# PO6 2BW: area report for a postcode in Portsmouth

PO6 2BW 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 PO6 2BW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) › [PO6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po6) › [PO6 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po6-2)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Portsmouth 006D: 72 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0593,50.8366,PO62BW
- **Cosham, 820 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0593,50.8366,PO62BW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0593,50.8366,PO62BW
- **No property in PO6 2BW 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=-1.0593,50.8366,PO62BW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Portsmouth 006D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0593,50.8366,PO62BW
- **£251,220 average price**: For the whole of Portsmouth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0593,50.8366,PO62BW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0593,50.8366,PO62BW
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0593,50.8366,PO62BW
- **No gigabit broadband at PO6 2BW**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0593,50.8366,PO62BW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PO6 2BW**: Road 57 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0593,50.8366,PO62BW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.0593,50.8366,PO62BW
- **14.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0593,50.8366,PO62BW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [City of Portsmouth College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-portsmouth-college-e130697) | Sixth form and further education | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Redwood Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redwood-park-academy-e143828) | Special | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, April 2025 | – |
| [Highbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highbury-primary-school-e144191) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Court Lane Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/court-lane-infant-academy-e143315) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |
| [Court Lane Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/court-lane-junior-academy-e143316) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trafalgar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trafalgar-school-e141875) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [UTC Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/utc-portsmouth-e143430) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Springfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-school-e144192) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £182,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £61,200 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| December 2024 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| April 2026 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| August 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £211,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Cosham (820 m, 10 minutes on foot); Hilsea (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: COSHAM COMMUNITY PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: 93A HIGH STREET [DENTAL PRACTICE] (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Portsmouth Chatsworth (300 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Daily Portsbridge (750 m, Morrisons); Lidl Hilsea Portsmouth (770 m, Lidl); Co-op Tregaron Avenue Cosham (780 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 006D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.7** (2025). Portsmouth 006D has a deprivation score of 27.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,447th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £312,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Portsmouth 006D was £312,500 in 2025. Joint 14,545th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,911** (2021). Portsmouth 006D had 1,911 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,981st 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: 89.7%** (January 2026). In Portsmouth 006D, 89.7% 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.

## PO6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO6 was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 1,022nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,424** (2021). PO6 had 42,424 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 369th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in PO6 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In PO6, 97.1% 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: 50.8366, -1.0593

Council: [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Portsmouth North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/portsmouth-north): Amanda Martin (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=-1.0593,50.8366,PO62BW

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