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PO5 postcode area · Portsmouth

The PO5 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Portsmouth. Area Scores range from 0 to 57 across them. Every full PO5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PO5 district contains both ends of the scale: Old Portsmouth & Southsea Common at 57 out of 100 (#2,932 of 6,856 in England) against Fratton West at 0, a 57-point gap between neighbouring areas. 3 of the 7 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 £275,000 in Southsea Waverley Road — a 2.0× gap within the PO5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,749a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime162per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)31
Owner-occupied34%

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 PO5 district

£220,000median home sold over the past year · +8.6% over 5 years · +2.0% over the year · 305 sales
Detached£875,000
Semi-detached£562,500
Terraced£290,000
Flat£165,500
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
Old Portsmouth & Southsea CommonPortsmouth 2,93257 £260,000
Southsea Waverley RoadPortsmouth 3,90543 £275,000
Southsea Fawcett RoadPortsmouth 4,12540 £260,000
Southsea WestPortsmouth 4,32437 £210,000
PortseaPortsmouth 5,96913 £136,500
Somers TownPortsmouth 6,4216 £190,000
Fratton WestPortsmouth 6,8260 £195,000

People living in PO5 Census 2021

Residents56,305
Median age (est.)31
Density8,331per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above34%
No car or van43%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 29%25–44 27%45–64 19%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 26%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 10%Other: 20%
One person 41%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 10%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Elementary13%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades8%
Administrative8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 11%Black: 6%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 76%Asian 11%Black 6%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 44% · Christian 35% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 25%

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 PO5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PO5 district.

Fratton Southsea

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PO5.

PO4 PO3 PO2 PO1 PO12 PO6 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.