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Milton: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Milton neighbourhood of Portsmouth, England (ONS area Portsmouth 017). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes PO3, PO4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PO4 8NX.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Milton is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Portsmouth (3 of 19 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £295,000 and flats for £140,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Portsmouth (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Fratton, is about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 26 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£295,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£140,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.18; 3 of 19 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 3 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£53,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Milton sits in Portsmouth

Typical house price: joint 10th highest of the 25 neighbourhoods in Portsmouth with enough house sales for one
Typical flat price: joint 5th lowest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Portsmouth with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 11th lowest of 26 neighbourhoods in Portsmouth

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 26 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Milton

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Portsmouth, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Portsmouth, 1996 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 26 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Portsmouth, 0 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Income deprivation ranking
New-build activity
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Fratton Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway, Southern and Great Western Railway to Portsmouth Harbour (about 8 min); South Western Railway to London Waterloo (87 to 107 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Meon Infant School 160 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jul 2025).
Nearest state secondary school Miltoncross Academy 630 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 1 area, Requires improvement in 3 (May 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Milton

What is the typical house price in Milton?

£295,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

How does Milton compare with the rest of Portsmouth?

Typical house price: joint 10th highest of the 25 neighbourhoods in Portsmouth with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: joint 5th lowest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Portsmouth with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 11th lowest of 26 neighbourhoods in Portsmouth.

Is Milton an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Milton gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.18; 3 of 19 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Milton?

Fratton. Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway, Southern and Great Western Railway to Portsmouth Harbour (about 8 min); South Western Railway to London Waterloo (87 to 107 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Milton?

Nearest state primary school. Meon Infant School. 160 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jul 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Miltoncross Academy. 630 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 1 area, Requires improvement in 3 (May 2025).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.