6,342
Households
White Brit. · 71%
Ethnicity
No religion · 50%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
88 · 5.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£284,042
Median property price
232
Postcodes
Overview of Central Southsea
Coordinates50.7912, -1.0720
Postcodes
232
Population (Census)
16,006
Households (Census)
6,342
Recorded crime · May '26
88 · 5.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Central Southsea
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.28 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.28 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Central Southsea
Property sales · Central Southsea
HM Land Registry · Central Southsea
Average price
£274,690
YoY: +3.6%
Median price: £270,454
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 7 sales · avg £241,643
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£319k£266k£213k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Central Southsea
Crime trends · Central Southsea
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
372920
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
33
YoY +14%
ASB
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY +114%
Vehicle Crime
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +43%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -56%
Demographics in Central Southsea
Ethnicity
White Brit.71.2%
Other White9.9%
Bangladeshi3.6%
African2.9%
Other Asian1.7%
+ 5 other groups · 10.7%
Religion
No religion49.9%
Christian33.8%
Not answered7.9%
Muslim5.7%
+ other · 2.8%
Age groups
20–2422.1%
35–4918.6%
25–3416.3%
50–6413.5%
65–745.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.0%
Households
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over19.3%
Other19.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
Any member 66+9.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
+ 8 other households · 32.6%
Schools in Central Southsea
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bramble Infant School and Nursery
Portsmouth · PO4 0DT
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
Devonshire Infant School
Portsmouth · PO4 0AG
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Fernhurst Junior School
Portsmouth · PO4 0AG
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Priory School
Portsmouth · PO4 0DL
Good
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Central Southsea
Postcodes in Central Southsea
PO4 0AAPO4 0ABPO4 0ADPO4 0AEPO4 0AGPO4 0AHPO4 0AJPO4 0ALPO4 0ARPO4 0ASPO4 0AUPO4 0AXPO4 0AYPO4 0AZPO4 0BAPO4 0BBPO4 0BDPO4 0BGPO4 0BHPO4 0BJPO4 0BLPO4 0BNPO4 0BSPO4 0BZPO4 0DAPO4 0DBPO4 0DFPO4 0DGPO4 0DHPO4 0DJPO4 0DLPO4 0DNPO4 0DPPO4 0DQPO4 0DRPO4 0DSPO4 0DTPO4 0DUPO4 0DWPO4 0DXPO4 0DYPO4 0DZPO4 0EAPO4 0EBPO4 0EDPO4 0EFPO4 0EGPO4 0EJPO4 0ELPO4 0ENPO4 0EPPO4 0ERPO4 0ESPO4 0ETPO4 0EUPO4 0EWPO4 0EXPO4 0EYPO4 0EZPO4 0HAPO4 0HBPO4 0HDPO4 0HEPO4 0HFPO4 0HGPO4 0HLPO4 0HNPO4 0HPPO4 0HRPO4 0HSPO4 0HTPO4 0HUPO4 0HXPO4 0HYPO4 0HZPO4 0JAPO4 0JBPO4 0JDPO4 0JEPO4 0JFPO4 0JJPO4 0JPPO4 0JRPO4 0JWPO4 0LAPO4 0LBPO4 0LDPO4 0LEPO4 0LFPO4 0LGPO4 0LHPO4 0LJPO4 0LLPO4 0LNPO4 0LPPO4 0LQPO4 0LRPO4 0LSPO4 0LTPO4 0LWPO4 0LXPO4 0LZPO4 0NBPO4 0NDPO4 0NFPO4 0NWPO4 0PEPO4 8AAPO4 8ABPO4 8ADPO4 8AEPO4 8AFPO4 8AGPO4 8AHPO4 8AJPO4 8ALPO4 8ANPO4 8APPO4 8AQPO4 8AR