Neighbourhood and local area reviews for renting in United Kingdom

Very dangerous neighbourhood but the gated community is nice. The area has been known for crime but I haven’t ever experienced anything bad

A lot of break ins and burglary’s, housemates car was smashed into but there is still no security cameras

Burgled a lot, was close to the shops, did not feel safe in area when alone, close to uni.

Area is really secure, well Monitored, really secrured, friendly neighbourhood, nice area

It’s really great and friendly, loads of local business and shops. Everything’s really accessible

It’s quite near the parks which makes it a nicer area than most, the neighbourhood has families etc

Friendly and enjoyable I really like the surrounding area because it’s close to university and in walking distance.

The neighbourhood is a nice quiet area with large houses. There is a parade of shops about 10 minutes walk from the building, a primary school, a local hospital, GP surgery. The town centre and seafront is 20 minutes walk away.

It’s a pretty rough area and I thought I’ve seen it all in my time. On several occasions we’ve had the police show up to our door looking for previous tenants. We’ve had people randomly knocking at our door at 3am asking to come in.

One time there was a robbery on the other side the estate (you could see all the police and commotion happening from our back window) one of the robbers ended up in our garden and escaped through the side access (property is semi detached). We had to sleep with bats next to the bed as we were so scared. As soon as I found out I was pregnant we knew we had to leave. A woman was also sexually assaulted about 200 yards from this property the week we moved in.

Cars rev up and down the hill every night which will keep you up. Car accidents are regular occurrences and the police are nearly stationed in and around the estate 24/7.

The location is pretty great, with very close access to all popular pubs, shops and restaurants within Southsea as well as walking distance to Gunwharf etc. Never any issues with security.