Portsmouth

19°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 19° / 13° · 6% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:34

13h 5m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom

1143 reported · July 2026▲ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences430
• Shoplifting134
• Anti-social behaviour130
• Public order102

119 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Charles Dickens and Nelson · Hampshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

449 reported road collisions (2024)

89 killed or seriously injured · 519 casualties · 21.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 349 rated 4–5 ★ (259 top)
• 54 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Portsmouth and Southsea (0.1 km)
• 70 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£250,999 average▲ 0.1% YoY

Across Portsmouth · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,367 average monthly rent▲ 2.2% YoY

• 1 bed £900
• 2 bed £1,134
• 3 bed £1,359

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

6.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.7 times median annual pay (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (5.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.7p · Asda (9.9 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

148 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Crasswell Street NCP Car Park (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms4
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches34
• Playgrounds29

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

208,003 residents in Portsmouth · 5,150/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 67%
• 65+: 15%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 57 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,292 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (34% of 94,110)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

67 schools · 29,581 pupils

45 primary · 10 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 20 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

61inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Portsmouth

185 CQC-registered services

• Care homes31
• GP practices27
• Dentists40
• Homecare agencies61
• Hospitals & hospices4

CQC ratings: 85% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Portsmouth

• Not in the Green Belt
• 316 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

162 applications decided

85.8% granted · 139 granted, 23 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Stephen Morgan

Labour

Portsmouth South

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 3
• Con 3
• LD 23
• Ref 12
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools20
• GPs & clinics7
• Pharmacies13
• Supermarkets13
• Parks & greens28
• Restaurants & cafés232

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,615 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

2,650 jobs advertised · £42,572 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Mechanic, Principal Naval Architect, Superflex Roadside Patrol

Source: Adzuna

£701 median full-time weekly pay

4.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,709 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 118,116 certificates

13.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

54% low-carbon electricity

Solar 36% · Imports 28% · Gas 18% · Wind 9%

96 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.9 yrs women · 77.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 58.6 women · 57.5 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Portsmouth South:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership468 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases422 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s312 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership279 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office264 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Fortifications of Portsmouth · 0.0 km

  The fortifications of Portsmouth are extensive due to its strategic position on the English Channel and role as home to the Royal Navy. For this reason, Portsmouth was, by the 19th century, one of the most fortified c…

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  Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth · 0.0 km

  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church that covers the historic counties of Hampshire and Berkshire in England, and the Channel Islands. The episcopal see is St John's Cathe…

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  Stanhope Road drill hall, Portsmouth · 0.1 km

  The Stanhope Road drill hall, sometimes known as the Connaught Drill Hall, is a former military installation in Portsmouth, Hampshire. It is a Grade II listed building.

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  Portsmouth & Southsea railway station · 0.1 km

  Portsmouth & Southsea railway station is a Grade II listed building and the main railway station in the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. It is in the Landport area close to the Commercial Road shopping area.…

• Landport Drapery Bazaar · 0.1 km

  Landport Drapery Bazaar was a department store located on Commercial Road, Portsmouth.

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  Portsmouth Guildhall · 0.2 km

  Portsmouth Guildhall is a multi-use building in the centre of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It is located in a pedestrian square close to Portsmouth and Southsea railway station. Constructed in 1890, the building wa…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)