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PO4 postcode area · Portsmouth

The PO4 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Portsmouth. Area Scores range from 12 to 60 across them. Every full PO4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PO4 district contains both ends of the scale: Southsea Haslemere Road at 61 out of 100 (#2,692 of 6,856 in England) against Portsea at 13, a 48-point gap between neighbouring areas. 1 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-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 PO4 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,345a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime112per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied53%

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 PO4 district

£265,667median home sold over the past year · +18.1% over 5 years · +0.3% over the year · 586 sales
Detached£645,000
Semi-detached£390,000
Terraced£275,000
Flat£174,500
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
Southsea Haslemere RoadPortsmouth 2,69261 £265,000
EastneyPortsmouth 2,84358 £267,000
Old Portsmouth & Southsea CommonPortsmouth 2,93257 £260,000
Southsea Prince Albert RoadPortsmouth 3,39850 £251,000
MiltonPortsmouth 3,50849 £280,000
BaffinsPortsmouth 3,74145 £295,000
Southsea Waverley RoadPortsmouth 3,90543 £275,000
Southsea Fawcett RoadPortsmouth 4,12540 £260,000
PortseaPortsmouth 5,96913 £136,500

People living in PO4 Census 2021

Residents76,083
Median age (est.)35
Density6,365per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above35%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 22%25–44 28%45–64 22%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 35%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 12%Private rent 35%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 35%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 7%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 84%Asian 7%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 38% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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 PO4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PO4 district.

Southsea

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PO4.

PO5 PO3 PO2 PO1 PO12 PO6 PO11 PO13

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.