Portland Street is in Southport and in Sefton district. PR8 5AF is located in the Kew electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Southport. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Portland Street, Southport, PR8 5AF and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: PR8 5BE, PR8 5AE, PR8 5BD, PR8 1HW, PR8 5AB, PR8 1HN, PR8 1EW, PR8 6QX, PR8 5AG.

Portland Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Portland Street are based on 356 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Sefton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for PR8 5AF

Average Price
£226,402
Semi-Detached
£218,344
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£323,103

Estimated Average Property Prices for Portland Street

Average Price
£227,564
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Portland Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
54 Portland Street, Southport, Merseyside
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£182,5002021-12-03 £204,905
66 Portland Street, Southport, Merseyside
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£230,0002021-10-25 £257,751
70 Portland Street, Southport, Merseyside
Other, an established residential building 		£300,0002021-04-19 £323,103
63 Portland Street, Southport, Merseyside
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£174,0002018-11-30 £224,996
69 Portland Street, Southport, Merseyside
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£159,9502018-07-31 £217,488

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Crossens Nursery School
Preston New Road, PR9 8PA 		4,212 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Linaker Primary School
Sefton Street, PR8 5DB 		479 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Hampton Road, PR8 6SS 		848 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Teresa's Catholic Infant and Nursery School
Everton Road, Birkdale PR8 4BT 		1,028 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport
Manchester Road, PR9 9AZ 		1,146 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Birkdale Primary School
Matlock Road, Birkdale PR8 4EL 		1,205 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Stamford Road, PR8 4EX 		1,824 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Meols Cop High School
Meols Cop Road, PR8 6JS 		2,181 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Greenbank High School
Hastings Road, PR8 2LT 		2,855 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Birkdale High School
Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale PR8 3DT 		3,849 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
1out of 4Stanley High School
Fleetwood Road, PR9 9TF 		4,004 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSouthport College
Mornington Road, PR9 0TT 		947 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedArden College
40 Derby Road, PR9 0TZ 		908 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Presfield High School and Specialist College
Preston New Road, Churchtown PR9 8PA 		4,291 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Peterhouse School
Preston New Road, Churchtown PR9 8PA 		4,349 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Shakespeare Cafe38 Shakespeare Street73 yd
The Learning Rooms SouthportPortland Chambers, 55 Portland Street89 yd
Salvation Army65 Shakespeare Street227 yd
Pasha Restaurant133-135 Eastbank Street288 yd
Level Up Gyms30a Virginia Street319 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Beer Den65/67A Duke Street324 yd
Les Dodd Snooker Centre9-11 Princes Street516 yd
Shot & Chaser17 Wesley Street531 yd
The Sporting Jester57-59 Eastbank Street555 yd
Purple Rain LoungeForge Brasserie, Queen Anne Street567 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Golden Dragon36 Shakespeare Street69 yd
Gannets Takeaway Ltd177 Eastbank Street189 yd
Marmaris Kebab, Burger & Pizzas167 Eastbank Street192 yd
Roberts Sandwich Bar163 Eastbank Street199 yd
Crust88 Shakespeare Street257 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Morrisons Daily1-3 St James Place, 21 St James Street150 yd
Lidl21 Virginia Street350 yd
Tesco42-46 Eastbank Street453 yd
B&M Express29-31 Tulketh Street578 yd
B&M Retail Ltd2 Central 12 Retail Park, Derby Road639 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Body Pulse Fitness - Warehouse Gym
UNIT 3 REAR OF 30 UNIT 3 REAR OF 30 VIRGINIA STREET 		health and fitness suite318 yd
Everlast Fitness Club (Southport)
34-36 34-36 TULKETH STREET 		health and fitness suite640 yd
Workouts Family Fitness Centre (Closed)
Cemetery Road 		health and fitness suite694 yd
The Vincent Hotel
LORD STREET 		health and fitness suite709 yd
Anytime Fitness (Southport)
GARRICK PARADE GARRICK PARADE LORD STREET 		health and fitness suite797 yd
Spindles Health & Leisure (Southport)
LORD STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool867 yd
Southport College Sports Centre
MORNINGTON ROAD 		health and fitness suite884 yd
Royal Clifton Health Club
1-9 1-9 PROMENADE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool887 yd
St Teresa Cms Club
Upper Aughton Road 		1,000 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 66.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 66.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 66.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed102 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed328.03 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed328.03 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed22 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed49.9 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Portland Street dangerous?

In 2023, 655 crimes were reported near Portland Street . Only 14% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of PR8 5AF.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 655
Violence And Sexual Offences 270
Public Order 87
Shoplifting 56
Criminal Damage And Arson 53
Drugs 41
Anti Social Behaviour 40
Other Theft 38
Bicycle Theft 14
Other Crime 14
Vehicle Crime 13
Burglary 12
Robbery 8
Theft From The Person 5
Possession Of Weapons 4

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of PR8 5AF.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Portland Street203 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near St James Street55 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area234 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Southport (Station)523 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Back Virginia Street413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Riding Street155 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Riding Street155 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Linaker Street286 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Wesley Street502 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Wesley Street502 yd

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee128
Part-Time Employee50
Retired44
Self-Employed32
Looking after home or family27
Long-Term Sick or disabled20
Student (economically inactive)16
Unemployed12
Other11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles36
Human health and social work activities29
Manufacturing15
Administrative and support service activities14
Education14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security12
Other12
Construction11
Accommodation and food service activities11
Transport and storage8
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Information and communication5
Financial and insurance activities4
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female232
Male213

Partnership Status

Single168
Married: Opposite sex106
Separated13
Divorced49
Widowed14

Health

Very good health221
Good health154
Fair health46
Bad health18
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications65
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 47
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 53
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 53
Degree or Similar 111
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi4
Chinese19
Other Asian2
Black African4
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other1
White391
Arab5
Other9

Country of Birth

United Kingdom334
European Union81
Rest of Europe3
Africa8
Middle East and Asia18
The Americas and the Caribbean3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK334
10+ Years88
5-10 Years10
2-5 Years7
Less than 2 years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom297
Ireland5
France1
Italy48
Spain2
Lithuania1
Poland12
Other EU countries7
North Africa2
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia9
Central and South America2
No passport held56

Religion

No religion174
Christian176
Muslim60
Other religion2
Not answered33
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