# PO2 9RJ: area report for a postcode in Portsmouth

PO2 9RJ 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 9RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) › [PO2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po2) › [PO2 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po2-9)

## Around this postcode

- **59 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 2% on July. Portsmouth 007C: 134 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0706,50.8304,PO29RJ
- **Hilsea, 860 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0706,50.8304,PO29RJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0706,50.8304,PO29RJ
- **2 of 6 properties in PO2 9RJ at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0706,50.8304,PO29RJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Portsmouth 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0706,50.8304,PO29RJ
- **£251,220 average price**: For the whole of Portsmouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0706,50.8304,PO29RJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0706,50.8304,PO29RJ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0706,50.8304,PO29RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO2 9RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0706,50.8304,PO29RJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PO2 9RJ**: Road 61 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0706,50.8304,PO29RJ
- **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=-1.0706,50.8304,PO29RJ
- **14.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0706,50.8304,PO29RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trafalgar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trafalgar-school-e141875) | Secondary | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [UTC Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/utc-portsmouth-e143430) | Secondary | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Gatcombe Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gatcombe-park-primary-school-e141728) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-academy-northern-parade-junior-e145450) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-academy-northern-parade-infant-e145451) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Cliffdale Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cliffdale-primary-academy-e139967) | Special | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | – |
| [Mayfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-school-e150362) | All-through | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), November 2022, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | Attainment 8 of 31.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Highbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highbury-primary-school-e144191) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £271,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £420,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £167,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2024 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £169,995 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| May 2025 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hilsea (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: MILLAN PHARMACY LONDON ROAD (1 km)
- Dental practices: TAHERI LIMITED (480 m); HILSEA DENTALCARE LIMITED (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Northern Parade Portsmouth (260 m, The Southern Co-operative); Lidl Hilsea Portsmouth (390 m, Lidl); Spar - London Road (510 m, Spar); Tesco Portsmouth Rd Express (860 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Portsmouth (930 m, Morrisons)

## 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 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.2** (2025). Portsmouth 007C has a deprivation score of 21.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,715th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Portsmouth 007C was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,777** (2021). Portsmouth 007C had 1,777 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,642nd 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Portsmouth 007C, 98.9% 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: 50.8304, -1.0706

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=-1.0706,50.8304,PO29RJ

## How to cite

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