Estate agents in Portishead
Portishead is a South West town with about 26,351 residents and 12 estate agent branches with an office there. HM Land Registry records 423 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 at a median price paid of £385,000.
How estate agents in Portishead compare
Portishead at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 422 sales in Portishead from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £385,000.
39.2% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.3 years and sold for a median of 15.5% more than they paid.
The median price was £305,000 in 2016 and £389,475 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Portishead
Median sale price in Portishead: £385,000
| All homes | 422 sales, median £385,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 122 sales, median £530,000 |
| Semi-detached | 94 sales, median £395,000 |
| Terraced | 94 sales, median £382,500 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 112 sales, median £212,875 |
Across North Somerset the average price was £313,886 in June 2026, up 7.2% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £305,000 (673 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £320,000 (537 sales) |
| 2018 | £334,000 (575 sales) |
| 2019 | £330,000 (536 sales) |
| 2020 | £349,500 (458 sales) |
| 2021 | £374,750 (606 sales) |
| 2022 | £400,000 (538 sales) |
| 2023 | £385,000 (410 sales) |
| 2024 | £375,000 (447 sales) |
| 2025 | £389,475 (470 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Portishead has no railway station of its own. The nearest are Avonmouth at about 3 miles, Portway Park and Ride at about 4 miles, St Andrews Road at about 4 miles and Shirehampton at about 4 miles. Road links are stronger. The A369 passes through or beside the town and M5 junction 19 (Gordano Interchange) is about 2 miles away, with M49 junction 18A about 4 miles away. Bristol Airport is about 7 miles from the town centre and Cardiff Airport is about 25 miles away. Central London is about 114 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Portishead
Portishead has six primary schools within about 1.4 miles of the centre. The nearest is St Peter's Church of England Primary School, an academy about 0.2 miles away, followed by Portishead Primary School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, both academies about 0.5 miles out. For secondary education, Gordano School is an academy with a sixth form about 0.5 miles from the centre, while Nailsea School, Clevedon School and St Katherine's School, all academies with sixth forms, lie between about 3.7 and 4.0 miles away. The Downs Preparatory School is the nearest independent option at about 2.3 miles. City of Bristol College is about 7.4 miles away, North Bristol Post 16 Centre about 7.5 miles and the University of Bristol about 7.2 miles.
Living in Portishead
Portishead is an urban town with about 26,000 residents, mostly in detached houses, flats and semi-detached houses and around three quarters of homes are owner occupied. Within about 1.2 miles of the centre there are more than 100 shops, including five supermarkets, with Aldi and Waitrose both within about 0.3 miles and a market at Waitrose Piazza. There are around 10 pubs, with The Poacher and The Plough about 0.1 miles away, along with at least 14 cafés and 15 restaurants. There is no doctors' surgery in the area and the nearest is Avonmouth Medical Centre about 3.4 miles away. West Hill Pharmacy is about 0.5 miles away and there are several dentists. Portishead Library is about 0.3 miles away, though there is no post office in the area, the nearest being Tickenham Post Office about 2.8 miles away. More than 20 named parks include St Peter's Church Garden about 0.2 miles away and Eastwood and Battery Point Local Nature Reserve is about 0.8 miles away.
A short history of Portishead
Portishead has produced prehistoric flint axe heads and Cadbury Camp was the largest Iron Age settlement in the area. The name refers to a harbour at the upper end of a river and the Domesday Book records the place as Portesheve. After the Norman conquest the manor went to the Bishop of Coutances and then back to the Crown. William II passed it to a Bristol merchant named Harding and it then went to Harding's son Robert Fitzharding. John Cabot sailed on the Matthew from here in 1497. Bristol Corporation bought large portions of land in 1621. A fort at Battery Point surrendered to Fairfax in 1645 and HMS Antelope captured Belliqueux in 1758. The Royal Hotel was built in 1830 and the corporation sold the manor in 1836. A pier and deep-water dock followed around the 1860s and the first power station began generating in 1929. The Parish Church of St Peter is Grade I among 32 listed buildings.
Sport and leisure
Portishead has Parish Wharf Leisure Centre and Portishead Open Air Pool, with the Sugar Loaf Beach old tidal pool also listed for swimming. Portishead Shooting Club and The Association of Portishead Bowling Clubs are among the sports centres. Portishead Cricket Club, Portishead Town FC, Portishead Tennis Club and the running club The Hutch are the main clubs and a number of pitches are mapped for football, tennis and other sports. Portishead Quays Marina lies within the area. For open space there are Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve, Weston Big Wood and Eastwood and Battery Point Local Nature Reserve, along with parks such as Lake Grounds, Kilkenny Fields, Phoenix Park and Portishead Town and Village Green. Several children's playgrounds are mapped. PureGym is among the gyms.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Portishead?
- The median price paid in Portishead over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £385,000. By property type, the median price paid was £525,000 for detached houses, £392,500 for semi-detached houses, £377,750 for terraced houses and £210,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Portishead in the last year?
- HM Land Registry recorded 423 standard sales in Portishead in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. Of these, 129 were detached houses, 90 were semi-detached houses, 89 were terraced houses and 115 were flats.
- How far is Portishead from the nearest railway station and motorway?
- The nearest railway station is Avonmouth, about 3.3 miles from the centre in a straight line. M5 junction 19 (Gordano Interchange) is about 2 miles away and Bristol Airport is about 7 miles away.
- What schools are near the centre of Portishead?
- There are 6 primary schools within about 1.4 miles of the centre, the nearest being St Peter's Church of England Primary School at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary school is Gordano School, about 0.5 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Portishead?
- There are 12 estate agent sales branches with an office in Portishead.
Areas near Portishead
- Clapton in Gordano
- Stone-edge Batch
- Avonmouth
- West Hill (North Somerset)
- Tickenham
- Pill
- Nailsea
- Failand
Portishead is in North Somerset.
Estate agents near Portishead
- HaartPortishead BS20 6EH0 miles
- Ocean Estate Agents, PortisheadPortishead BS20 6AA0.1 miles
- Reeds RainsPortishead BS20 6EL0.1 miles
- TaylorsPortishead BS20 6EL0.1 miles
- Connells Estate AgentsPortishead BS20 6PR0.1 miles
- Hunters Estate Agents & Letting Agents PortisheadPortishead BS20 6EL0.1 miles
- Goodman and LilleyPortishead BS20 6EN0.1 miles
- Westcoast Properties PortisheadPortishead BS20 6EW0.2 miles
- Woods Estate AgentsPortishead BS20 7JN0.3 miles
- Sure Property GroupPortishead BS20 6PY0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Portishead.