# PO4 9LH: area report for a postcode in Portsmouth

PO4 9LH 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 9LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) › [PO4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po4) › [PO4 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po4-9)

## Around this postcode

- **54 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. Portsmouth 023A: 105 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0550,50.7892,PO49LH
- **Fratton, 1.6 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0550,50.7892,PO49LH
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0550,50.7892,PO49LH
- **No property in PO4 9LH 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=-1.0550,50.7892,PO49LH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Portsmouth 023A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0550,50.7892,PO49LH
- **£251,220 average price**: For the whole of Portsmouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0550,50.7892,PO49LH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0550,50.7892,PO49LH
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0550,50.7892,PO49LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO4 9LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0550,50.7892,PO49LH
- **Loud road and rail noise at PO4 9LH**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0550,50.7892,PO49LH
- **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=-1.0550,50.7892,PO49LH
- **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=-1.0550,50.7892,PO49LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Milton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milton-park-primary-school-e148755) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mary Rose Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mary-rose-academy-e140325) | Special | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Cumberland Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cumberland-infant-school-e116192) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | – |
| [Wimborne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wimborne-primary-school-e148078) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meon Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meon-junior-school-e144581) | Primary | 660 m (8 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 | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Devonshire Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devonshire-infant-school-e116187) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Fernhurst Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fernhurst-junior-school-e116221) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £70,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2023 | £273,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £247,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £335,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £367,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (210 m); PORTSMOUTH PHARMACY (490 m)
- Dental practices: EASTNEY HEALTH CENTRE (430 m); MEDIKA DENTAL (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Cumberland Service Station Express (50 m, Tesco); Co-op Eastney Road Portsmouth (170 m, The Southern Co-operative); Co-op Highland Road Portsmouth (570 m, The Southern Co-operative); Spar - Southsea (820 m, Spar); Tesco Southsea Goldsmith Ave Express (840 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 023A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.9** (2025). Portsmouth 023A has a deprivation score of 14.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,273rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £320,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Portsmouth 023A was £320,250 in 2025. Joint 13,861st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,435** (2021). Portsmouth 023A had 1,435 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,813th least 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: 96.5%** (January 2026). In Portsmouth 023A, 96.5% 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: 50.7892, -1.0550

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=-1.0550,50.7892,PO49LH

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