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Paulsgrove West & Port Solent

Middle area

North west Portsmouth. 6,616 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Paulsgrove West & Port Solent live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£289,975
3,558th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,380
Joint 3,320th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Paulsgrove West & Port Solent

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Paulsgrove West & Port Solent at a rate of 84.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 126.7 per 1,000 people across Portsmouth.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences248
Other crime122
Anti-social behaviour68
Criminal damage and arson34
Shoplifting34
Vehicle crime30
Drug offences11
Burglary10
Robbery3
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Paulsgrove West & Port Solent compares

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Median sale price26 middle areas, Portsmouth · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Portsmouth26 areas from £134,000 to £390,000. The middle area is £262,500. Paulsgrove West & Port Solent is £289,975.
£289,9755th most expensive
Population26 middle areas, Portsmouth · 2021
Population: every middle area in Portsmouth26 areas from 5,312 to 10,937. The middle area is 7,970. Paulsgrove West & Port Solent is 6,380.
6,3805th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares26 middle areas, Portsmouth · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Portsmouth26 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Paulsgrove West & Port Solent is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage26 middle areas, Portsmouth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Portsmouth26 areas from 88.4% to 99.8%. The middle area is 98.1%. Paulsgrove West & Port Solent is 96.0%.
96.0%7th lowest

Is Paulsgrove West & Port Solent safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Paulsgrove West & Port Solent at a rate of 84.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 126.7 per 1,000 people across Portsmouth.

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

In August 2026 alone, 61 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Paulsgrove West & Port Solent.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (248), other crime (122) and anti-social behaviour (68).

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 middle area, so they describe all of Portsmouth and not Paulsgrove West & Port Solent 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
Deprivation score
26.4
64th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Paulsgrove West & Port Solent in brief

The median price paid for a home in Paulsgrove West & Port Solent was £289,975 in 2025.

Paulsgrove West & Port Solent had 6,380 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Paulsgrove West & Port Solent live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Paulsgrove West & Port Solent, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.