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

PO5 1DH 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 1DH 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

- **172 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 26% on July. Portsmouth 018A: 150 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0808,50.7961,PO51DH
- **Fratton, 480 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0808,50.7961,PO51DH
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0808,50.7961,PO51DH
- **No property in PO5 1DH 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=-1.0808,50.7961,PO51DH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Portsmouth 018A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0808,50.7961,PO51DH
- **£251,220 average price**: For the whole of Portsmouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0808,50.7961,PO51DH
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0808,50.7961,PO51DH
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0808,50.7961,PO51DH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO5 1DH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0808,50.7961,PO51DH
- **Low road and rail noise at PO5 1DH**: Road 54 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0808,50.7961,PO51DH
- **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=-1.0808,50.7961,PO51DH
- **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=-1.0808,50.7961,PO51DH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ark Ayrton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-ayrton-primary-academy-e139713) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-school-e141175) | Secondary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [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) |
| [St Edmund's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-catholic-school-e116505) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 56.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ark Charter Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-charter-academy-e135965) | Secondary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Penbridge Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penbridge-infant-school-e145659) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | – |
| [Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arundel-court-primary-academy-and-nursery-e144194) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bramble Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bramble-infant-school-and-nursery-e116182) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £207,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £66,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £222,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £254,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2024 | £138,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| November 2023 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| February 2026 | £257,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Fratton (480 m, 6 minutes on foot); Portsmouth and Southsea (760 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE (50 m); THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE (840 m); ISLAND CITY PRACTICE (990 m)
- Pharmacies: LALYS PHARMACY (190 m); ASDA PHARMACY (340 m); ALLIED PHARMACY FRATTON ROAD (410 m); LALYS PHARMACY (590 m); BOOTS (790 m)
- Dental practices: SOMERSTOWN CENTRAL (DENTAL SURGERY) (400 m); THE DENTAL ANAESTHETIC CLINIC (520 m); VICTORIA DENTAL PRACTICE (630 m); CHAUCER HOUSE (660 m); DENTAL SURGERY (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Portsmouth Superstore (310 m, Asda); Farmfoods Fratton Portsmouth (540 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Portsmouth Superstore (700 m, Tesco); Lidl Southsea Portsmouth (790 m, Lidl); Tesco Portsmouth Brunel Rd Express (800 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 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: 50.7961, -1.0808

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=-1.0808,50.7961,PO51DH

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