# PO16 8BL: area report for a postcode in Fareham

PO16 8BL is a postcode in Fareham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Fareham. Open the map at PO16 8BL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) › [PO16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po16) › [PO16 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po16-8)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. Fareham 012E: 18 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1266,50.8494,PO168BL
- **Portchester, 180 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1266,50.8494,PO168BL
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1266,50.8494,PO168BL
- **No property in PO16 8BL listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.1266,50.8494,PO168BL
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Fareham 012E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1266,50.8494,PO168BL
- **£333,599 average price**: For the whole of Fareham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1266,50.8494,PO168BL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1266,50.8494,PO168BL
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1266,50.8494,PO168BL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO16 8BL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1266,50.8494,PO168BL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PO16 8BL**: Road 51 dB, rail 56 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1266,50.8494,PO168BL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.1266,50.8494,PO168BL
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1266,50.8494,PO168BL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Northern Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northern-junior-school-e115935) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northern Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northern-infant-school-e116030) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Red Barn Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-barn-community-primary-school-e116079) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Portchester Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portchester-community-school-e116418) | Secondary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Castle Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-primary-school-e116083) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Victory Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-victory-primary-school-e139712) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle View Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-view-academy-e145372) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wicor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wicor-primary-school-e115938) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £470,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2023 | £412,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £356,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Portchester (180 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PORTCHESTER PRACTICE (330 m); WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE (700 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (370 m); CAREFIRST PHARMACY (700 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Portchester (370 m, Iceland); Tesco Portchester Express (390 m, Tesco); Lidl Portchester Cosham (670 m, Lidl); M&S Portchester Fareham BP (800 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op White Hart Lane Portchester Cosham (970 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £333,599** (July 2026). Fareham’s average house price was £333,599 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,740** (2025). Full-time workers living in Fareham earned a median of £43,740 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 70th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.6×** (2025). A home in Fareham costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 155th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 8.1** (2025). Fareham has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Fareham 012E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.4** (2025). Fareham 012E has a deprivation score of 4.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,205th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £350,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Fareham 012E was £350,500 in 2025. Joint 11,570th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,281** (2021). Fareham 012E had 1,281 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,113th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Fareham 012E, 100.0% 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.

## PO16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO16 was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 898th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,706** (2021). PO16 had 31,706 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 826th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in PO16 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.4%** (January 2026). In PO16, 97.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham)
- Centre: 50.8494, -1.1266

Council: [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Fareham and Waterlooville](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/fareham-and-waterlooville): Suella Braverman (Reform UK), 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.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.1266,50.8494,PO168BL

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