MARGATE ROAD, PO5 1EZ House Prices & Local Information

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

This is a well-established rental postcode — a university campus area — mostly students in halls, very high turnover. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a self-employed tradespeople in multicultural metro suburbs zone — ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. The 30 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 67% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 86 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £305k, down 17.8% year-on-year.

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