Somers Town
Portsmouth 018 · 6 sub-areas · 11,010 residents
Somers Town is a mid-density neighbourhood of Portsmouth in the South East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. The population skews young, with a high concentration of 18- to 34-year-olds.
Overview
What's it like to live in Somers Town?
2 parks and 7 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 34 restaurants and 7 pubs in five minutes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,357 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Somers Town in Portsmouth
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Somers Town?
- The median monthly rent across Somers Town is £1,357.
- How safe is Somers Town?
- Somers Town has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Somers Town?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 8 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Somers Town?
- There are 22 schools within 2 km of Somers Town, of which 28% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 4420 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Somers Town?
- The most common council tax band in Somers Town is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,682. Council tax is set by Portsmouth council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Somers Town to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Somers Town to central London is approximately 99 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Somers Town?
- 100% of premises in Somers Town are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Somers Town?
- Somers Town sits in IMD decile 2 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Somers Town?
- 22% of households in Somers Town are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Somers Town?
- The average property price across Portsmouth (the local authority covering Somers Town) is approximately £248,387, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Somers Town a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.50 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,962.)
- Which local areas are part of Somers Town?
- Somers Town contains 6 local areas: Portsmouth 018F, Portsmouth 018C, Portsmouth 018B, Portsmouth 018E, Portsmouth 018D…
Frequently asked about Somers Town
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Somers Town?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Somers Town is £1,357. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Somers Town a safe place to live?
- Somers Town has a safety score of 11/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Somers Town?
- 28% of schools within 2 km of Somers Town are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Somers Town?
- Public-transport commute time from Somers Town to central London is approximately 99 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Somers Town different from the rest of Portsmouth?
- Somers Town contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Somers Town rank in Portsmouth?
- Somers Town scores 85/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Portsmouth, see the Cities table on the Portsmouth page.