The Thicket, Southsea

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£439,813

8 sales

Price range

£305k – £695k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

31 Jan 2025

PO5 2AA

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At a glance

House prices£440k 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 station13 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 8 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

8 property sales on The Thicket, Southsea have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 31 Jan 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £336,500. 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 50% terraced, 38% semi-detached, 13% detached. Recorded sale prices on The Thicket range from £305,000 to £695,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on The Thicket compared

PO5 postcode area£270,193

Southsea£282,103

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Thicket 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: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 8 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	4	£336,500	30 Jul 2024
Semi-detached	3	£492,500	31 Jan 2025
Detached	1	£695,000	3 Nov 2020

Sold prices on The Thicket

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Elmdene, The Thicket PO5 2AA	31 Jan 2025	£562,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
21, The Thicket PO5 2AA	30 Jul 2024	£330,000	Terraced	Freehold
24, The Thicket PO5 2AA	21 Sep 2021	£335,000	Terraced	Freehold
South Lodge, The Thicket PO5 2AA	3 Nov 2020	£695,000	Detached	Freehold
Elmdene, The Thicket PO5 2AA	13 Jan 2019	£305,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
White Lodge, The Thicket PO5 2AA	5 Sep 2018	£610,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
23, The Thicket PO5 2AA	20 Apr 2017	£316,000	Terraced	Freehold
White Lodge, The Thicket PO5 2AA	31 Mar 2016	£365,000	Terraced	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
Elmdene, The Thicket	£305,000 (Jan 2019) → £562,500 (Jan 2025)	+84% over 6 yrs
White Lodge, The Thicket	£365,000 (Mar 2016) → £610,000 (Sep 2018)	+67% over 2 yrs

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Schools near The Thicket

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
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	0.3 mi
Southsea Infant School 167 pupils	Primary	4–7	Report	0.4 mi
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School 351 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Report	0.4 mi
Mayville High School 405 pupils	Other independent school	2–16	Report	0.5 mi
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 495 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
Bramble Infant School and Nursery 162 pupils	Primary	2–7	Report	0.5 mi
Ark Charter Academy 883 pupils	Secondary Church of England	11–16	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

Southsea Hoverport station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
Portsmouth & Southsea station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
Fratton station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Friendship House (N-bound, Grove Road South) 1 min walk
Friendship House (S-bound, Grove Road South) 1 min walk
Elm Grove (W-bound, Elm Grove) 1 min walk
Elm Grove (E-bound, Elm Grove) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

Trafalgar Medical Group Practice
The Surgery, 25 Osborne Road, Southsea · 0.4 mi
Craneswater Group Practice
Doctors Surgery, 36 Waverley Road, Southsea · 0.5 mi
The Lighthouse Group Practice
Southesea Medical Centre, Carlisle Road, Southsea · 0.6 mi
The Unicity Medical Centre
159-161 Commercial Road, Portsmouth · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.2 mi
Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Lalys Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

Southsea Orthodontic Practice · 0.2 mi
Victoria Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
Dental Surgery · 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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on The Thicket

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Who lives around The Thicket

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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Planning applications near The Thicket

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