Charles Dickens
One of Portsmouth's 14 wards, in Portsmouth South. About 22,323 residents at the 2021 Census.
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Councillor
Rajah Ghosh
Liberal Democrat
Term to 4 May 2028
Councillor list from the council's ModernGov system, checked 23 September 2026. Check the council's list.
Charles Dickens compared
Census 2021 was taken on 21 March 2021, during the third national lockdown. Student and workplace populations were displaced, and the figures do not update between censuses. Read them as a map of how wards differ from each other, not as this year's conditions.
| Measure | Charles Dickens | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households deprived in 2+ ways | 36.2% | 19.4% | 18.1% |
| Social rented homes | 63.8% | 18.0% | 17.1% |
| Private rented homes | 19.9% | 28.6% | 20.5% |
| Overcrowded households | 10.0% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Residents in bad or very bad health | 7.0% | 5.0% | 5.2% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 21.2% | 17.4% | 18.1% |
| Adults with degree-level qualifications | 19.6% | 30.0% | 33.9% |
| Households with no car or van | 57.2% | 30.3% | 23.5% |
ONS Census 2021, via UK Stat Pack's ward registry.
Local pressures
51.6%
of children in relative low income after housing costs
2,122 children. Portsmouth 31%.
DWP, Financial year ending 2025, published 26 March 2026
860
licensed shared houses (HMOs)
City total 3,158.
Portsmouth City Council HMO register
1
fly-tipping hotspot streets in the council's list
New Road (36)
Portsmouth City Council