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Paulsgrove West & Port Solent: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Paulsgrove West & Port Solent neighbourhood of Portsmouth, England (ONS area Portsmouth 004). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes PO17, PO6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PO6 4TN.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Portsmouth
Paulsgrove West & Port Solent is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Portsmouth (signals are mixed: 4 rising and 3 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £288,725 and flats for £295,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Portchester, is about a 24-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 0.7 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 26 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£288,725
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£295,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +2% 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
Mixed signs
Weighted balance +0.00; 4 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 8 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£60,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (13,000 jobs in 2024 against 6,377 residents at the 2021 census). 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
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Paulsgrove West & Port Solent sits in Portsmouth
- Typical house price: 13th highest of the 25 neighbourhoods in Portsmouth with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: the highest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Portsmouth with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 6th highest 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 Paulsgrove West & Port Solent
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
4 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Portsmouth, 3 the other way and 12 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
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Schools improving
- Solar and heat pumps
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Single-person households under 65
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Portchester Railway station, about a 24-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 km in a straight line). About 7.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern and South Western Railway to Southampton Central (30 to 36 min); Southern to Brighton (about 76 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 St Paul's Catholic Primary School 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Castle View Academy 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Jun 2026).
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 Paulsgrove West & Port Solent
What is the typical house price in Paulsgrove West & Port Solent?
£288,725. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
How does Paulsgrove West & Port Solent compare with the rest of Portsmouth?
Typical house price: 13th highest of the 25 neighbourhoods in Portsmouth with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: the highest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Portsmouth with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th highest of 26 neighbourhoods in Portsmouth.
Is Paulsgrove West & Port Solent an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Paulsgrove West & Port Solent gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 4 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Paulsgrove West & Port Solent?
Portchester. Railway station, about a 24-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 km in a straight line). About 7.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern and South Western Railway to Southampton Central (30 to 36 min); Southern to Brighton (about 76 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Paulsgrove West & Port Solent?
Nearest state primary school. St Paul's Catholic Primary School. 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Castle View Academy. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Jun 2026).
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.