Portsmouth: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£518,657

Semi-detached

£349,827

Terraced

£275,644

Flat or maisonette

£166,320

First-time buyers

£231,694

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  186,754 in 1991 → 214,321 in 2024 (+14.8%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £145,919 in 2005 → £251,220 in 2026 (+72.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £358 in 2008 → £593 in 2025 (+65.8%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  72.1% in 2004 → 80.4% in 2023 (+11.5%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.2% in 2001 → 4.6% in 2025 (+109.1%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,354 in 1997 → £21,709 in 2024 (+132.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Portsmouth; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access96.9% (January 2026) · 23rd highest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access8 min (2019) · 19th lowest of 326
• Home gas use · Environment8,205 kWh (2024/25) · 26th lowest of 347
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 28th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• New homes · Housing1.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 292nd highest of 296
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills66.2% (2024/25) · 278th highest of 313
• Claimant count · Economy & work4.6% (2025) · 302nd lowest of 361
• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work31.0% (2024/25) · 300th lowest of 363

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)77.8 years · England 80.0 · 122nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)81.9 years · England 83.8 · 126th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)57.5 years · England 60.9 · 115th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)58.6 years · England 61.3 · 100th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)411.2 per 100k · England 321.0 · 129th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.5% · England 10.4 · 73rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)65.5% · England 64.6 · 75th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)65.5% · England 68.3 · 118th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)39.5 score · England 46.0 · 151st highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)11.5% · England 5.8 · 144th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)20.7% · England 19.8 · 92nd lowest of 153