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Somerset Road, Southsea

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for PO5 2NL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£352,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£331,070
10 sales
Price range
£243k – £495k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Aug 2026
PO5 2NL

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At a glance

House prices£331k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station17 min walkSouthsea Hoverport station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 12 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

10 property sales on Somerset Road, Southsea have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £352,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £312,856. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 90% terraced, 10% detached. Recorded sale prices on Somerset Road range from £243,000 to £495,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Somerset Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Somerset 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

2016: £244,100 (2 sales)2016£244k2019: £275,000 (1 sales)2019£275k2021: £421,250 (2 sales)2021£421k2022: £343,333 (3 sales)2022£343k2025: £322,500 (1 sales)2025£323k2026: £352,500 (1 sales)2026£353k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 12 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced9£312,8567 Aug 2026
Detached1£495,00023 Sep 2021

Sold prices on Somerset Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
51, Somerset Road PO5 2NL 7 Aug 2026£352,500 TerracedFreehold
49, Somerset Road PO5 2NL 19 Feb 2025£322,500 TerracedFreehold
6, Somerset Road PO5 2NL 26 Nov 2024£306,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Somerset Road PO5 2NL 2 Dec 2022£360,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Somerset Road PO5 2NL 11 Nov 2022£345,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Somerset Road PO5 2NL 22 Apr 2022£325,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Somerset Road PO5 2NL 23 Sep 2021£495,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Somerset Road PO5 2NL 1 Apr 2021£347,500 TerracedFreehold
45, Somerset Road PO5 2NL 14 Feb 2019£275,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Somerset Road PO5 2NL 15 Jan 2019£215,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Somerset Road PO5 2NL 10 May 2016£245,200 TerracedFreehold
9, Somerset Road PO5 2NL 29 Jan 2016£243,000 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
9, Somerset Road £243,000 (Jan 2016) → £345,000 (Nov 2022) +42%
over 7 yrs
35, Somerset Road £245,200 (May 2016) → £325,000 (Apr 2022) +33%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Somerset Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Mayville High School 405 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.1 mi
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School 351 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Southsea Infant School 167 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.4 mi
Craneswater Junior School 508 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.5 mi
Portsmouth High School GDST 436 pupils Other independent school 2–19 Report 0.7 mi
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery 462 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Bramble Infant School and Nursery 162 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.8 mi
Devonshire Infant School 171 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 1.0 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 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Fratton station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Portsmouth & Southsea station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Mayville High School (NW-bound, Clarendon Road) 1 min walk
  • Mayville High School (SE-bound, Clarendon Road) 1 min walk
  • The Strand (S-bound, Waverley Road) 1 min walk
  • The Strand (N-bound, Waverley Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Craneswater Group Practice
    Doctors Surgery, 36 Waverley Road, Southsea · 0.2 mi
  • Trafalgar Medical Group Practice
    The Surgery, 25 Osborne Road, Southsea · 0.6 mi
  • The Lighthouse Group Practice
    Southesea Medical Centre, Carlisle Road, Southsea · 1.1 mi
  • The Unicity Medical Centre
    159-161 Commercial Road, Portsmouth · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op South Parade - Southsea · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Southsea Palmerston Road Local · 0.4 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Southsea · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Southsea - Albert Road · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Walton Surgical Appliances · 0.5 mi
  • Goldchem Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Southside Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Southsea Orthodontic Practice · 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 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
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned48.4%62.5%
Private rented49.0%20.3%
Social rented2.6%17.1%
Households732

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6470.3%64.1%
Aged 65+16.9%18.6%
Residents1,624

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 Somerset Road

Ethnic group

HerePortsmouth
White85.2%85.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.7%6.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%2.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%3.4%
Other ethnic group2.4%1.8%

Religion

HerePortsmouth
No religion45.3%47.1%
Christian38.9%39.4%
Not answered7.6%6.5%
Muslim6.3%4.9%
Other religion0.9%0.6%
Hindu0.7%0.8%
Buddhist0.1%0.5%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HerePortsmouth
Born in the UK77.4%83.1%
Born outside the UK22.6%16.9%

Highest qualification

HerePortsmouth
Level 4 qualifications and above44.8%30%
Level 3 qualifications17.5%21.8%
No qualifications12.8%17.4%
Level 2 qualifications10.5%13.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%9.6%
Apprenticeship4%5.3%
Other qualifications1.9%2.7%

General health

HerePortsmouth
Very good health50.2%47.4%
Good health32.6%34.8%
Fair health10.9%12.9%
Bad health4.8%3.9%
Very bad health1.5%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HerePortsmouth
1 car or van in household44.8%43.5%
No cars or vans in household31.4%30.3%
2 cars or vans in household19.7%20.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%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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