Property types we know in Portchester
Portchester is a mix of old harbour-side properties around the castle and Castle Street — painted timber sashes, low-pitched slate, lots of character — and large post-war family estates climbing the slope up to Portsdown Hill via White Hart Lane and Cornaway. The harbour-facing homes need salt-aware cleaning and gentle pure-water work to protect the original glazing bars and lead flashing. The estate housing tends to be 1960s and 1970s detached and semi-detached with hipped tile roofs, render gables and white UPVC throughout — the kind of stock that benefits enormously from a proper softwash every 18–24 months. Newer infill developments off Hospital Lane add three-storey townhouses with gable glazing that we reach safely with pure-water carbon poles.


