Shaftesbury Road, Southsea, PO5 3JR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding PO5 3JR is primarily male, with 56.5% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	39.4%	43.5%	4.1%	51.0%	-7.5%
Male	60.6%	56.5%	-4.1%	49.0%	7.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around PO5 3JR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 72.9% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	68.5%	72.9%	4.4%	37.9%	35.0%
Married: Opposite sex	18.8%	14.9%	-3.9%	44.2%	-29.3%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Separated	2.2%	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	7.6%	4.2%	-3.4%	9.1%	-4.9%
Widowed	2.2%	3.1%	0.9%	6.1%	-3.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.8%	50.5%	0.7%	48.4%	2.1%
Good health	35.9%	32.2%	-3.7%	33.6%	-1.4%
Fair health	10.8%	14.1%	3.3%	12.7%	1.4%
Bad health	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around PO5 3JR this area, 9.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 45%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.2%	9.9%	2.7%	18.2%	-8.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.1%	5.3%	-4.8%	9.6%	-4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.8%	6.9%	-2.9%	13.4%	-6.5%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	23.6%	28.6%	5.0%	16.9%	11.7%
Degree or Similar	43.1%	45%	1.9%	33.8%	11.2%
Other	4.7%	2.3%	-2.4%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 77.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	3.5%	1.1%	-2.4%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	2.1%	3.2%	1.1%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%	2.5%	0.3%
Black Caribbean	1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	2.5%	1.1%	0.8%	1.7%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	3.2%	2.9%	0.9%	2.3%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	0.8%	1.0%
White	83.3%	77.2%	-6.1%	81.4%	-4.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	1%	2.1%	1.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Other	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76%	68.2%	-7.8%	83.2%	-15.0%
European Union	9.4%	15%	5.6%	6.1%	8.9%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	4.5%	3.8%	-0.7%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	7.7%	5.2%	-2.5%	5.6%	-0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	5.9%	4.5%	1.3%	4.6%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.6%	68.4%	-7.2%	83.2%	-14.8%
10+ Years	6.3%	11.9%	5.6%	9.8%	2.1%
5-10 Years	4.5%	7%	2.5%	2.9%	4.1%
2-5 Years	7.7%	8.8%	1.1%	2.2%	6.6%
Less than 2 years	5.9%	3.9%	-2.0%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.4%	76.7%	-6.3%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Romania	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Central and South America	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
No passport held	7.4%	13.5%	-6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.3%	37.2%	12.1%
Christian	37%	46.2%	-9.2%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Muslim	2.5%	6.5%	-4.0%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	10.2%	6.0%	4.2%

Safety

Is Shaftesbury Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shaftesbury Road was 70.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 60.1% lower than the St Jude average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Shaftesbury Road has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Jude and the 256th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -80.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 50% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,000

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in PO5 3JR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Shaftesbury Road are based on 291 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Portsmouth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Shaftesbury Road, Southsea, PO5 3JR

Estimated Average Property Prices for PO5 3JR

Average Price
£216,039

Semi-Detached
£290,448

Terraced
£537,487

Detached
£539,434

Flats/Maisonettes
£173,592

Other
£6,068

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shaftesbury Road

Average Price
£184,066

Semi-Detached
£462,724

Terraced
£413,995

Detached
£516,210

Flats/Maisonettes
£151,405

Other
£5,907

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shaftesbury Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 8 Shaftesbury Road, Southsea, Portsmouth Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£187,500	2024-10-25	£184,391
Flat 3 44 Shaftesbury Road, Southsea, Portsmouth Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2024-05-17	£204,784
Flat A 40 Shaftesbury Road, Southsea, Portsmouth Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£187,000	2024-05-14	£186,803
46D Shaftesbury Road, Southsea, Portsmouth Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2024-03-28	£242,556
Flat 3 6 Shaftesbury Road, Southsea, Portsmouth Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2024-02-19	£274,925

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PO5 3JR

Employment

PO5 3JR area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in PO5 3JR area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	95
Self-Employed	39
Student (economically inactive)	36
Part-Time Employee	31
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Retired	13
Other	6
Looking after home or family	1

Employment Industry

Education	25
Human health and social work activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Manufacturing	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Other	12
Administrative and support service activities	9
Construction	9
Financial and insurance activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Information and communication	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Jude's CofE Primary School St Nicholas Street , PO1 2NZ	3out of 4	578 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cottage Grove Primary School Chivers Close , PO5 1HG	3out of 4	730 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southsea Infant School Collingwood Road , PO5 2SR	3out of 4	1,212 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School Taswell Road , PO5 2RG	3out of 4	1,222 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Somers Road , Southsea PO5 4LS	3out of 4	1,407 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Charter Academy Hyde Park Road , PO5 4HL	3out of 4	1,228 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School Arundel Street , PO1 1RX	4out of 4	1,585 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Priory School Fawcett Road , PO4 0DL	3out of 4	1,683 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Portsmouth Academy St Mary's Road , PO1 5PF	3out of 4	2,581 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Miltoncross Academy Milton Road , Milton PO3 6RB	3out of 4	3,090 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Vincent College Mill Lane , PO12 4QA	- not rated	3,594 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Portsmouth College Tangier Road , PO3 6PZ	- not rated	4,551 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mayfield School Mayfield Road , North End PO2 0RH	3out of 4	4,508 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Portsmouth High School 25 Kent Road , Southsea PO5 3EQ	- not rated	155 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
St John's College Grove Road South , PO5 3QW	- not rated	620 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Portsmouth Grammar School High Street , Old Portsmouth PO1 2LN	- not rated	744 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Portsmouth University House , Winston Churchill Avenue PO1 2UP	- not rated	1,016 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mayville High School Mayville high School , 35-37 St Simon's Road PO5 2PE	- not rated	1,264 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Paul's	31 Osborne Road, Southsea	129 yd
The Parade Tearooms	Western Parade, Southsea	140 yd
Spice Merchants	44 Osborne Road, Southsea	198 yd
Algarve's Grill	48 Osborne Road, Southsea	198 yd
The Rocka International	42 Osborne Road, Southsea	198 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Greenwich Pub	39 Osborne Road, Southsea	129 yd
Hive Bar Southsea	50 Osborne Road, Southsea	198 yd
Lord Fitzclarence	68 Osborne Road, Southsea	282 yd
Auckland Arms	Netley Road, Southsea	291 yd
The Barley Mow	Public House, 39 Castle Road	369 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Gogo	55 Osborne Road, Southsea	238 yd
André's Food Bar	54 Osborne Road, Southsea	282 yd
Greggs	15 Palmerston Road, Southsea	398 yd
New China Chinese Takeaway	8 Grove Road South, Southsea	420 yd
Sandwich Bar	10 Marmion Road, Southsea	422 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Palmerston Road Local	77-79, Palmerston Road	411 yd
The Co-Operative Food Portsmouth Great Southsea Street	56 Great Southsea Street, Southsea	432 yd
Waitrose & Partners Southsea	32 - 34 Marmion Road, Southsea	464 yd
Tesco Southsea Elm Grove Express	57 - 61 Elm Grove, Southsea	618 yd
Mediterranean Supermarket	111-113, Elm Grove	684 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Portsmouth High School KENT ROAD		205 yd
St Johns College Grove Road South	health and fitness suite, squash courts	416 yd
You Fit Portsmouth PEMBROKE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	547 yd
Clarence Pier Sports Ground Long Curtain Road	grass pitches	592 yd
Southsea Tennis Club CLARENCE ESPLANADE	tennis courts	657 yd
Southsea Community Centre (Closed) King Street		773 yd
Portsmouth Grammar School HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	809 yd
Ed'S Gym 57 - 61 57 - 61 Albert Road	health and fitness suite	962 yd
St Paul'S Sports Centre SPORTS HALL SPORTS HALL ST. PAULS ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,019 yd
Wimbledon Park Sports Centre TASWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,040 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.3%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	2.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	124 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.