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

PO2 9RP 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 9RP 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

- **47 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. Portsmouth 007B: 158 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0739,50.8344,PO29RP
- **Cosham, 950 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0739,50.8344,PO29RP
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0739,50.8344,PO29RP
- **5 of 28 properties in PO2 9RP at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 11 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0739,50.8344,PO29RP
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Portsmouth 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0739,50.8344,PO29RP
- **£251,220 average price**: For the whole of Portsmouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0739,50.8344,PO29RP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0739,50.8344,PO29RP
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0739,50.8344,PO29RP
- **33.3% can get gigabit broadband at PO2 9RP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0739,50.8344,PO29RP
- **Low road and rail noise at PO2 9RP**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0739,50.8344,PO29RP
- **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=-1.0739,50.8344,PO29RP
- **15.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0739,50.8344,PO29RP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trafalgar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trafalgar-school-e141875) | Secondary | 500 m (6 minutes 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 | 500 m (6 minutes 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 | 760 m (9 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 | 820 m (10 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 | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Highbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highbury-primary-school-e144191) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City of Portsmouth College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-portsmouth-college-e130697) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Medina Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/medina-primary-school-e116195) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £303,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2024 | £137,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2023 | £166,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £57,750 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| September 2023 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2024 | £302,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Cosham (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Dental practices: TAHERI LIMITED (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Northern Parade Portsmouth (440 m, The Southern Co-operative); Morrisons Daily Portsbridge (600 m, Morrisons); Lidl Hilsea Portsmouth (750 m, Lidl); Co-op Western Road Cosham (950 m, The Southern Co-operative); Spar - London Road (950 m, Spar)

## 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.3** (2025). Portsmouth 007B has a deprivation score of 36.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,675th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £257,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Portsmouth 007B was £257,500 in 2025. Joint 12,249th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,602** (2021). Portsmouth 007B had 1,602 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,012th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Portsmouth 007B, 99.7% 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.

## 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: 50.8344, -1.0739

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=-1.0739,50.8344,PO29RP

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