14 Jun 2017	£680,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 5, Spencer Court, Merton Road PO5 2AJ	21 Apr 2017	£168,000	Flat	Leasehold
2B, Merton Road PO5 2AG	17 Feb 2017	£540,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 3, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road PO5 2AE	30 Jan 2017	£237,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, 28, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	2 Sep 2016	£123,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road PO5 2AE	23 Aug 2016	£226,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 4, 30, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	22 Apr 2016	£58,250	Other	Freehold
Flat 2, 28, Merton Road PO5 2AQ	20 Apr 2016	£176,500	Flat	Leasehold
1B, Merton Road PO5 2AE	30 Mar 2016	£587,500	Semi-detached	Freehold

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
Flat 6, 30, Merton Road	£165,000 (Jun 2020) → £195,000 (Feb 2025)	+18% over 5 yrs
1D, Merton Road	£565,000 (Dec 2020) → £895,000 (May 2023)	+58% over 2 yrs
Flat 3, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road	£237,500 (Jan 2017) → £310,000 (Dec 2022)	+31% over 6 yrs
17, Merton Road	£680,000 (Jun 2017) → £647,500 (Apr 2022)	-5% over 5 yrs
Flat 5, 28, Merton Road	£135,000 (Jul 2021) → £199,950 (Jan 2022)	+48% over under a year
Flat 5, Spencer Court, Merton Road	£168,000 (Apr 2017) → £185,000 (Jan 2022)	+10% over 5 yrs
Flat 11, Spencer Court, Merton Road	£145,000 (Nov 2017) → £185,000 (Dec 2021)	+28% over 4 yrs
Flat 6, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road	£213,000 (Dec 2019) → £227,000 (Sep 2021)	+7% over 2 yrs
Flat 2, 28, Merton Road	£176,500 (Apr 2016) → £197,000 (May 2021)	+12% over 5 yrs
Flat 5, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road	£226,500 (Oct 2018) → £285,000 (Mar 2021)	+26% over 2 yrs
Flat 2, Merton House, 3 - 5, Merton Road	£226,000 (Aug 2016) → £240,000 (Aug 2018)	+6% over 2 yrs

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Schools near Merton Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery 462 pupils	Primary	2–11	Requires improvement Report	0.3 mi
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School 351 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Report	0.3 mi
Southsea Infant School 167 pupils	Primary	4–7	Report	0.3 mi
Portsmouth High School GDST 436 pupils	Other independent school	2–19	Report	0.3 mi
Mayville High School 405 pupils	Other independent school	2–16	Report	0.4 mi
Bramble Infant School and Nursery 162 pupils	Primary	2–7	Report	0.6 mi
Craneswater Junior School 508 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.6 mi
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 495 pupils	Primary	2–11	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

Southsea Hoverport station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
Portsmouth & Southsea station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
Fratton station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

St. Judes Church (W-bound, Kent Road) 2 min walk
St. Judes Church (E-bound, Kent Road) 2 min walk
Friendship House (N-bound, Grove Road South) 3 min walk
Friendship House (S-bound, Grove Road South) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Trafalgar Medical Group Practice
The Surgery, 25 Osborne Road, Southsea · 0.3 mi
Craneswater Group Practice
Doctors Surgery, 36 Waverley Road, Southsea · 0.4 mi
The Lighthouse Group Practice
Southesea Medical Centre, Carlisle Road, Southsea · 0.7 mi
The Unicity Medical Centre
159-161 Commercial Road, Portsmouth · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

Waitrose Waitrose Southsea · 0.1 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Southsea Express · 0.1 mi
Iceland Iceland Southsea · 0.1 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Southsea Palmerston Road Local · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.1 mi
Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Goldchem Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
Southside Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
Southsea Orthodontic Practice · 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.

Income	4 of 10
Employment	4 of 10
Education and skills	6 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	4 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	40.2%	62.5%
Private rented	33.6%	20.3%
Social rented	25.8%	17.1%
Households	860

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	9.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	66.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	24.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,635

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.

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Who lives around Merton Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Portsmouth
White	85.2%	85.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	7.9%	6.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	3.4%	3.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.8%	2.6%
Other ethnic group	1.6%	1.8%

Religion

	Here	Portsmouth
Christian	43.4%	39.4%
No religion	41.6%	47.1%
Not answered	7.9%	6.5%
Muslim	5.2%	4.9%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%
Hindu	0.4%	0.8%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%
Jewish	0.3%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Portsmouth
Born in the UK	76.1%	83.1%
Born outside the UK	23.9%	16.9%

Highest qualification

	Here	Portsmouth
Level 4 qualifications and above	42.2%	30%
No qualifications	19%	17.4%
Level 3 qualifications	16.6%	21.8%
Level 2 qualifications	9.6%	13.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	7%	9.6%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	5.3%
Other qualifications	1.9%	2.7%

General health

	Here	Portsmouth
Very good health	46.5%	47.4%
Good health	31.2%	34.8%
Fair health	15.3%	12.9%
Bad health	5%	3.9%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Portsmouth
No cars or vans in household	44.3%	30.3%
1 car or van in household	39.4%	43.5%
2 cars or vans in household	13.1%	20.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household	3.3%	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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