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Portsmouth house prices, July 2026

Average sold prices for Portsmouth, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price
£251,220
Annual change
+1.3%
Homes sold, May 2026
163
England average
£293,479

The average property in Portsmouth sold for £251,220 in July 2026, up 1.3% on the year. That is about 14% below the England average of £293,479. 163 homes sold in Portsmouth in May 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to July 2026, the average price in Portsmouth rose 2%, peaking at £251,776 in June 2026.

£251,776 £244,874
August 2025July 2026

Peak £251,776 in June 2026.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Portsmouth at £518,657, 212% above flat or maisonette at £166,320. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 1.5%.

Average sold price by property type, July 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£518,657+1%
Semi-detached£349,827+2.3%
Terraced£275,644+2.4%
Flat or maisonette£166,320-1.5%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Portsmouth paid £58,307 less than people who already owned, a gap of 25%.

Average sold price by buyer status, July 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£231,694+1.5%
Former owner-occupier£290,001+1.2%

By funding status

Cash buyers in Portsmouth paid 11% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 13% of the sales counted in May 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, July 2026. Sales volumes are for May 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£230,678Broadly flat9
Mortgage£257,879+1.6%63

By property status

New builds in Portsmouth sold for 71% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, May 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£428,447-0.9%
Existing property£250,012-0.8%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
MonthAverage priceAnnual changeSales
July 2026£251,220+1.3%n/a
June 2026£251,776+0.5%n/a
May 2026£250,946-0.8%163
April 2026£249,163-0.7%164
March 2026£246,187-2%153
February 2026£246,165-3%166
January 2026£244,959-4.3%135
December 2025£245,369-4.3%168
November 2025£244,874-3.4%206
October 2025£246,385-2%253
September 2025£246,474Broadly flat251
August 2025£245,719Broadly flat241
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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.