Portsmouth area guides
For an easy way to find information about some key local areas in Portsmouth start by searching our Portsmouth area guide. Alphabetically ordered by area name you'll find all you want to know about Portsmouth - from local area highlights, the latest property to buy or rent, leading local Estate Agencies and lists of local area resources.
Recording a 2001 population of 186,701 people [1] , Portsmouth is the major city of Hampshire on Englandâ~@~Ys south coast. Having a population of well over 400,000 for the wider urban area,Porttsmouth is second only to Inner London in terms of population density. The city oasts the world's oldest dry dock and one of South England's most successful football team, the Portsmouth Football Club. Due to Portsmouthâ~@~Ys historic harbour and status as a vital UK port, itâ~@~Ys no surprise that defence is one othe cityâ~@~Ys foremost industries, along with manufacturing, the wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles as well as health and real estate.
As the UKâ~@~Ys sole island city,Porttsmouth is naturally less accessible than many other major cities. However, by roadPorttsmouth accesses the mainland via the M275, the A3 (leading to London) and the A2030 (the Eastern Rod). Portsmouth has several railway stations, with the city connecting to London (via Guildford and Basingstoke), Southampton via the South West Trains service and Cardiff (via Southampton, Bath and Bristol) by the First Great Western service.
Portsmouth Property Market
Portsmouthâ~@~Ys greater urban area incorporates the additional districts of Fareham,Porttchester, Gosport, Havant, Lee-on-the-Solent, Stubbington and Waterlooville. The majority of total housing stock in Porttsmouth is terrced housing and detached housing is much rarer, making many districts more ideally suited to elderly buyers or smaller families. The average overall house price in Portsmouth between January and March 2008 was ã170,857, with the average oct of a detached house being ã339,017 (which was actually a 3.5 per cent decrease on the previous quarter [4] . The centre of Portsmouth has a high percentage of property that is not owner occupied, which suggests a strong rental market in this area. Flats make up the majority of housing stock in the PO1 central Portsmouth post code area and PO5 (in the islandâ~@~Ys south west), whilst terraced housing is dominant in PO2 further north of the island (also true of PO3 in the islandâ~@~Ys north and PO4 in the islandâ~@~Ys south). Semi-detached housing can be found no of the island in PO6, whilst a good area for detached housing is PO7 near the district of Purbrook, also in the north.