Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Cosham at a glance
- House prices
- £310,000
- Middle54th percentile
- Schools
- 48th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 82nd percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 141 per 1,000 residents
- Weak10th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.2% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land14th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Cosham a good place to live?
Cosham may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. 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
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Cosham
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 141 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 10th 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 Cosham
House prices
- Median sale price
- £310,000
- Percentile
- 54th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 105 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 Cosham
Schools
48th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Cosham
Flood risk
0.2% 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 under 0.1% of the area. That is the 14th 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 Cosham
Transport
82nd 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 Cosham a good place to live?
Cosham may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Cosham safe?
Cosham ranks in the 10th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Cosham?
The median sale price was £310,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 54th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Cosham?
Schools rank in the 48th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Cosham?
Nearby public profiles include Eastney and Craneswater in City of Portsmouth and Hilsea in City of Portsmouth.
