The figures from Property Solvers’ speed of sale tool has revealed that it’s taking an average of 19.29 weeks to sell a property across the Portsmouth PO postcode, analysing more than 1,200 property sales across the region between March 2024 and March 2025.
The statistics track the moment a property is listed on the UK’s leading property portals to the point it’s marked as officially ‘sold’ at the HM Land Registry.
While the ten fastest selling postcodes took an average of 121.80 days (17.40 weeks) to sell, in the bottom ten slowest selling postcodes properties were taking 145.40 days (20.77 weeks) to sell on average.
Ruban Selvanayagam of Property Solvers commented: “While Portsmouth’s sale times remain in line with historical trends, there are encouraging signs that greater adoption of tech-driven efficiencies by industry stakeholders will help reduce transaction lengths. A key example is improving the accessibility and transparency of property-related data, making transactions more seamless.”
The co-founder of the sell house fast company concludes: “it’s also worth noting that many buyers have been pushing for their transactions to complete before 1st April given the reintroduction of the 2% Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) band.”
5. PO31 - Cowes
Another Isle of Wight location where it takes a little while for properties to be snapped it is the picture-postcard area of Cowes. It took an average of 146 days to sell 27 homes from March 2024 to March 2025. This area also includes Northwood and Thorness Bay. | Google Streetview
6. PO40 - Freshwater
This Isle of Wight town is another island location which takes a little while for properties to sell. Between March 2023 and March 2024 it took an average of 146 days to sell 15 properties. The area includes Freshwater, Norton Green, Eastern and Afton. | Google Streetview
7. PO15 - Whiteley
Lots of new properties are being built in the Whiteley area but it is still taking a little while to see them. Between March 2024 and March 2025 it took an average of 144 days to sell 48 homes. The area includes Whiteley and northern parts of Catsifield and Titchfield. | Google Stretview
8. PO38 - Ventnor
The southern tip of the Isle of Wight is another island spot where it takes a little while for a house sale to be agreed. From March 2023 to March 2024 it took an average of 143 days to sell 16 homes. This area includes not only Ventnor but also Godshill, Rookley and Shale Green. | Google Streetview