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House prices in Portsmouth: the next 12 months
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £231,423 and £264,130 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £247,776
- Chance of a rise
- 56%
Portsmouth: five years of prices and the expected path
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Portsmouth
- South East
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Period | Portsmouth | South East | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £247,776 (£231,423–£264,130) | £383,466 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £247,624 (£232,107–£263,141) | £383,173 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £247,472 (£232,812–£262,133) | £382,880 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £247,321 (£233,542–£261,099) | £382,588 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £247,169 (£234,301–£260,036) | £382,295 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £247,017 (£235,097–£258,937) | £382,002 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £246,865 (£235,937–£257,793) | £381,709 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £246,713 (£236,838–£256,589) | £381,417 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £246,561 (£237,819–£255,304) | £381,124 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £246,410 (£238,918–£253,901) | £380,831 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £246,258 (£240,206–£252,310) | £380,538 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £246,106 (£241,873–£250,338) | £380,246 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £245,954 | £379,953 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £251,909 | £380,375 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £251,814 | £378,890 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £250,685 | £381,519 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £248,246 | £379,342 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £246,374 | £378,202 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £244,816 | £378,018 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £243,708 | £379,593 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £243,900 | £374,984 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £245,319 | £379,283 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £246,702 | £382,074 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £246,646 | £379,765 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £245,716 | £383,045 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £247,973 | £380,195 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £250,629 | £379,262 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £252,973 | £376,656 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £250,925 | £375,519 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £251,302 | £381,452 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £253,672 | £380,137 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £255,956 | £381,267 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £256,339 | £378,958 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £253,419 | £377,413 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £251,427 | £381,155 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £247,360 | £380,519 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £246,169 | £381,897 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £244,686 | £377,066 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £245,693 | £373,083 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £244,760 | £372,808 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £242,227 | £369,214 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £242,552 | £366,875 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £241,360 | £367,789 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £244,785 | £369,326 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £247,399 | £367,572 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £250,145 | £375,344 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £253,045 | £377,965 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £253,157 | £379,338 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £253,692 | £381,601 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £254,831 | £381,968 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £252,409 | £377,848 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £250,716 | £377,989 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £249,488 | £379,543 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £251,486 | £380,362 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £257,244 | £383,401 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £258,402 | £387,727 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £259,945 | £388,158 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £258,042 | £389,960 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £256,790 | £391,862 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £256,746 | £391,553 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £254,245 | £390,701 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £251,248 | £387,054 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £245,915 | £380,603 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £244,522 | £376,100 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £242,138 | £370,658 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £240,593 | £369,755 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £238,972 | £367,655 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £233,905 | £368,184 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £229,438 | £362,713 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £230,157 | £360,386 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £231,251 | £354,140 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £230,275 | £361,613 | £245,371 |
What the model expects
The central estimate at each horizon, and the range prices land in 8 times out of 10.
| Horizon | Expected | 80% range | Chance of a rise | Chance of beating inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months (November 2026) | £246,410 | £238,918 – £253,901 | 53% | 39% |
| In 4 months (December 2026) | £246,561 | £237,819 – £255,304 | 54% | 37% |
| In 12 months (August 2027) | £247,776 | £231,423 – £264,130 | 56% | 30% |
The outlook carries the region's own monthly price history forward: the recent trend and how far prices usually stray from it. It knows nothing about interest-rate decisions, new laws or local projects, so read it as a description of momentum, not a forecast to act on.
Other reports for Portsmouth
At the average sale price, a home costs £245,954. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,135 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 19%
- Payment, one income
- 38%
Owning the average home costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £1,374
- Owning per month
- £1,158
134.8% more homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 270
- Per 1,000 residents
- 1.3
Figures for United Kingdom: Portsmouth has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 1995. The deepest began in July 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −22.9%
- Recovery from the low
- 67 months
In 2025 the population fell by 1,355 while 180 homes were finished.
- Homes finished, 2025
- 180
- Population change, 2025
- −1,355
5.1% of the 91,173 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 5.1%
- Empty homes
- 4,640
In 2025, 40% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 40%