LHA by area › Portsmouth
LHA rates in Portsmouth
The Valuation Office Agency's Local Housing Allowance for the Portsmouth Broad Rental Market Area, April 2026 to March 2027, and what those rates return against what houses actually sold for in each postcode district.
3-bed LHA: £997 a month. 4-bed: £1,296. Room in a shared house: £422.
Best 3-bed LHA yield in the area: 5.2% in PO12, where a terraced house sold for a median £230,000 in the last 12 months.
Rates
| Bedrooms | Per week | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| shared accommodation (room) | £97 | £422 |
| 1 bedroom | £160 | £693 |
| 2 bedrooms | £195 | £843 |
| 3 bedrooms | £230 | £997 |
| 4 bedrooms | £299 | £1,296 |
3-bed LHA yield by postcode district
3-bedroom LHA for the year against the median terraced sale price in the district, last 12 months, districts with at least 10 sales. Sold data as of September 2026.
| District | Median terraced sale | Gross LHA yield |
|---|---|---|
| PO12 Gosport | £230,000 (244 sales) | 5.2% |
| PO1 Portsmouth | £230,000 (107 sales) | 5.2% |
| PO2 Portsmouth | £243,000 (252 sales) | 4.9% |
| PO9 Chichester | £260,000 (161 sales) | 4.6% |
| PO13 Fareham | £265,000 (125 sales) | 4.5% |
| PO4 Portsmouth | £276,000 (325 sales) | 4.3% |
| PO3 Portsmouth | £276,000 (157 sales) | 4.3% |
| PO8 East Hampshire | £280,500 (70 sales) | 4.3% |
| PO7 East Hampshire | £285,000 (97 sales) | 4.2% |
| PO15 Fareham | £286,250 (74 sales) | 4.2% |
| PO14 Fareham | £295,000 (94 sales) | 4.1% |
| PO5 Portsmouth | £299,997 (74 sales) | 4.0% |
| PO17 Fareham | £300,000 (13 sales) | 4.0% |
| PO11 Havant | £300,000 (18 sales) | 4.0% |
| PO6 Havant | £306,000 (125 sales) | 3.9% |
| PO16 Fareham | £310,000 (99 sales) | 3.9% |
| GU33 Chichester | £325,000 (15 sales) | 3.7% |
| GU31 Chichester | £400,000 (21 sales) | 3.0% |
| GU32 East Hampshire | £446,000 (28 sales) | 2.7% |
4-bed LHA yield against a semi
| District | Median semi sale | Gross LHA yield |
|---|---|---|
| PO13 Fareham | £300,000 (97 sales) | 5.2% |
| PO12 Gosport | £305,000 (106 sales) | 5.1% |
| PO2 Portsmouth | £317,500 (49 sales) | 4.9% |
| PO15 Fareham | £320,000 (103 sales) | 4.9% |
| PO9 Chichester | £325,000 (130 sales) | 4.8% |
| PO7 East Hampshire | £335,000 (129 sales) | 4.6% |
| PO6 Havant | £336,125 (120 sales) | 4.6% |
| PO14 Fareham | £340,000 (119 sales) | 4.6% |
| PO11 Havant | £342,500 (42 sales) | 4.5% |
| PO8 East Hampshire | £345,000 (121 sales) | 4.5% |
| PO3 Portsmouth | £346,500 (32 sales) | 4.5% |
| PO16 Fareham | £350,000 (135 sales) | 4.4% |
| PO17 Fareham | £360,000 (11 sales) | 4.3% |
| PO4 Portsmouth | £419,500 (28 sales) | 3.7% |
| GU33 Chichester | £465,000 (23 sales) | 3.3% |
| GU31 Chichester | £466,500 (21 sales) | 3.3% |
| GU32 East Hampshire | £489,500 (20 sales) | 3.2% |
What the yield figure is
Local Housing Allowance is the most housing benefit will pay towards rent in an area, set by the Valuation Office Agency for each Broad Rental Market Area and bedroom count. It is a floor for rent, not a forecast: a tenant on benefits can pay it, and market rents usually sit above it. The yield here is the 3-bedroom LHA rate for the year, divided by the median price paid for a terraced house in the district over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry). Gross, before costs, before voids, before finance. It is a screening number for comparing areas, not an appraisal of any house.
April 2026 to March 2027 (the same figures as April 2024, per the 2026 Modification Order).
Sources: VOA Local Housing Allowance rates, VOA BRMA boundaries, HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Districts are assigned to an area by their centre point; a district straddling two areas is shown in one.