OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Portsmouth

Private rents in Portsmouth average £1,367 a month across all property sizes, up 2.2% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,367
1-bed
£900
2-bed
£1,134
3-bed
£1,359
4+ bed
£1,960
Flats
£1,045

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The £1,367 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £900 and a 3-bed at £1,359 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Portsmouth
Two-year change: +6.1%Five-year change: +38.5%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.6% over the last six months, against +0.4% in the six before: rises are speeding up.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
PO6560 sales£310,000PO3366 sales£276,750PO4773 sales£268,500PO2596 sales£242,750PO1277 sales£222,500PO5395 sales£222,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £260,000.
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What next door costs
Portsmouth is the 6th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Gosport£1,041£1,269£1,7222Havant£1,080£1,348£1,8873Fareham£1,085£1,344£1,9554Eastleigh£1,111£1,361£1,8695Southampton£1,112£1,354£1,887
6PortsmouthYou are here£1,134£1,359£1,960
7Chichester£1,217£1,501£2,110
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.