The Thicket Purbrook, Havant
55 addresses across 1 postcode (PO7), about 380 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 17024065.
- Sales: 61 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £317,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 29 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 7, D: 12, E: 7, F: 2).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Havant costs £2,320 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cosham, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 320 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 51 to 60 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Drayton Surgery, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 100% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £317,500 | £317,500 | £317,500 |
| 2024 | 2 | £409,000 | £375,000 | £443,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £395,000 | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £458,750 | £412,500 | £505,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £425,000 | £325,000 | £525,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £372,000 | £349,000 | £395,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £385,000 | £280,000 | £480,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | £312,000 | £305,000 | £332,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2014 | 5 | £250,000 | £235,000 | £390,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £352,000 | £352,000 | £352,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2025 | 23 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £317,500 | |
| 27 Nov 2024 | 42 PO7 5JL | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2024 | 21 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £443,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2023 | 1A PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £395,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2022 | 44 PO7 5JL | Detached | £505,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2022 | 17 PO7 5JL | Detached | £412,500 | |
| 27 Sep 2021 | 2 PO7 5JL | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 43 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2020 | 8 PO7 5JL | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2020 | 52 PO7 5JL | Detached | £349,000 | |
| 24 May 2019 | 33 PO7 5JL | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2018 | 49 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2018 | 46 PO7 5JL | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2018 | 15 PO7 5JL | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2017 | 31 PO7 5JL | Detached | £332,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2017 | 5 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £313,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2017 | 13 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2017 | 50 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £311,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2016 | 34 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2015 | 34 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £237,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Nov 2014 | 28 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2014 | 35 PO7 5JL | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2014 | 16 PO7 5JL | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 30 May 2014 | 48 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £330,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2014 | 50 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2013 | 18 PO7 5JL | Detached | £352,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2012 | 14 PO7 5JL | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2011 | 43 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2011 | 21 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2011 | 5 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2011 | 52 PO7 5JL | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2011 | 9 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2010 | 18 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £345,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2010 | 15 PO7 5JL | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2009 | 1 PO7 5JL | Detached | £197,500 | |
| 6 Feb 2009 | 50 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2007 | 31 PO7 5JL | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 13 Oct 2006 | 32 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £232,500 | |
| 6 Oct 2006 | 9 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2005 | 36 PO7 5JL | Detached | £338,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2005 | 45 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £187,500 | |
| 7 Jul 2005 | 48 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £243,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2005 | 18 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £267,500 | |
| 28 Apr 2005 | 2 PO7 5JL | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2004 | 2 PO7 5JL | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2004 | 47 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £194,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2004 | 24 PO7 5JL | Detached | £299,995 | |
| 14 Feb 2003 | 5 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2002 | 22 PO7 5JL | Detached | £115,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2002 | 19 PO7 5JL | Semi-detached | £85,000 |
Energy performance certificates
29 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (11); Bungalow, detached (11); House, detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (22); 1930-1949 (4); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (21); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (23 addresses)
- 2, The Thicket, Widley
- 3, The Thicket, Widley
- 5, The Thicket, Widley
- 8, The Thicket, Widley
- 9, The Thicket, Widley
- 13, The Thicket, Widley
- 14, The Thicket, Widley
- 15, The Thicket, Widley
- 16, The Thicket, Widley
- 17, The Thicket, Widley
- 24, The Thicket, Widley
- 28, The Thicket, Widley
- 31, The Thicket, Widley
- 33, The Thicket, Widley
- 34, The Thicket, Widley
- 35, The Thicket, Widley
- 39, The Thicket, Widley
- 43, The Thicket, Widley
- 44, The Thicket, Widley
- 46, The Thicket, Widley
- 48, The Thicket, Widley
- 49, The Thicket, Widley
- 52, The Thicket, Widley
Council tax
What each band costs in Havant in 2026-27: Band D £2,320 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,547 | £1,805 | £2,062 | £2,320 | £2,836 | £3,352 | £3,867 | £4,641 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (38% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 9 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- FORMER SOUTHDOWNS COLLEGE CAR PARK WATERLOOVILLE: up to 94 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- HAVANT AND SOUTH DOWNS COLLEGE (HAVANT CAMPUS): up to 94 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 55 addresses are between 51 m and 60 m above sea level (54 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO7 5JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cosham 896,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Bedhampton 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Hilsea 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morelands School Purbrook | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bedhampton - New Road | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Portsmouth International Cruise & Ferry Terminal Stamshaw | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Lantana Close, PO7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 24.7 km (15 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 67.8 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Drayton Surgery | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crookhorn Pharmacy | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Farlington Dental Practice | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Alexandra Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Southern Co-Operative Crookhorn The Precinct, Crookhorne Lane Cashzone | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,650 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 7,530 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fort Purbrook, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m (0.3 miles) south. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Purbrook | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Fort Purbrook, including covered-way to east | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Fort Purbrook, That Part in Portsmouth Church Parish | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Roman villa and section of Roman road south-west of Littlepark Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Bevis's Grave long barrow and early medieval cemetery, 100m west of Belmont Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gundymoor Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Simond's Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Lincolns Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Broad Marsh | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| North Binness Island | Island | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Thicket Bottom | Valley | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 53 | 55 |
2 of the street's 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Havant: see them on the Havant page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purbrook Park School | Secondary | 11–16 | 300 m | No published inspection |
| Morelands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 360 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Purbrook Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Purbrook Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Crookhorn College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Havant and South Downs College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Solent Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Solent Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oaklands Catholic School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Mill Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Springwood Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nineteen @ Portsmouth Golf Course PO7 5QL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2026 |
| The Centurion PO7 5RE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2024 |
| Debbens News PO7 5HF | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Apr 2023 |
| The Southern Co-Operative PO7 5QH | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Rise (2); On or near Privett Road (2); On or near Widley Gardens (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 100% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 0% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- PO7 5JL: 55 addresses of 56 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Copse Close · Widley Gardens · Privett Road · The Rise · Ardington Rise · The Guelders · Minters Lepe · The Boltons · Underdown Avenue · Liddiards Way · Sandy Brow · Frances Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.