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PO6 postcode area · Portsmouth

The PO6 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Havant, Portsmouth. Area Scores range from 7 to 93 across them. Every full PO6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PO6 district: Cosham North scores 93 out of 100 (#464 of 6,856 nationally) while Paulsgrove East sits at 8 — neighbours on the map, 85 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £230,000 in Paulsgrove East to £385,000 in Cosham North. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Havant and Portsmouth — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,184a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime79per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied69%

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 PO6 district

£310,000median home sold over the past year · +12.7% over 5 years · +3.2% over the year · 443 sales
Detached£597,500
Semi-detached£340,000
Terraced£299,500
Flat£178,250
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
Cosham NorthPortsmouth 46493 £385,000
Drayton & FarlingtonPortsmouth 76689 £360,000
Purbrook & WidleyHavant 1,89072 £325,000
Cosham SouthPortsmouth 2,25367 £333,000
Paulsgrove West & Port SolentPortsmouth 3,90543 £291,000
WymeringPortsmouth 6,19510 £250,000
Paulsgrove EastPortsmouth 6,3128 £230,000

People living in PO6 Census 2021

Residents52,092
Median age (est.)42
Density2,742per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above28%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 17%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 11%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 11%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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 PO6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PO6 district.

Cosham Paulsgrove

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PO6.

PO2 PO3 PO7 PO1 PO4 PO9 PO5 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.