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Typical sold price, PO5

£229,500

250 real sales, 27 October 2025 to 25 August 2026. A rough cash guide is shown below, not a quote.

Sales in sample
250
Cash guide, 70%
£161,000
Cash guide, 85%
£195,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Our take · opinion, not advice

Our take on selling in Southsea: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead

250 sales since October 2025 make Southsea a steady market, a pace that gives buyers and sellers something to compare, without a year-on-year figure we would stand behind.

Before you accept anything, a spread from £93,600 to £490,000 makes £229,500 a poor guide to any one home, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.

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At this pace the open market works but takes time, so a cash sale is a fair option when you need certainty on the date; 70–85% of market value is the usual cash range, so about £161,000 to £195,000 on a typical £229,500 home (a rough guide, not a quote), and any offer should be weighed against real sales.

Before you list or answer a buyer in Southsea, gather any boiler, gas and electrical certificates; certificates and warranties for work done to the home; and proof of ownership and the title plan, and ask your conveyancer what else your sale needs.

To see what a quicker sale would look like, ask a cash buyer to contact you; it costs you nothing and you do not have to accept.

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Key figures

Southsea at a glance

Sourced figures for the district, each one dated.

  • Most sell between

    £93,600 to £490,000

    Middle 80% of 250 sales

  • Planning applications

    3,224

    Within 500 m of the centre

  • Leasehold sales

    56%

    Of 250 sales

  • New-build sales

    0%

    Of 250 sales

Local data

What Southsea homes sell for

Real Land Registry sold prices for PO5, each chart with its table underneath.

Price by type

What each type sells for in PO5

Semi-detached homes had the highest typical price in PO5 at £583,000, from 11 sales; flats came to £160,000.

  • Semi-detached5%
  • Terraced37%
  • Flats58%
See the figures
TypeTypical (median)Sales
Semi-detached£583,00011
Terraced£270,00087
Flats£160,000137

HM Land Registry, 27 October 2025 to 25 August 2026. Types with fewer than 10 sales are left out.

Planning activity

Planning near Southsea

3,224 planning applications within 500 m of the PO5 centre. Of the 20 most recent, 18 are still undecided.

  • Decided10%
  • Undecided90%
Planning detail

Planning activity near Southsea

3,224 planning applications within 500 m of the PO5 district centre

That count covers every date PlanIt holds. The 20 most recent were received between 5 Feb 2026 and 15 Apr 2026, and 18 of them are still undecided.

Source: PlanIt (planit.org.uk), which gathers local council planning registers. Checked 23 July 2026. This is activity in the area, not at any one address, and coverage and council update speed vary.

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PlanIt, from local council planning registers. Area activity, not one address.

Sold prices

Contains HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Premium seaside district, strong rental demand.

Whatever the reason you need to move on in Southsea (Portsmouth), a cash sale can be quicker and simpler than the open market, though cash buyers usually offer below market value. Want to know what homes in Southsea actually sell for first? See real Land Registry sold prices for PO5.

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What actually sold in PO5

Filter by property type and radius around the PO5 centre. Distances use each sale's postcode centroid, so they are approximate.

250 sales match · page 1 of 13

Address Price Date
13, BEACH ROAD, SOUTHSEAPO5 2JH£490,0002026-08-25
21, SUSSEX ROAD, SOUTHSEAPO5 3EX£136,5002026-08-19
HOMEHEIGHTS, CLARENCE PARADE, SOUTHSEAPO5 3NW£95,0002026-08-17
BRANDON COURT, LAWRENCE ROAD, SOUTHSEAPO5 1PF£185,0002026-08-14
HEREFORD HOUSE, 28 - 30, KENT ROAD, SOUTHSEAPO5 3EW£240,0002026-08-13
HEREFORD HOUSE, 28 - 30, KENT ROAD, SOUTHSEAPO5 3EW£156,5002026-08-12
HOLMBUSH COURT, QUEENS CRESCENT, SOUTHSEAPO5 3HY£180,0002026-08-10
CHESTERFIELD HOUSE, 28 - 29, WESTERN PARADE, SOUTHSEAPO5 3RP£138,1502026-08-10
10, SOMERS ROAD, SOUTHSEAPO5 4PU£250,0002026-08-07
CHESTERFIELD HOUSE, 28 - 29, WESTERN PARADE, SOUTHSEAPO5 3RP£257,5002026-08-07
HOLMBUSH COURT, QUEENS CRESCENT, SOUTHSEAPO5 3HZ£90,0002026-08-07
HOMEROSE HOUSE, COTTAGE GROVE, SOUTHSEAPO5 1DU£70,0002026-08-05
16, ETON ROAD, SOUTHSEAPO5 1SQ£245,0002026-08-04
64, KING STREET, SOUTHSEAPO5 4EQ£350,0002026-07-31
21, FRODDINGTON ROAD, SOUTHSEAPO5 4LB£207,0002026-07-31
59, GOODWOOD ROAD, SOUTHSEAPO5 1NN£250,0002026-07-24
8, WILTON PLACE, SOUTHSEAPO5 2BG£370,0002026-07-24
BALMORAL COURT, 45, CLARENCE PARADE, SOUTHSEAPO5 2ES£235,0002026-07-24
HOMEGROVE HOUSE, GROVE ROAD NORTH, SOUTHSEAPO5 1HW£63,5002026-07-22
1, VILLIERS ROAD, SOUTHSEAPO5 2HG£370,0002026-07-21

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