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Paulsgrove

A ward in Portsmouth North, home to 14,576 people at the 2021 Census.

Boats moored in the marina at Port Solent, with Portsdown Hill behind.
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Who represents Paulsgrove

Three councillors sit on Portsmouth City Council for Paulsgrove. The next election here is in May 2027, for one of the three seats.

Your MP for Portsmouth North is Amanda Martin (Labour), amanda.martin.mp@parliament.uk.

Checked 23 September 2026 against Portsmouth City Council's councillor records. Data provided by Pompey Counts: Paulsgrove ward on Pompey Counts.

What Paulsgrove wants changed

What should CAP work on first? Residents vote on the issues below, plus anything people in Paulsgrove raise that we add to the list. Voting is open until 28 February 2027.

What issues affect you in Paulsgrove?

You'll be able to raise issues here soon. Until then, bring them to the next community assembly.

Tell us in your own words. We read everything. When a few people raise the same thing, we add it to Paulsgrove's vote, and we'll email you when we do.

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What Portsmouth residents have already said

These are the issues people in Portsmouth put first in two recent surveys. You can vote on all of them. Each one links to the evidence on Pompey Counts.

Big Portsmouth Survey 2025

1,698 people answered. The figure is the share who put it in their top five.

  1. Feeling safe at home and in your community
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    66%
  2. New homes and jobs on major sites
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    45%
  3. Help for families struggling to make ends meet
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    35%
  4. Better transport and shorter journeys
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    35%
  5. Shorter waits for council housing
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    34%

Portsmouth City Council, fieldwork 16 August to 14 September 2025. An open survey that anyone could fill in, so it shows what the people who took part said, not every resident. Only the top five were published as percentages. Source (opens in a new tab)

Healthwatch Portsmouth: What Matters Most 2026/27

442 people answered. The figure is the share who picked it in their top three.

  1. Seeing a GP
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    53.6%
  2. Finding an NHS dentist
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    34.4%
  3. A&E and urgent care
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    31.9%

Healthwatch Portsmouth, fieldwork early 2026 (results published 19 May 2026). An open survey that anyone could fill in, mostly answered by people aged 50 and over, so it shows what the people who took part said, not every resident. Source (opens in a new tab)

Everything residents have said, on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab). Checked 14 November 2026.

How Paulsgrove has voted so far

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Paulsgrove in numbers

Figures from Pompey Counts

How Paulsgrove compares with Portsmouth and England on the 2021 Census.

  • Paulsgrove
  • Portsmouth
  • England
Households deprived in 2+ waysPortsmouth 19.4%, England 18.1%
25.3%
2nd highest of 14 wards
Social rented homesPortsmouth 18.0%, England 17.1%
30.0%
2nd highest of 14 wards
Private rented homesPortsmouth 28.6%, England 20.5%
15.8%
13th highest of 14 wards
Overcrowded householdsPortsmouth 4.4%, England 4.4%
4.6%
5th highest of 14 wards
Residents in bad or very bad healthPortsmouth 5.0%, England 5.2%
6.0%
2nd highest of 14 wards
Adults with no qualificationsPortsmouth 17.4%, England 18.1%
25.0%
Highest of 14 wards
Adults with degree-level qualificationsPortsmouth 30.0%, England 33.9%
21.6%
13th highest of 14 wards
Households with no car or vanPortsmouth 30.3%, England 23.5%
23.5%
10th highest of 14 wards

Census 2021. Each row has its own scale, starting at zero. Rankings put the ward with the highest share first, whether that's good or bad. Data provided by Pompey Counts: Paulsgrove on Pompey Counts.

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Census 2021 measures for Paulsgrove, Portsmouth and England, with Paulsgrove's rank among Portsmouth's wards
MeasurePaulsgrovePortsmouthEnglandRank among 14 wards
Households deprived in 2+ ways25.3%19.4%18.1%2nd highest of 14 wards
Social rented homes30.0%18.0%17.1%2nd highest of 14 wards
Private rented homes15.8%28.6%20.5%13th highest of 14 wards
Overcrowded households4.6%4.4%4.4%5th highest of 14 wards
Residents in bad or very bad health6.0%5.0%5.2%2nd highest of 14 wards
Adults with no qualifications25.0%17.4%18.1%Highest of 14 wards
Adults with degree-level qualifications21.6%30.0%33.9%13th highest of 14 wards
Households with no car or van23.5%30.3%23.5%10th highest of 14 wards

Recorded crime

1,380crimes recorded, September 2025 to August 2026
Up 6%on the 12 months before
140reports of antisocial behaviour, counted separately
6th highest of 14 wardsfor recorded crime per resident (95 per 1,000 people)
050100150200September 2024: 104 crimesOctober 2024: 129 crimesNovember 2024: 99 crimesDecember 2024: 101 crimesJanuary 2025: 109 crimesFebruary 2025: 73 crimesMarch 2025: 109 crimesApril 2025: 115 crimesMay 2025: 126 crimesJune 2025: 91 crimesJuly 2025: 102 crimesAugust 2025: 146 crimesSeptember 2025: 105 crimesOctober 2025: 97 crimesNovember 2025: 96 crimesDecember 2025: 88 crimesJanuary 2026: 111 crimesFebruary 2026: 117 crimesMarch 2026: 108 crimesApril 2026: 122 crimesMay 2026: 117 crimesJune 2026: 142 crimesJuly 2026: 158 crimesAugust 2026: 119 crimesSept 24Dec 24Mar 25Jun 25Sept 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26
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Recorded crimes and antisocial behaviour per month in Paulsgrove
MonthCrimesAntisocial behaviour
September 202410411
October 202412922
November 20249911
December 202410112
January 202510914
February 2025736
March 202510913
April 20251153
May 20251265
June 20259111
July 202510219
August 20251460
September 202510511
October 20259717
November 2025963
December 2025889
January 20261115
February 20261178
March 202610822
April 202612213
May 20261179
June 20261427
July 202615822
August 202611914

Mapped police records only; approximate locations; excludes BTP and unmapped offences. ASB is separate. Rates use Census 2021 residents, not current residents, commuters or visitors. Not a measure of personal risk. Data provided by Pompey Counts, from police.uk street-level records: Paulsgrove on Pompey Counts.

Children in low-income families

38.2%of children, after housing costs, in the year to March 2025 (1,161 children)
3rd highest of 14 wardsfor the share of children in low-income families

DWP/HMRC Children in low income families. Data provided by Pompey Counts: Paulsgrove ward on Pompey Counts.

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