# PO2 8LG: area report for a postcode in Portsmouth

PO2 8LG is a postcode in Portsmouth.

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 Portsmouth. Open the map at PO2 8LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) › [PO2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po2) › [PO2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **112 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Portsmouth 011F: 277 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0841,50.8156,PO28LG
- **Portsmouth and Southsea, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0841,50.8156,PO28LG
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0841,50.8156,PO28LG
- **No property in PO2 8LG 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=-1.0841,50.8156,PO28LG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Portsmouth 011F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0841,50.8156,PO28LG
- **£251,220 average price**: For the whole of Portsmouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0841,50.8156,PO28LG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0841,50.8156,PO28LG
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0841,50.8156,PO28LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO2 8LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0841,50.8156,PO28LG
- **Loud road and rail noise at PO2 8LG**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0841,50.8156,PO28LG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.0841,50.8156,PO28LG
- **17.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0841,50.8156,PO28LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corpus-christi-catholic-primary-school-e148528) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stamshaw Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stamshaw-infant-academy-e146888) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [The Flying Bull Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-flying-bull-academy-e140719) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 17% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Horizons Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-horizons-primary-school-e141530) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stamshaw Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stamshaw-junior-school-e147176) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Harbour School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-harbour-school-e147720) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | – |
| [King's Academy College Park (Infant)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-academy-college-park-infant-e145452) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [King's Academy College Park (Junior)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-academy-college-park-junior-e144506) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £182,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2024 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2023 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE (150 m); PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE (370 m)
- Pharmacies: LALYS PHARMACY (320 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (370 m); LALYS PHARMACY (380 m); RJ BERRY (900 m); MILLAN PHARMACY LONDON ROAD (940 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (280 m); DENTAL SURGERY (280 m); STUBBINGTON AVE DENTAL PRACTICE (500 m); MAPLE HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (750 m); HANWAY ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl North End Portsmouth (290 m, Lidl); Iceland North End (340 m, Iceland); Aldi Kingston Portsmouth (350 m, Aldi); Co-op Twyford Avenue (420 m, The Southern Co-operative); Tesco North End Portsmouth Express (440 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £251,220** (July 2026). Portsmouth’s average house price was £251,220 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,022** (2025). Full-time workers living in Portsmouth earned a median of £36,022 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 95th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Portsmouth costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most 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: 26.4** (2025). Portsmouth has a deprivation score of 26.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 64th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Portsmouth 011F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.4** (2025). Portsmouth 011F has a deprivation score of 35.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,004th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £227,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Portsmouth 011F was £227,500 in 2025. Joint 9,230th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,630** (2021). Portsmouth 011F had 1,630 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,669th most 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In Portsmouth 011F, 97.1% 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.

## PO2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO2 was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 673rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,382** (2021). PO2 had 42,382 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 373rd 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in PO2 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: 98.7%** (January 2026). In PO2, 98.7% 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: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth)
- Centre: 50.8156, -1.0841

Council: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Portsmouth North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/portsmouth-north): Amanda Martin (Labour), 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=-1.0841,50.8156,PO28LG

## How to cite

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