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

PO5 1RT 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 1RT 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

- **122 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Portsmouth 020A: 144 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0795,50.7907,PO51RT
- **Fratton, 740 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0795,50.7907,PO51RT
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0795,50.7907,PO51RT
- **No property in PO5 1RT 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=-1.0795,50.7907,PO51RT
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Portsmouth 020A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0795,50.7907,PO51RT
- **£251,220 average price**: For the whole of Portsmouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0795,50.7907,PO51RT
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0795,50.7907,PO51RT
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0795,50.7907,PO51RT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO5 1RT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0795,50.7907,PO51RT
- **Low road and rail noise at PO5 1RT**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0795,50.7907,PO51RT
- **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=-1.0795,50.7907,PO51RT
- **13.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0795,50.7907,PO51RT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bramble Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bramble-infant-school-and-nursery-e116182) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Southsea Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southsea-infant-school-e116200) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-school-e141175) | Secondary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cottage-grove-primary-school-and-nursery-e148709) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Ayrton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-ayrton-primary-academy-e139713) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Devonshire Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devonshire-infant-school-e116187) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Fernhurst Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fernhurst-junior-school-e116221) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Craneswater Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/craneswater-junior-school-e116223) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £740,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2025 | £765,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| March 2026 | £730,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2024 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2024 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £205,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £720,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2024 | £750,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Fratton (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE (650 m); CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE (840 m)
- Pharmacies: LALYS PHARMACY (270 m); GOLDCHEM PHARMACY (530 m); LALYS PHARMACY (550 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (780 m); BOOTS (790 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTAL ANAESTHETIC CLINIC (120 m); VICTORIA DENTAL PRACTICE (180 m); SOUTHSEA ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE (270 m); SOUTHSIDE DENTAL PRACTICE (560 m); SOMERSTOWN CENTRAL (DENTAL SURGERY) (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Southsea - Albert Road (400 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Albert Rd Express (580 m, Tesco); Tesco Southsea Elm Grove Express (610 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Southsea Albert Road Local (640 m, Sainsburys); Co-op FR Southsea - Green Road (730 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## 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 020A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.8** (2025). Portsmouth 020A has a deprivation score of 24.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,209th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £143,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Portsmouth 020A was £143,750 in 2025. Joint 2,056th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,387** (2021). Portsmouth 020A had 1,387 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,650th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Portsmouth 020A, 99.9% 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.

## 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: 50.7907, -1.0795

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=-1.0795,50.7907,PO51RT

## How to cite

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