# PO9

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

PO9 is a postcode district covering Havant, Leigh Park and Bedhampton, in Havant. Median sale price £285,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 113.6 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code PO9. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [PO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO9 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 50,925** (2021). PO9 had 50,925 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 192nd 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 56%** (2022). About 56% of people in PO9 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.1%** (January 2026). In PO9, 95.1% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=PO9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 56% of people in PO9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=PO9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 652 homes were sold in PO9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=PO9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for PO9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=PO9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PO9 had 50,925 usual residents at the census.

## How PO9 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | PO9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £285,000 | 14th cheapest | 34 postcode districts, PO · 2025 |
| Population | 50,925 | most populated | 34 postcode districts, PO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 56% | 17th most people in radon Affected Areas | 34 postcode districts, PO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.1% | 13th highest | 34 postcode districts, PO · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the PO postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in PO9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Hampshire 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire/neighbourhood/e01022628) | 1,440 | 78.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.9% |
| [East Hampshire 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire/neighbourhood/e01022629) | 1,529 | 57.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 63.4% |
| [Havant 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022901) | 1,820 | 103.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.4% |
| [Havant 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022902) | 1,510 | 76.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Havant 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022966) | 1,354 | 145.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Havant 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022967) | 1,135 | 166.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Havant 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022903) | 1,737 | 244.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Havant 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022906) | 1,440 | 76.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Havant 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022968) | 1,385 | 76.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Havant 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022969) | 1,819 | 112.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.0% |
| [Havant 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022913) | 1,294 | 96.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Havant 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022914) | 1,287 | 118.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Havant 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022915) | 1,505 | 140.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Havant 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022916) | 1,600 | 83.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Havant 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022917) | 1,162 | 157.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Havant 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022900) | 1,763 | 122.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Havant 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022904) | 2,101 | 69.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Havant 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022905) | 1,738 | 193.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 81.6% |
| [Havant 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022908) | 1,479 | 63.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Havant 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022970) | 1,886 | 136.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Havant 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022954) | 1,555 | 120.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.7% |
| [Havant 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022955) | 1,592 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.5% |
| [Havant 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022956) | 1,146 | 59.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| [Havant 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022957) | 1,306 | 158.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.0% |
| [Havant 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022958) | 2,305 | 40.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.5% |
| [Havant 014G](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01034066) | 1,010 | 230.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.6% |
| [Havant 014H](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01034067) | 1,399 | 485.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.1% |
| [Havant 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022899) | 1,374 | 89.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Havant 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022907) | 1,528 | 94.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| [Havant 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022909) | 1,763 | 76.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.9% |
| [Havant 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022910) | 1,468 | 87.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Havant 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01022911) | 1,510 | 96.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| [Havant 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/neighbourhood/e01032605) | 1,664 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |

## Your MP

- [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/havant): Alan Mak (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 92% of the people here.
- [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-hampshire): Damian Hinds (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 5.8% of the people here.
- [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chichester): Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 1.7% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in PO9

[Barncroft & Warren Park](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/barncroft-and-warren-park), [Bedhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/bedhampton), [Central Havant & Langstone](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/central-havant-and-langstone), [Leigh Park](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/leigh-park), [Stockheath Common](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/stockheath-common), [West Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/havant/west-leigh)

## Postcode sectors in PO9

[PO9 1 (196 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9-1), [PO9 2 (268 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9-2), [PO9 3 (232 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9-3), [PO9 4 (197 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9-4), [PO9 5 (215 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9-5), [PO9 6 (85 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9-6), [PO9 9 (28 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9-9)

## Council

[Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant)

## Towns in PO9

[Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/town/havant)

## Postcode districts next to PO9

[PO6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po6), [PO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po7), [PO8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po8), [PO10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po10), [PO11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po11), [PO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18)

## Nearest rail stations

[Havant (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.9816,50.8544), [Bedhampton (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.9958,50.8540), [Warblington (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.9672,50.8535), [Rowlands Castle (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.9575,50.8922)

## More in the PO postcode area

[All PO postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 56% of people in PO9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PO9, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: PO9
- Postcode area: [PO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po)
- Constituency: [Havant †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/havant)
- Council: [Havant †](https://openindex.co.uk/havant)
- Area: 44.36 km²
- People, mid-2024: 52,871*
- Neighbourhoods: 33
- Output areas: 157

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[PO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18), [PO8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po8), [PO10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po10), [PO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po7), [PO6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po6), [PO11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po11)

## Latest updates for PO9

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/PO9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9#f-house-sales-median-price.

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