PO1 postcode area · Portsmouth
The PO1 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in New Forest, Portsmouth. Area Scores range from 0 to 67 across them. Every full PO1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The PO1 district contains both ends of the scale: Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley at 68 out of 100 (#2,226 of 6,856 in England) against Fratton West at 0, a 67-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £136,500 in Portsea to £338,750 in Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley — a 2.5× gap within the PO1 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — New Forest and Portsmouth — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the PO1 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holbury North, Blackfield & FawleyNew Forest | 2,226 | 68 | £338,750 |
| Old Portsmouth & Southsea CommonPortsmouth | 2,932 | 57 | £260,000 |
| Fratton NorthPortsmouth | 4,653 | 32 | £226,000 |
| Fratton KingstonPortsmouth | 5,427 | 21 | £210,000 |
| PortseaPortsmouth | 5,969 | 13 | £136,500 |
| Somers TownPortsmouth | 6,421 | 6 | £190,000 |
| LandportPortsmouth | 6,819 | 0 | £225,750 |
| Fratton WestPortsmouth | 6,826 | 0 | £195,000 |
People living in PO1 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 15% · Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 15% |
| Elementary | 15% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 44% · Christian 38% · Muslim 8%
Born outside the UK: 21%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in PO1
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PO1 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around PO1.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.