Portsmouth

10°CCloudy

• Today: 11° / 8° · 44% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:34

9h 33m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom

• 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

1092 reported · August 2026▲ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences391
• Anti-social behaviour156
• Public order115
• Shoplifting89

118 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Charles Dickens and Nelson · Hampshire

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

457 reported road collisions (2025)

93 killed or seriously injured · 510 casualties · 22 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 362 rated 4–5 ★ (268 top)
• 57 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

£245,954 average▲ 0.1% YoY

Across Portsmouth · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,368 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY

• 1 bed £901
• 2 bed £1,135
• 3 bed £1,360

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

2,270 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (5.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (2.3 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 14 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK14,168
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK17,402
• Net moves−3,234

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 73 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Portsmouth

184 CQC-registered services

• Care homes30
• GP practices27
• Dentists40
• Homecare agencies60
• Hospitals & hospices4

CQC ratings: 83% 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)

165 applications decided

83.6% granted · 138 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

7,720 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,733 jobs advertised · £45,675 avg

e.g. Principal Psychologist, CNC Programmer, Senior Building Surveyor

Source: Adzuna

£701 median full-time weekly pay

4.5% 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

41% low-carbon electricity

Gas 52% · Solar 15% · Wind 14% · Imports 8%

215 gCO₂/kWh · high 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

10 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in PO1

• Nelson Medical Centre
• Portsmouth Medical Centre
• Rru Portsmouth

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Portsmouth South:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases422 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks375 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills144 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND139 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK138 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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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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  Connaught Drill Hall · 0.1 km

  Connaught Drill Hall, sometimes known as the Stanhope Road 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)