Charles Dickens
Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Charles Dickens at a glance
- House prices
- £177,500
- Lower prices13th percentile
- Schools
- 66th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 85th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 251.4 per 1,000 residents
- Weak2nd percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.6% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land18th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Charles Dickens a good place to live?
Charles Dickens may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in City of Portsmouth below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Charles Dickens
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 251.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 2nd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Charles Dickens
House prices
- Median sale price
- £177,500
- Percentile
- 13th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 36 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Charles Dickens
Schools
66th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Charles Dickens
Flood risk
0.6% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.2% of the area. That is the 18th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Charles Dickens
Transport
85th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Charles Dickens a good place to live?
Charles Dickens may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Charles Dickens safe?
Charles Dickens ranks in the 2nd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Charles Dickens?
The median sale price was £177,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 13th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Charles Dickens?
Schools rank in the 66th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Charles Dickens?
Nearby public profiles include Nelson in City of Portsmouth and Fratton in City of Portsmouth.
