Renting in Portsmouth

Average Rent in Portsmouth: £1,250/mo

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Median asking rent across 4,203 live Portsmouth listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,250 /month

4,203 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Portsmouth by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£825/mo	146
1 bed	£850/mo	1,225
2 bed	£1,300/mo	1,061
3 bed	£1,500/mo	491
4+ bed	£2,350/mo	784
Room (house share)	£650/mo	496

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Portsmouth

What it costs to rent in Portsmouth

Portsmouth currently has 4,203 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,250 a month. 49 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 38% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is PO12 at around £925/mo, while PO1 sits nearer £1,360/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Portsmouth around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Portsmouth by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 4,203 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Portsmouth

£825/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Portsmouth is £825 a month, 34% below the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 146 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Portsmouth

£850/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Portsmouth is £850 a month, 32% below the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 1,225 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Portsmouth

£1,300/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Portsmouth is £1,300 a month, 4% above the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 1,061 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Portsmouth

£1,500/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Portsmouth is £1,500 a month, 20% above the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 491 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Portsmouth

£2,350/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Portsmouth is £2,350 a month, 88% above the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 784 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Portsmouth

£650/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Portsmouth house share is £650 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 496 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Portsmouth rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Portsmouth. Latest: £1,367/mo (Jul 26, +2.2% YoY).

Latest

£1,367

Jul 26

Annual

+2.2%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£991

Aug 21

Total change

+38%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Portsmouth pay goes on rent?

Renters in Portsmouth spend an estimated 53% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,367/mo

£16,404/yr

Median pay

£30,962/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

53%

Expensive — half of local median pay before tax.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Portsmouth

Flats & apartments

1652

52% of listings

Houses

1023

32% of listings

Rooms

496

16% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Portsmouth — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 66% of the 1,029 houses currently advertised in Portsmouth.

Terraced
66%682
Other house
24%243
Semi-detached
7%72
Detached
3%28
Bungalow
0%4

Rent by postcode

Where Portsmouth rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,374 live listings in 8 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Portsmouth

1PO1£1,360/mo643 rentals
2PO4£1,300/mo457 rentals
3PO3£1,300/mo99 rentals

Cheapest in Portsmouth

1PO12£925/mo39 rentals
2PO2£998/mo328 rentals
3PO5£1,200/mo691 rentals

Features · Portsmouth

Garden, parking, and floor area in Portsmouth

Live signal across 4,203 Portsmouth rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

79%

of 793 Portsmouth listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

69%

of 882 Portsmouth listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Portsmouth this week

49 homes came onto the Portsmouth rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Portsmouth

Most Portsmouth homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 94,070 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.31

≈ Band B–C

Stock

94k

94,070 properties

A
29%27,430
B
34%31,780
C
24%22,420
D
7%6,270
E
4%3,790
F
2%1,660
G
1%660
H
0%60

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Portsmouth

82% of Portsmouth premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

82%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

490 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
82%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Portsmouth), July 2025, covering 90,578 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Portsmouth homes

44% of Portsmouth homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

44%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

56%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

91k

90,674 EPCs

A
0%115
B
6%5,121
C
39%35,108
D
42%37,834
E
11%9,812
F
2%1,952
G
1%732

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Portsmouth. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Portsmouth

12 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Portsmouth centroid. The five closest:

1
Stamshaw Junior School
Primary · Academy converter · PO2 8QH
0.19 mi
2
The Harbour School
Not applicable · Academy special converter · PO2 8RA
0.22 mi
3
Stamshaw Infant Academy
Primary · Academy converter · PO2 8NW
0.23 mi
4
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · PO2 9AX
0.39 mi
5
The Flying Bull Academy
Primary · Academy converter · PO2 7BJ
0.65 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Portsmouth centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Portsmouth

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Portsmouth has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 57 of 57 postcode districts analysed, the median was 53 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Portsmouth is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

53 crimes per area (median)
57 of 57 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Portsmouth ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Portsmouth

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Southsea has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Portsmouth.

Southsea
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (286) · pop. ~31,000
23
per 1k
Fratton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (488) · pop. ~14,000
88
per 1k
North End
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (342) · pop. ~16,000
53
per 1k
Cosham
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (127) · pop. ~14,000
24
per 1k
Copnor
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (202) · pop. ~13,000
34
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Portsmouth listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Portsmouth.

Rightmove

2239

OpenRent

835

SpareRoom

496

OnTheMarket

357

Leaders

178

PrimeLocation

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Frequently asked

Renting in Portsmouth — your questions answered

How much is rent in Portsmouth?

The average (median) asking rent in Portsmouth is £1,250 a month — a 1-bed is £850 and a 2-bed £1,300, based on 4,203 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Portsmouth?

The median asking rent for a studio in Portsmouth is £825 a month, 34% below the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 146 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Portsmouth?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Portsmouth is £850 a month, 32% below the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 1,225 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Portsmouth?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Portsmouth is £1,300 a month, 4% above the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 1,061 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Portsmouth?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Portsmouth is £1,500 a month, 20% above the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 491 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Portsmouth?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Portsmouth is £2,350 a month, 88% above the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 784 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Portsmouth?

The median asking rent for a room in a Portsmouth house share is £650 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,250, based on 496 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Portsmouth?

There are currently 4,203 rental properties available in Portsmouth, with 49 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Portsmouth safe for renters?

Portsmouth has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 53 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Portsmouth?

The most commonly reported crime category in Portsmouth is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

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