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Playfair Road, Southsea

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for PO5 1EQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£225,750
4 sales
Price range
£130k – £333k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Sep 2022
PO5 1EQ

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At a glance

House prices£226k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkPortsmouth & Southsea station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold78% freeholdAcross 9 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

4 property sales on Playfair Road, Southsea have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 30 Sep 2022. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £306,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% terraced, 50% flat. Recorded sale prices on Playfair Road range from £130,000 to £333,000. 78% of homes sold here were freehold and 22% leasehold.

House prices on Playfair Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Playfair 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: £220,000 (2 sales)2017£220k2020: £130,000 (1 sales)2020£130k2022: £333,000 (1 sales)2022£333k

Tenure: 78% freehold and 22% leasehold across 9 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced2£306,50030 Sep 2022
Flat2£145,00013 Oct 2020

Sold prices on Playfair Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Playfair Road PO5 1EQ 13 Sep 2024£360,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Playfair Road PO5 1EQ 11 Sep 2024£278,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Playfair Road PO5 1EQ 30 Sep 2022£333,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, 2A, Playfair Road PO5 1EQ 13 Oct 2020£130,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Playfair Road PO5 1EQ 9 May 2019£295,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, 2A, Playfair Road PO5 1EQ 22 Aug 2017£160,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Playfair Road PO5 1EQ 9 Aug 2017£316,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Playfair Road PO5 1EQ 4 Apr 2017£280,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Playfair Road PO5 1EQ 29 Feb 2016£228,000 TerracedFreehold

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
20, Playfair Road £280,000 (Apr 2017) → £333,000 (Sep 2022) +19%
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Schools near Playfair Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery 462 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.2 mi
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 495 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Ark Charter Academy 883 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Priory School 1,278 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Bramble Infant School and Nursery 162 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.4 mi
St Edmund's Catholic School 1,157 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 237 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Southsea Infant School 167 pupils Primary 4–7 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 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Fratton station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Southsea Hoverport station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Somers Road (W-bound, Winston Churchill Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Outram Road (E-bound, Victoria Road North) 3 min walk
  • Outram Road (W-bound, Victoria Road North) 3 min walk
  • Somers Road (E-bound, Winston Churchill Avenue) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Lighthouse Group Practice
    Southesea Medical Centre, Carlisle Road, Southsea · 0.3 mi
  • The Unicity Medical Centre
    159-161 Commercial Road, Portsmouth · 0.6 mi
  • Trafalgar Medical Group Practice
    The Surgery, 25 Osborne Road, Southsea · 0.7 mi
  • Craneswater Group Practice
    Doctors Surgery, 36 Waverley Road, Southsea · 0.7 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
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Southsea - Albert Road · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Lalys Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Lalys Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Lalys Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • The Dental Anaesthetic Clinic · 0.2 mi
  • Somerstown Central (dental Surgery) · 0.2 mi
  • Victoria Dental 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 4 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned29.4%62.5%
Private rented56.7%20.3%
Social rented13.9%17.1%
Households639

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 158.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6484.3%64.1%
Aged 65+7.3%18.6%
Residents1,906

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 Playfair Road

Ethnic group

HerePortsmouth
White68.5%85.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.3%6.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7%3.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%2.6%
Other ethnic group3.8%1.8%

Religion

HerePortsmouth
No religion47.5%47.1%
Christian26.8%39.4%
Muslim12.6%4.9%
Not answered8.5%6.5%
Hindu2.1%0.8%
Buddhist1.1%0.5%
Other religion0.8%0.6%
Sikh0.4%0.2%

Country of birth

HerePortsmouth
Born in the UK74%83.1%
Born outside the UK26%16.9%

Highest qualification

HerePortsmouth
Level 3 qualifications46.1%21.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above26.9%30%
No qualifications9.4%17.4%
Level 2 qualifications7%13.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%9.6%
Apprenticeship2.4%5.3%
Other qualifications2%2.7%

General health

HerePortsmouth
Very good health49.1%47.4%
Good health37%34.8%
Fair health10.6%12.9%
Bad health2.8%3.9%
Very bad health0.5%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HerePortsmouth
No cars or vans in household38.7%30.3%
1 car or van in household38.6%43.5%
2 cars or vans in household17.6%20.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%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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