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Portsmouth 027B

Neighbourhood

West Portsmouth. 1,344 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Portsmouth 027B is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
53.0
Joint 1,864th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,291
Joint 14,363rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Portsmouth 027B compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Portsmouth 027BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only125 neighbourhoods, Portsmouth · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Portsmouth125 areas from 1.9 to 77.7. The middle area is 21.8. Portsmouth 027B is 53.0.
53.011th most deprived
Population125 neighbourhoods, Portsmouth · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Portsmouth125 areas from 1,114 to 4,913. The middle area is 1,615. Portsmouth 027B is 1,291.
1,2915th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage125 neighbourhoods, Portsmouth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Portsmouth125 areas from 78.1% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.2%. Portsmouth 027B is 78.1%.
78.1%lowest
Claimant rate125 neighbourhoods, Portsmouth · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Portsmouth125 areas from 0.8% to 11.0%. The middle area is 4.0%. Portsmouth 027B is 7.5%.
7.5%14th highest

Is Portsmouth 027B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Portsmouth 027B at a rate of 139.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 254.3 per 1,000 people across Portsea.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Portsmouth 027B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (82), other crime (47) and anti-social behaviour (20).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Portsmouth

These figures are published for the whole of Portsmouth, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Portsmouth and not Portsmouth 027B alone. See Portsmouth

Average house price
£245,954
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,022
95th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
Joint 152nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
211,475
Down 0.7% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Portsmouth 027B in brief

Portsmouth 027B has a deprivation score of 53.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Portsmouth 027B had 1,291 usual residents at the census.

In Portsmouth 027B, 78.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Portsmouth 027B, 7.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.