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PO2 postcode area · Portsmouth

The PO2 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Portsmouth. Area Scores range from 0 to 67 across them. Every full PO2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PO2 district: Anchorage Park & Copnor scores 67 out of 100 (#2,247 of 6,856 nationally) while Landport sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 67 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £136,500 in Portsea to £290,000 in Alexandra Park — a 2.1× gap within the PO2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,819a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime128per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied51%

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 PO2 district

£240,000median home sold over the past year · +20.0% over 5 years · +1.1% over the year · 471 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached£320,000
Terraced£245,000
Flat£145,500
Portsmouth£258,000
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
Anchorage Park & CopnorPortsmouth 2,24767 £280,000
North End EastPortsmouth 3,87843 £253,750
Alexandra ParkPortsmouth 3,96742 £290,000
HilseaPortsmouth 4,50234 £278,000
Fratton NorthPortsmouth 4,65332 £226,000
Fratton KingstonPortsmouth 5,42721 £210,000
North End West & Whale IslandPortsmouth 5,75616 £215,000
PortseaPortsmouth 5,96913 £136,500
LandportPortsmouth 6,8190 £225,750

People living in PO2 Census 2021

Residents76,439
Median age (est.)35
Density5,747per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above24%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 18%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 20%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 7%Black: 4%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 84%Asian 7%Black 4%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 39% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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 PO2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PO2 district.

Fratton North End

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PO2.

PO3 PO4 PO1 PO5 PO6 PO12 PO13 PO16

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.