COTTAGE GROVE, PO5 1EH House Prices & Local Information

PO5 1EH is a vibrant, youthful neighbourhood on Cottage Grove, 0.3km from Southsea in Portsmouth. Administratively it sits within St Thomas ward and the Portsmouth South constituency.

For renters and young professionals, PO5 1EH offers a university campus area — mostly students in halls, very high turnover. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. An average age of 30 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 67% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 78 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £216k, down 11.9% year-on-year.

Census 2021 statistics for PO5 1EH are sourced from Output Area E00086503 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.