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PO9

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Havant, Leigh Park and Bedhampton, in Havant.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PO9 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In PO9, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£285,000
1,027th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
50,925
192nd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How PO9 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

PO9Middle
Median sale price34 postcode districts, PO · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in PO34 areas from £222,500 to £500,000. The middle area is £312,500. PO9 is £285,000.
£285,00014th cheapest
Population34 postcode districts, PO · 2021
Population: every postcode district in PO34 areas from 2,053 to 50,925. The middle area is 28,907. PO9 is 50,925.
50,925most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage34 postcode districts, PO · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in PO34 areas from 59.0% to 99.8%. The middle area is 91.6%. PO9 is 95.1%.
95.1%13th highest
Claimant rate34 postcode districts, PO · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in PO34 areas from 1.8% to 5.9%. The middle area is 3.2%. PO9 is 4.3%.
4.3%7th highest

Is PO9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PO9 at a rate of 113.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.9 per 1,000 people across PO.

In August 2026 alone, 571 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PO9.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,612), other crime (1,062) and anti-social behaviour (739).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PO9 was 118.6 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in PO9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PO9 has no single figure. Of its 33 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in PO9

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
East Hampshire 016B1,44078.5 per 1,000779.9%
East Hampshire 016C1,52957.2 per 1,000963.4%
Havant 006A1,820103.5 per 1,000397.4%
Havant 006B1,51076.7 per 1,0003100.0%
Havant 006C1,354145.5 per 1,000299.8%
Havant 006D1,135166.3 per 1,0001100.0%
Havant 008A1,737244.5 per 1,000199.6%
Havant 008B1,44076.4 per 1,0002100.0%
Havant 008C1,38576.0 per 1,000199.8%
Havant 008D1,819112.5 per 1,000199.0%
Havant 009A1,29496.6 per 1,0001100.0%
Havant 009B1,287118.9 per 1,0002100.0%
Havant 009C1,505140.9 per 1,000199.9%
Havant 009D1,60083.1 per 1,000499.7%
Havant 009E1,162157.8 per 1,000199.8%
Havant 010A1,763122.7 per 1,000299.7%
Havant 010B2,10169.6 per 1,000399.9%
Havant 010C1,738193.3 per 1,000181.6%
Havant 010D1,47963.0 per 1,0003100.0%
Havant 010E1,886136.2 per 1,000299.7%
Havant 014B1,555120.8 per 1,0001095.7%
Havant 014C1,59248.4 per 1,000996.5%
Havant 014D1,14659.9 per 1,000699.6%
Havant 014E1,306158.0 per 1,000594.0%
Havant 014F2,30540.4 per 1,000895.5%
Havant 014G1,010230.1 per 1,000487.6%
Havant 014H1,399485.4 per 1,000292.1%
Havant 018A1,37489.2 per 1,0003100.0%
Havant 018B1,52894.8 per 1,000699.4%
Havant 018C1,76376.2 per 1,000893.9%
Havant 018D1,46887.9 per 1,000599.7%
Havant 018E1,51096.7 per 1,000699.4%
Havant 018F1,66437.1 per 1,000899.7%

MPs for PO9

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in PO96

Postcode sectors in PO97

Council1

Towns in PO91

Postcode districts next to PO96

Nearest rail stations4

More in the PO postcode area2

PO9 in brief

PO9 is a postcode district covering Havant, Leigh Park and Bedhampton, in Havant.

About 52,871 people lived in PO9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £285,000 in 2025 across 652 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 113.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in PO9 was £285,000 in 2025.

PO9 had 50,925 usual residents at the census.

In PO9, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In PO9, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.