City Profile • Local Authority
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a local authority district comprising 7 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £293k, reflecting a upward trend of 1.6% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (112 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
208,420
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
7 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Portsmouth authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English77.7%
White: Other White6.8%
African2.6%
Bangladeshi2.3%
Other Asian1.8%
Indian1.5%
Age Profile
20-24 years9.6%
30-34 years7.7%
25-29 years7.4%
35-39 years7.2%
15-19 years7.0%
50-54 years6.4%
Top Occupations
Professional18.5%
Associate professional12.5%
Elementary occupations11.8%
Caring and leisure10.9%
Skilled trades10.9%
Managers and directors10.1%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Mortgage26.8%
Private rented: Landlord25.7%
Owned: Outright25.5%
Social rented: Council10.9%
Social rented: Other7.1%
Private rented: Other2.9%
Area DNA
health7/10
safety2/10
transit10/10
investment9/10