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PO3 postcode area · Portsmouth

The PO3 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Portsmouth. Area Scores range from 12 to 67 across them. Every full PO3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PO3 district: Anchorage Park & Copnor scores 67 out of 100 (#2,247 of 6,856 nationally) while Portsea sits at 13 — neighbours on the map, 54 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £136,500 in Portsea to £295,000 in Baffins — a 2.2× gap within the PO3 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,868a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime115per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied61%

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 PO3 district

£280,000median home sold over the past year · +20.2% over 5 years · +4.3% over the year · 280 sales
Detached£370,000
Semi-detached£305,000
Terraced£290,000
Flat£162,500
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
MiltonPortsmouth 3,50849 £280,000
BaffinsPortsmouth 3,74145 £295,000
North End EastPortsmouth 3,87843 £253,750
HilseaPortsmouth 4,50234 £278,000
Fratton NorthPortsmouth 4,65332 £226,000
PortseaPortsmouth 5,96913 £136,500

People living in PO3 Census 2021

Residents64,109
Median age (est.)36
Density4,896per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above26%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 18%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 15%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 6%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 6%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 40% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 PO3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PO3 district.

Fratton North End

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PO3.

PO2 PO4 PO5 PO1 PO6 PO12 PO13 PO11

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.