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

PO5 1XQ 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 1XQ 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

- **289 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Portsmouth 027C: 337 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0884,50.7991,PO51XQ
- **Portsmouth and Southsea, 190 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0884,50.7991,PO51XQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0884,50.7991,PO51XQ
- **No property in PO5 1XQ 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=-1.0884,50.7991,PO51XQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Portsmouth 027C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0884,50.7991,PO51XQ
- **£251,220 average price**: For the whole of Portsmouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0884,50.7991,PO51XQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0884,50.7991,PO51XQ
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0884,50.7991,PO51XQ
- **45% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.0884,50.7991,PO51XQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PO5 1XQ**: Road 58 dB, rail 54 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0884,50.7991,PO51XQ
- **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=-1.0884,50.7991,PO51XQ
- **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=-1.0884,50.7991,PO51XQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Edmund's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-catholic-school-e116505) | Secondary | 180 m (2 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 | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cathedral-catholic-primary-school-e116385) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arundel-court-primary-academy-and-nursery-e144194) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Ayrton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-ayrton-primary-academy-e139713) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Dickens Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-dickens-primary-academy-e141020) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cottage-grove-primary-school-and-nursery-e148709) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-school-e141175) | Secondary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £68,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2024 | £161,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £81,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| January 2023 | £102,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| December 2024 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| October 2023 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 400 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Portsmouth and Southsea (190 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE (300 m); THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE (620 m); ISLAND CITY PRACTICE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (220 m); LALYS PHARMACY (410 m); LALYS PHARMACY (580 m); ASDA PHARMACY (740 m); ALLIED PHARMACY FRATTON ROAD (820 m)
- Dental practices: CHAUCER HOUSE (230 m); DENTAL SURGERY (230 m); ONE SMILE DENTAL PORTSMOUTH (250 m); SOMERSTOWN CENTRAL (DENTAL SURGERY) (450 m); NELSON DENTAL CENTRE (690 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Portsmouth Superstore (210 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Portsmouth Commercial Road Local (220 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Portsmouth (260 m, Iceland); Tesco Portsmouth Brunel Rd Express (260 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Portsmouth Guildhall Walk Local (390 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 027C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.1** (2025). Portsmouth 027C has a deprivation score of 41.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,304th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 4,913** (2021). Portsmouth 027C had 4,913 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 10th 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: 84.5%** (January 2026). In Portsmouth 027C, 84.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.6%** (August 2026). In Portsmouth 027C, 4.6% 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: 50.7991, -1.0884

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.0884,50.7991,PO51XQ

## How to cite

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