# PO5 2LQ: area report for a postcode in Portsmouth

PO5 2LQ 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 2LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) › [PO5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po5) › [PO5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **95 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 3% on July. Portsmouth 025C: 188 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0836,50.7808,PO52LQ
- **Southsea Hoverport, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0836,50.7808,PO52LQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0836,50.7808,PO52LQ
- **6 of 11 properties in PO5 2LQ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 3 at medium risk, 2 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0836,50.7808,PO52LQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Portsmouth 025C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0836,50.7808,PO52LQ
- **£251,220 average price**: For the whole of Portsmouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0836,50.7808,PO52LQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0836,50.7808,PO52LQ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0836,50.7808,PO52LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO5 2LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0836,50.7808,PO52LQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PO5 2LQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0836,50.7808,PO52LQ
- **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=-1.0836,50.7808,PO52LQ
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0836,50.7808,PO52LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mayville High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayville-high-school-e116573) | Independent | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Swithun's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-swithuns-catholic-primary-school-e116386) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southsea Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southsea-infant-school-e116200) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Craneswater Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/craneswater-junior-school-e116223) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Portsmouth High School GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portsmouth-high-school-gdst-e116581) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cottage-grove-primary-school-and-nursery-e148709) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 53% 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 | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [St Jude's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-judes-cofe-primary-school-e116344) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| September 2025 | £875,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £305,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| April 2026 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2025 | £2,200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £218,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE (480 m); TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE (800 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (650 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (730 m); GOLDCHEM PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: SOUTHSIDE DENTAL PRACTICE (590 m); DENTAL SURGERY (650 m); SOUTHSEA ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op South Parade - Southsea (480 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Southsea Palmerston Road Local (520 m, Sainsburys); Waitrose Southsea (620 m, Waitrose); Iceland Southsea (630 m, Iceland); Tesco Southsea Express (710 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 025C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.8** (2025). Portsmouth 025C has a deprivation score of 22.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,566th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £322,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Portsmouth 025C was £322,500 in 2025. Joint 13,719th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,627** (2021). Portsmouth 025C had 1,627 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,806th 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 025C, 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.

## 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: 50.7808, -1.0836

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=-1.0836,50.7808,PO52LQ

## How to cite

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