# PO12

Postcode district covering Gosport, Forton and Newtown, in Gosport.

PO12 is a postcode district covering Gosport, Forton and Newtown, in Gosport. Median sale price £242,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 83.8 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code PO12. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [PO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PO12 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £242,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO12 was £242,500 in 2025. Joint 692nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po12#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 46,484** (2021). PO12 had 46,484 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 277th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po12#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 24%** (2022). About 24% of people in PO12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po12#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.5%** (January 2026). In PO12, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po12#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=PO12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 24% of people in PO12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=PO12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 740 homes were sold in PO12 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=PO12) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for PO12.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=PO12) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PO12 had 46,484 usual residents at the census.

## How PO12 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | PO12 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £242,500 | 6th cheapest | 34 postcode districts, PO · 2025 |
| Population | 46,484 | 2nd most populated | 34 postcode districts, PO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 24% | 13th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 34 postcode districts, PO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.5% | 9th highest | 34 postcode districts, PO · Jan 2026 |

## Is PO12 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PO12 at a rate of 83.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.9 per 1,000 people across the PO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 425 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PO12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,667), other crime (817) and anti-social behaviour (576).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PO12 was 92.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in PO12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PO12 has no single figure. Of its 33 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in PO12

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gosport 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022813) | 1,356 | 59.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Gosport 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022814) | 1,639 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Gosport 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022815) | 1,502 | 65.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Gosport 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022823) | 1,495 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Gosport 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022825) | 1,321 | 67.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Gosport 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022807) | 1,396 | 71.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Gosport 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022816) | 1,353 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Gosport 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022817) | 1,738 | 92.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Gosport 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022818) | 1,454 | 123.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Gosport 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01034062) | 1,398 | 55.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| [Gosport 005G](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01034063) | 1,172 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Gosport 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022806) | 1,344 | 61.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Gosport 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022832) | 1,621 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Gosport 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022839) | 1,269 | 65.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Gosport 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01032884) | 2,013 | 73.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Gosport 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022810) | 1,471 | 98.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.2% |
| [Gosport 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022833) | 1,729 | 171.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Gosport 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022843) | 1,502 | 150.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Gosport 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01032878) | 1,038 | 382.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.7% |
| [Gosport 008G](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01032879) | 1,210 | 220.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.7% |
| [Gosport 008H](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01034064) | 1,379 | 48.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 82.9% |
| [Gosport 008I](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01034065) | 1,063 | 111.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 47.9% |
| [Gosport 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022794) | 1,492 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Gosport 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022795) | 1,567 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Gosport 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022796) | 1,319 | 34.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.8% |
| [Gosport 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022837) | 1,529 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Gosport 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022838) | 1,268 | 14.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Gosport 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022797) | 1,114 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Gosport 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022798) | 1,460 | 30.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.8% |
| [Gosport 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022799) | 1,402 | 53.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| [Gosport 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022812) | 1,192 | 61.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Gosport 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022831) | 1,316 | 93.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Gosport 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022845) | 1,352 | 71.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |

## Your MP

- [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gosport): Dame Caroline Dinenage (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in PO12

[Alverstoke & Privett](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/alverstoke-and-privett), [Brockhurst](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/brockhurst), [Clayhall & Anglesey](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/clayhall-and-anglesey), [Elson](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/elson), [Gosport Town](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/gosport-town), [Priddy's Hard & Brockhurst East](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/priddys-hard-and-brockhurst-east)

## Postcode sectors in PO12

[PO12 1 (250 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po12-1), [PO12 2 (252 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po12-2), [PO12 3 (244 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po12-3), [PO12 4 (292 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po12-4), [PO12 9 (32 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po12-9)

## Council

[Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport)

## Towns in PO12

[Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport)

## Postcode districts next to PO12

[PO1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po1), [PO13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po13)

## Nearest rail stations

[Portsmouth Harbour (3.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.1078,50.7970), [Southsea Hoverport (3.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.1000,50.7853), [Portsmouth and Southsea (4.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.0909,50.7985), [Fratton (5.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.0740,50.7963)

## More in the PO postcode area

[All PO postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## PO12 in brief

PO12 is a postcode district covering Gosport, Forton and Newtown, in Gosport.
About 47,181 people lived in PO12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £242,500 in 2025 across 740 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 83.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PO12 was £242,500 in 2025.
PO12 had 46,484 usual residents at the census.
About 24% of people in PO12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PO12, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: PO12
- Postcode area: [PO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po)
- Constituency: [Gosport †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gosport)
- Council: [Gosport †](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport)
- Area: 13.17 km²
- People, mid-2024: 47,181*
- Neighbourhoods: 33
- Output areas: 163

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[PO13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po13), [PO1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po1)

## Latest updates for PO12

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/PO12

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po12, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po12#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po12