Performance

937 incidents

Recorded fly-tipping incidents

Incidents of fly-tipping in Portsmouth have fallen by 14.2%, while incidents across England have risen by 9.1%.

Defra · 2024/25

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11%

Homes delivered vs required, Housing Delivery Test

Any council below 45% loses the presumption against unwanted development. Portsmouth is at 11%.

MHCLG · Housing Delivery Test, 2025 measurement

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42.9%

New EHC plans issued within 20 weeks

England 45.5% — now almost level

Department for Education · 2025

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3.55%

Pupils missing 50%+ of sessions

England 2.39%

Department for Education · 2024/25

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7.17%

Pupils on a school roll holding an Education, Health and Care plan

Southampton is at 6.72% and England at 6.04%. Portsmouth sat below Southampton for six years and overtook it this year.

DfE · January 2026

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£22.3m

General fund working balance

Against a minimum of £12m

Portsmouth City Council · 2026/27 forecast

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12 µg/m³

NO2 annual mean

Down from 27 in 2001; zero streets in breach at the Jan 2026 assessment

Defra UK-AIR · NO2, urban background, 2025

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11.9m journeys

Local bus passenger journeys

Above the 11.0m of 2019 — England is still ~10% below

DfT · year to March 2025

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3,158

Licensed houses in multiple occupation on the council register

Planning policy tests each new application against a 10% threshold within 50 metres — a decision rule, not a cap on the total.

Portsmouth City Council · council licensing register, August 2026

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