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PO8 postcode area · East Hampshire

The PO8 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Hampshire, Havant, Winchester. Area Scores range from 20 to 93 across them. Every full PO8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PO8 district: Horndean South & Rowlands Castle scores 94 out of 100 (#430 of 6,856 nationally) while Cowplain West sits at 20 — neighbours on the map, 73 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £296,000 in Cowplain West to £610,000 in Petersfield North & East Meon — a 2.1× gap within the PO8 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — East Hampshire, Havant and Winchester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,128a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime41per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied77%

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 PO8 district

£370,000median home sold over the past year · +15.6% over 5 years · +2.8% over the year · 507 sales
Detached£472,500
Semi-detached£350,000
Terraced£289,497
Flat£170,000
East Hampshire£420,000
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
Horndean South & Rowlands CastleEast Hampshire 43094 £405,000
Cowplain EastHavant 49293 £370,000
Clanfield & FinchdeanEast Hampshire 56792 £390,000
Horndean NorthEast Hampshire 71190 £435,000
Petersfield North & East MeonEast Hampshire 80788 £610,000
Swanmore, Hambledon & West MeonWinchester 1,67876 £545,000
Denmead & SouthwickWinchester 1,86973 £400,000
Waterlooville North WestHavant 1,90472 £355,000
Cowplain WestHavant 5,46220 £296,000

People living in PO8 Census 2021

Residents75,435
Median age (est.)47
Density219per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above36%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 11%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 25%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 43% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 PO8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PO8 district.

Cowplain Horndean Petersfield Waterlooville North

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PO8.

PO7 PO9 PO6 PO17 GU32 PO10 PO16 PO2

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.