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On Lapwing Road, in Milton
What it's like at PO4 8UQ: every home that has sold on Lapwing Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Lapwing Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 8 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Lapwing RoadDetached | Aug 2014 | £270,000 | 79 m² | £3,418/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Lapwing RoadDetached | May 2023 | £435,000 | 104 m² | £4,183/m² | 2 |
| 3, Lapwing RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2009 | £221,500 | 101 m² | £2,193/m² | 3 |
| 4, Lapwing RoadDetached | Nov 2012 | £280,000 | 88 m² | £3,182/m² | 3 |
| 5, Lapwing RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2013 | £230,000 | 80 m² | £2,875/m² | 2 |
| 7, Lapwing RoadDetached | Mar 2000 | £175,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Lapwing RoadDetached | Mar 2000 | £190,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Lapwing RoadDetached | Mar 2000 | £195,000 | 135 m² | £1,444/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Fratton, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 2.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Schooner Way, 200 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 13); 11 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Moorings Way Infant School, a few minutes' walk (300 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Miltoncross Academy, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 36.3 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Edmund's Catholic School (2.2 km) and UTC Portsmouth (4 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Southern Co-operative - Portsmouth Eastney Road, 1.1 km away, with Premier - The Larder closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is East Shore Partnership (1.2 km), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Harrington Jenkins Salon is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Alexandra Hospital, 6.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Oyster House is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Locks Sailing Club the nearest pub (550 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 115 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Bransbury Park, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Goals (1.2 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Eastney, 1.5 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 27 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 73 km.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Portsmouth, 3.6 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
12 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Portsmouth North constituency: Amanda Martin MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 780 (1.9%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 35%, Conservative 33%, Reform UK 20%, Liberal Democrat 7%.
7 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near PO4 8UQ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Lapwing Road in the last 12 months.
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On this street: 0 of 6 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 86.2% | 85.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.9% | 12.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 5.0% | 1.5% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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