Is Sackville Street in Portsmouth a nice place to live?

Sackville Street is classified by the ONS as Constrained Neighbourhoods. Sackville Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Sackville Street is located in the St Thomas ward of the Portsmouth district in Hampshire.
Coordinates 50.79358, -1.092794
Grid Ref SZ640997
Suburb Somers Town
Constituency Portsmouth South
Postcodes PO5 4AR, PO5 4BH

House Prices

The average house price in Sackville Street is 100% higher than the rest of Portsmouth. The last sale we have on record is STRATFORD HOUSE Sackville Street, that sold for £155,000. The average house price in Portsmouth is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Sackville Street

Date No. Type Price
16/04/2021 STRATFORD HOUSE Flat £155,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Sackville Street, Hampshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Sackville Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Hampshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Sackville Street
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Sackville Street and compared that to the average for the St Thomas ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sackville Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Thomas ward

Social economic statistics for Sackville Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Sackville Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Sackville Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Sackville Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Sackville Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Sackville Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Sackville Street are in the top 30% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Sackville Street are in the top 30% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Sackville Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Sackville Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Sackville Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Sackville Street.

Unemployment in Sackville Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.47% of Sackville Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sackville Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sackville Street. The proportion of retirees on Sackville Street is 3.76% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.84% of Sackville Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sackville Street

The proportion of home owners on Sackville Street is 55.59% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.54% of properties in Sackville Street are private rented and 79.49% are social rented.
6.41% of residents of Sackville Street own their home

Country of Birth of Sackville Street residents

The proportion if Sackville Street residents born in the UK is 10.58% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 27.93% of Sackville Street residents were born outside the UK.
72.07% of Sackville Street residents were born in the UK

Sackville Street Summary

With house prices in Sackville Street less than the average for Hampshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Sackville Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Sackville Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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