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Playfair, Portsmouth, PO5
To rentReduced 28 Oct 2026
£550 pcm£127 pw

Playfair, Portsmouth, PO5 1EQ

1bedroom
House Sharetype
646sq ft
Furnishedfurnishing

Listed 17 Aug 2026 · price reduced 28 Oct 2026 · Portsmouth

How the price compares

This home£550 pcm
Median 1 bed in PO5£875 pcm29 homes listed
Difference-37%below the area median

Key features

  • All-inclusive Utilities
  • Furnished To A High Standard
  • Proximity To University
  • Near To Bars & Nightlife
  • Close To Shops / Amenities
  • Shared shower rooms
  • Gas heating
  • Students and professionals welcome

About this home

Furnished double room in an eight-bedroom shared house, bills included, in Southsea, close to the University of Portsmouth. Ideal for students or professionals. All the bedrooms are doubles, furnished to a high standard after a recent refurbishment. The house has three modern shower rooms, each with a rainfall shower, plus a ground floor WC. On the ground floor is a large open-plan lounge, dining area and kitchen. The kitchen is finished to a modern standard, with a dishwasher, washing machine, tumble dryer and fridge freezers included, and plenty of room for everyone to cook and eat. All utility bills are included in the rent: gas, electricity and water, plus superfast fibre broadband. Gas central heating serves the whole house. Playfair Road is a residential street in the northern part of Southsea. The shops and cafes along Elm Grove and Albert Road are a short walk, Southsea Common and the seafront are an easy walk or cycle to the south, and Portsmouth and Southsea station and the University of Portsmouth are a short walk away.

Property details

Property type
House Share
Size
646 sq ft / 60 sq m
Furnishing
Furnished
Available from
Now
Deposit
£634
Heating
Gas central
Broadband
FTTP (fibre to the premises)
Electricity
Mains supply
Water
Mains supply

Floorplan

Second FloorGround FloorFirst Floor

Location

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  • Portsmouth & Southsea Station0.5 mi
  • Fratton Station0.5 mi
  • Portsmouth Harbour Station1.1 mi

What nearby homes sold for

Median sold prices in PO5 over the last 12 months: flat £170k · terraced £300k · semi-detached £590k · detached £720k.

AddressTypeSoldPrice
32 Playfair Road
Southsea PO5 1EQ
Terraced
Freehold
13 Sept 2024£360,000
12 Playfair Road
Southsea PO5 1EQ
Terraced
Freehold
11 Sept 2024£278,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. All sales in PO5

Renting costs

Typical income needed£16,500a year, at 30 times the monthly rent
Holding deposit cap£127one week's rent
Tenancy deposit cap£635five weeks' rent

Caps follow the Tenant Fees Act 2019 (England). Referencing rules vary by agent; Scotland and Wales have their own rules.

Listed by Fairgroves, Portsmouth on Rightmove (original listing). First listed 17 Aug 2026; details checked 7 Nov 2026. Latest change: reduced on 28/10/2026.

As well as paying the rent, you may also be required to make the following permitted payments. Permitted payments For properties in England, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 means that in addition to rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants (or anyone acting on the tenant's behalf) the following permitted payments: Holding deposits (a maximum of 1 week's rent); Deposits (a maximum deposit of 5 weeks' rent for annual rent below £50,000, or 6 weeks' rent for annual rental of £50,000 and above); Payments to change a tenancy agreement eg. change of sharer (capped at £50 or, if higher, any reasonable costs); Payments associated with early termination of a tenancy (capped at the landlord's loss or the agent's reasonably incurred costs); Where required, utilities (electricity, gas or other fuel, water, sewerage), communication services "telephone, internet, cable/satellite television), TV licence; Council tax (payable to the billing authority); Interest payments for the late payment of rent (up to 3% above Bank of England's annual percentage rate); Reasonable costs for replacement of lost keys or other security devices; Contractual damages in the event of the tenant's default of a tenancy agreement; and Any other permitted payments under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 and regulations applicable at the relevant time. For properties in Wales, the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 means that in addition to rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants the following permitted payments Holding deposits (a maximum of 1 week's rent); Security deposits; Where required, utilities (electricity, gas or other fuel, water, sewerage), communication services "telephone, internet, cable/satellite television), TV licence; Council tax (payable to the billing authority); Payments for the late payment of rent (where required under the tenancy agreement); A breach of a term of the contract (where required under the tenancy agreement); and Any other permitted payments under the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act and regulations applicable at the relevant time. Tenant protection In addition to publishing relevant fees, lettings agents are also required to publish details of: the redress scheme they are a member of; and the name of the approved or designated Client Money Protection scheme they are a member of (if any). Please note that lettings agents are required by law to publish on their websites information for potential tenants about relevant fees, redress schemes and client money protection schemes (including the names of those schemes). Relevant fees must also be published on third party websites, such as Rightmove. For properties to rent in England and Wales, details of the agent's membership of any redress scheme and client money protection scheme must also be published with their fees on Rightmove. It is the agent's responsibility to ensure that all relevant information is provided to Rightmove and is up to date and accurate. If the relevant information does not appear here, the agent may have included it within the property description.

Agent disclaimer

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