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Portswood

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
14,447
Households
5,952
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 8.2 per 1k
5,952
Households
White Brit. · 60%
Ethnicity
No religion · 42%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£213,164
Median property price
332
Postcodes
5,952
Households
White Brit. · 60%
Ethnicity
No religion · 42%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£213,164
Median property price
332
Postcodes

Sold prices in Portswood

England & Wales
Property sales · Portswood
HM Land Registry · Portswood
Average price
£291,256
YoY: +26.5%
Median price: £170,346
View district SO14
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 4 sales · avg £317,625
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£444k£312k£179k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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 Portswood

England & Wales
Crime trends · Portswood

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
40
YoY -18%
1177532
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY —
22110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY -47%
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
19
YoY +73%
19100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising

118
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Portswood

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Southampton.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Southampton
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Amenities in Portswood

GPs make up most of the mapped places

34 GPs · 11 Libraries · 10 Universities · 66 in all

  • GPs34
  • Libraries11
  • Universities10
  • Hospitals7
  • Museums4

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Portswood

Coordinates50.9263, -1.3929
Postcodes
332
Population (Census)
14,447
Households (Census)
5,952
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 8.2 per 1k

Demographics in Portswood

Ethnicity

Total residents: 14,459
White Brit.60.3%
Other White13.3%
Indian4.3%
Chinese4.0%
Pakistani3.1%
+ 6 other groups · 15.1%

Religion

Total residents: 14,478
No religion42.4%
Christian37.0%
Muslim7.7%
Not answered7.3%
Hindu2.0%
+ 1 other religions · 3.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 14,447
20–2422.5%
35–4916.7%
25–3415.8%
50–6412.8%
65–747.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.1%

Households

Total households: 5,952
Other25.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over14.3%
Any member 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 29.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Portswood

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.20 (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 6.20 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).