# PO5 1AF: area report for a postcode in Portsmouth

PO5 1AF 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 PO5 1AF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) › [PO5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po5) › [PO5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **186 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Portsmouth 018A: 150 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0792,50.7966,PO51AF
- **Fratton, 370 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0792,50.7966,PO51AF
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0792,50.7966,PO51AF
- **No property in PO5 1AF 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=-1.0792,50.7966,PO51AF
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Portsmouth 018A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0792,50.7966,PO51AF
- **£245,954 average price**: For the whole of Portsmouth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0792,50.7966,PO51AF
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0792,50.7966,PO51AF
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0792,50.7966,PO51AF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO5 1AF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0792,50.7966,PO51AF
- **Loud road and rail noise at PO5 1AF**: Road 59 dB, rail 67 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0792,50.7966,PO51AF
- **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=-1.0792,50.7966,PO51AF
- **16.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0792,50.7966,PO51AF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-school-e141175) | Secondary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ark Ayrton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-ayrton-primary-academy-e139713) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cathedral-catholic-primary-school-e116385) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Penbridge Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penbridge-infant-school-e145659) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | – |
| [St Edmund's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-catholic-school-e116505) | Secondary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 56.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arundel-court-primary-academy-and-nursery-e144194) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Charter Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-charter-academy-e135965) | Secondary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bramble Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bramble-infant-school-and-nursery-e116182) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £66,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £138,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £207,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2024 | £87,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| October 2024 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| December 2024 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| November 2023 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Fratton (370 m, 5 minutes on foot); Portsmouth and Southsea (850 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE (90 m); THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE (890 m); ISLAND CITY PRACTICE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (240 m); ALLIED PHARMACY FRATTON ROAD (290 m); LALYS PHARMACY (310 m); LALYS PHARMACY (590 m); BOOTS (840 m)
- Dental practices: SOMERSTOWN CENTRAL (DENTAL SURGERY) (520 m); THE DENTAL ANAESTHETIC CLINIC (590 m); VICTORIA DENTAL PRACTICE (700 m); CHAUCER HOUSE (760 m); DENTAL SURGERY (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Portsmouth Superstore (210 m, Asda); Farmfoods Fratton Portsmouth (450 m, Farmfoods); Lidl Southsea Portsmouth (690 m, Lidl); Aldi Fratton Way, Portsmouth (740 m, Aldi); Tesco Portsmouth Superstore (740 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £245,954** (August 2026). Portsmouth’s average house price was £245,954 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.8×** (2025). A home in Portsmouth costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 152nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 018A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 77.6** (2025). Portsmouth 018A has a deprivation score of 77.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 88th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,753** (2021). Portsmouth 018A had 1,753 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,460th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Portsmouth 018A, 99.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 11.0%** (August 2026). In Portsmouth 018A, 11.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## PO5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £223,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO5 was £223,000 in 2025. Joint 558th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,119** (2021). PO5 had 27,119 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,073rd 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: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in PO5 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: 95.7%** (January 2026). In PO5, 95.7% 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: 50.7966, -1.0792

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), August 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=-1.0792,50.7966,PO51AF

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