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PO16 postcode area · Fareham

The PO16 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Fareham. Area Scores range from 42 to 98 across them. Every full PO16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PO16 district contains both ends of the scale: Fareham Common at 98 out of 100 (#108 of 6,856 in England) against Fareham Fort at 42, a 56-point gap between neighbouring areas. 4 of the 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £258,000 in Fareham Fort to £395,000 in Fareham Common.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,632a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime66per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied78%

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 PO16 district

£327,500median home sold over the past year · +12.9% over 5 years · +2.3% over the year · 529 sales
Detached£455,000
Semi-detached£353,000
Terraced£294,500
Flat£152,000
Fareham£345,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Fareham CommonFareham 10898 £395,000
Portchester North WestFareham 38994 £340,000
Portchester South EastFareham 1,30181 £335,000
Fareham Town & Cams HillFareham 1,35580 £300,000
Fareham FortFareham 3,94042 £258,000

People living in PO16 Census 2021

Residents41,679
Median age (est.)47
Density1,694per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above30%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 9%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 46% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 PO16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PO16 district.

Fareham Portchester

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PO16.

PO13 PO14 PO17 PO15 PO12 PO1 PO6 PO2

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.