# PO4 8GW: area report for a postcode in Portsmouth

PO4 8GW 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 PO4 8GW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) › [PO4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po4) › [PO4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Portsmouth 021B: 82 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0565,50.7933,PO48GW
- **Fratton, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0565,50.7933,PO48GW
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0565,50.7933,PO48GW
- **No property in PO4 8GW 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=-1.0565,50.7933,PO48GW
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Portsmouth 021B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0565,50.7933,PO48GW
- **£251,220 average price**: For the whole of Portsmouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0565,50.7933,PO48GW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0565,50.7933,PO48GW
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0565,50.7933,PO48GW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO4 8GW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0565,50.7933,PO48GW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PO4 8GW**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0565,50.7933,PO48GW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.0565,50.7933,PO48GW
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0565,50.7933,PO48GW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mary Rose Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mary-rose-academy-e140325) | Special | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Milton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milton-park-primary-school-e148755) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meon Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meon-junior-school-e144581) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meon Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meon-infant-school-e146135) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Wimborne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wimborne-primary-school-e148078) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cumberland Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cumberland-infant-school-e116192) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | – |
| [Miltoncross Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/miltoncross-academy-e140605) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 35.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fernhurst Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fernhurst-junior-school-e116221) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2023 | £262,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £108,900 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP (870 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (260 m); PORTSMOUTH PHARMACY (800 m); LALYS PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: MEDIKA DENTAL (430 m); EASTNEY HEALTH CENTRE (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Eastney Road Portsmouth (300 m, The Southern Co-operative); Tesco Cumberland Service Station Express (510 m, Tesco); Tesco Southsea Goldsmith Ave Express (540 m, Tesco); Spar - Southsea (710 m, Spar); Tesco Fratton Extra (770 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 021B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.7** (2025). Portsmouth 021B has a deprivation score of 20.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,113th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Portsmouth 021B was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,801** (2021). Portsmouth 021B had 1,801 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,835th 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In Portsmouth 021B, 95.9% 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.

## PO4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £266,800** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO4 was £266,800 in 2025. 878th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,373** (2021). PO4 had 42,373 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 374th 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: 12%** (2022). About 12% of people in PO4 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In PO4, 98.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth)
- Centre: 50.7933, -1.0565

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

## Your MP

- [Portsmouth South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/portsmouth-south): Stephen Morgan (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=-1.0565,50.7933,PO48GW

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