# PO3 6LH: area report for a postcode in Portsmouth

PO3 6LH 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 PO3 6LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) › [PO3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po3) › [PO3 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po3-6)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 54% on July. Portsmouth 008A: 84 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0586,50.8126,PO36LH
- **Hilsea, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0586,50.8126,PO36LH
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0586,50.8126,PO36LH
- **2 of 15 properties in PO3 6LH 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=-1.0586,50.8126,PO36LH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Portsmouth 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0586,50.8126,PO36LH
- **£251,220 average price**: For the whole of Portsmouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0586,50.8126,PO36LH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0586,50.8126,PO36LH
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0586,50.8126,PO36LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO3 6LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0586,50.8126,PO36LH
- **Low road and rail noise at PO3 6LH**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0586,50.8126,PO36LH
- **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=-1.0586,50.8126,PO36LH
- **13.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0586,50.8126,PO36LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Westover Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westover-primary-school-e142602) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Copnor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/copnor-primary-school-e141096) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Langstone Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langstone-primary-academy-e144846) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2021 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Admiral Lord Nelson School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/admiral-lord-nelson-school-e140697) | Secondary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Penbridge Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penbridge-junior-school-e141531) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Academy College Park (Infant)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-academy-college-park-infant-e145452) | Primary | 1 km (13 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 | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mayfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-school-e150362) | All-through | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), November 2022, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | Attainment 8 of 31.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| January 2024 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2024 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: KIRKLANDS SURGERY (450 m)
- Pharmacies: BOBAT PHARMACY (480 m); LALY'S PHARMACY (640 m); THE PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (530 m); COPNOR ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - The Tangiers (440 m, Spar); Co-op Tangier Road Portsmouth (470 m, The Southern Co-operative); Lidl Ocean Retail Park (540 m, Lidl); Spar - Copnor Road (600 m, Spar); M&S Ocean Retail Park Foodhall (720 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.0** (2025). Portsmouth 008A has a deprivation score of 16.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,465th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Portsmouth 008A was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 11,965th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,544** (2021). Portsmouth 008A had 1,544 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,115th 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: 90.6%** (January 2026). In Portsmouth 008A, 90.6% 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.

## PO3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £279,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO3 was £279,000 in 2025. Joint 984th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,392** (2021). PO3 had 20,392 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,318th least 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 PO3 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 PO3, 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: 50.8126, -1.0586

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=-1.0586,50.8126,PO36LH

## How to cite

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