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The Retreat, Southsea

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Retreat, Southsea · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/southsea-portsmouth/the-retreat/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PO5 3DU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£235,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£281,820
25 sales
Price range
£178k – £775k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Apr 2026
PO5 3DU

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At a glance

House prices£282k 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 station11 min walkSouthsea Hoverport station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband96% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold72% leaseholdAcross 25 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

25 property sales on The Retreat, Southsea have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £235,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £219,333. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 72% flat, 20% terraced, 8% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on The Retreat range from £178,000 to £775,000. 28% of homes sold here were freehold and 72% leasehold.

House prices on The Retreat compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Retreat 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: £197,667 (3 sales)2016£198k2017: £257,167 (3 sales)2017£257k2018: £283,000 (2 sales)2018£283k2020: £227,000 (2 sales)2020£227k2021: £304,000 (3 sales)2021£304k2022: £301,667 (3 sales)2022£302k2023: £366,750 (4 sales)2023£367k2024: £432,500 (1 sales)2024£433k2025: £236,500 (3 sales)2025£237k2026: £235,000 (1 sales)2026£235k

Tenure: 28% freehold and 72% leasehold across 25 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat18£219,3332 Apr 2026
Terraced5£487,60023 Nov 2023
Semi-detached2£329,7502 Aug 2024

Sold prices on The Retreat

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
24, The Retreat PO5 3DU 2 Apr 2026£235,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 13, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat PO5 3DU 10 Jul 2025£260,000 FlatLeasehold
26, The Retreat PO5 3DU 1 May 2025£237,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 34, The Retreat PO5 3DU 27 Mar 2025£212,000 FlatLeasehold
13B, The Retreat PO5 3DU 2 Aug 2024£432,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 10, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat PO5 3DU 15 Dec 2023£240,000 FlatLeasehold
40, The Retreat PO5 3DU 23 Nov 2023£775,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat PO5 3DU 10 Oct 2023£225,000 FlatLeasehold
38, The Retreat PO5 3DU 21 Feb 2023£227,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, The Retreat PO5 3DU 15 Dec 2022£410,000 TerracedFreehold
32, The Retreat PO5 3DU 2 Dec 2022£260,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat PO5 3DU 21 Feb 2022£235,000 FlatLeasehold
13A, The Retreat PO5 3DU 17 Dec 2021£470,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 13, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat PO5 3DU 21 May 2021£197,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 34, The Retreat PO5 3DU 5 Mar 2021£245,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat PO5 3DU 7 Aug 2020£207,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat PO5 3DU 7 Jul 2020£247,000 FlatLeasehold
24, The Retreat PO5 3DU 30 Nov 2018£193,000 FlatLeasehold
9, The Retreat PO5 3DU 10 Oct 2018£373,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat PO5 3DU 31 Oct 2017£182,000 FlatLeasehold
13A, The Retreat PO5 3DU 29 Sep 2017£410,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 18, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat PO5 3DU 3 Jan 2017£179,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat PO5 3DU 29 Apr 2016£210,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat PO5 3DU 30 Mar 2016£178,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 34, The Retreat PO5 3DU 1 Feb 2016£205,000 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
24, The Retreat £193,000 (Nov 2018) → £235,000 (Apr 2026) +22%
over 7 yrs
Flat 13, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat £197,000 (May 2021) → £260,000 (Jul 2025) +32%
over 4 yrs
Flat 10, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat £235,000 (Feb 2022) → £240,000 (Dec 2023) +2%
over 2 yrs
13A, The Retreat £410,000 (Sep 2017) → £470,000 (Dec 2021) +15%
over 4 yrs
Flat 11, Greyfriars Court, 2, The Retreat £210,000 (Apr 2016) → £247,000 (Jul 2020) +18%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near The Retreat

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery 462 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.2 mi
Portsmouth High School GDST 436 pupils Other independent school 2–19 Report 0.2 mi
Southsea Infant School 167 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.5 mi
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School 351 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Mayville High School 405 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.5 mi
The Portsmouth Grammar School 973 pupils Other independent school 2–19 Report 0.5 mi
Ark Charter Academy 883 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
St Jude's CofE Primary School 407 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 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 · 11 min walk
  • Portsmouth & Southsea station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Fratton station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Friendship House (N-bound, Grove Road South) 2 min walk
  • Friendship House (S-bound, Grove Road South) 2 min walk
  • St. Judes Church (W-bound, Kent Road) 3 min walk
  • St. Judes Church (E-bound, Kent Road) 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 · 0.6 mi
  • The Lighthouse Group Practice
    Southesea Medical Centre, Carlisle Road, Southsea · 0.7 mi
  • The Unicity Medical Centre
    159-161 Commercial Road, Portsmouth · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Southsea Elm Grove Express · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Southsea Express · 0.2 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Southsea · 0.2 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Southsea · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Lalys Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Southsea Orthodontic Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Southside 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 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned40.2%62.5%
Private rented33.6%20.3%
Social rented25.8%17.1%
Households860

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 159.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.4%64.1%
Aged 65+24.5%18.6%
Residents1,635

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)96%80%
Gigabit-capable96%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 The Retreat

Ethnic group

HerePortsmouth
White85.2%85.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.9%6.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%3.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%2.6%
Other ethnic group1.6%1.8%

Religion

HerePortsmouth
Christian43.4%39.4%
No religion41.6%47.1%
Not answered7.9%6.5%
Muslim5.2%4.9%
Buddhist0.6%0.5%
Hindu0.4%0.8%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Jewish0.3%–

Country of birth

HerePortsmouth
Born in the UK76.1%83.1%
Born outside the UK23.9%16.9%

Highest qualification

HerePortsmouth
Level 4 qualifications and above42.2%30%
No qualifications19%17.4%
Level 3 qualifications16.6%21.8%
Level 2 qualifications9.6%13.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%9.6%
Apprenticeship3.7%5.3%
Other qualifications1.9%2.7%

General health

HerePortsmouth
Very good health46.5%47.4%
Good health31.2%34.8%
Fair health15.3%12.9%
Bad health5%3.9%
Very bad health2.1%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HerePortsmouth
No cars or vans in household44.3%30.3%
1 car or van in household39.4%43.5%
2 cars or vans in household13.1%20.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%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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