PO1 2EL

St Thomas · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South
Postcode district
PO1
Postcode sector
PO1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO1 2HB 66 m
PO1 2ER 76 m
PO1 2EF 100 m
PO1 2ST 103 m
PO1 2ED 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO1 2EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO1
Postcode sector
PO1 2
Latitude
50.794625
Longitude
-1.097911
British National Grid easting
463,675
British National Grid northing
99,840

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Portsmouth · E06000044
Electoral ward
St Thomas · E05002454
Parish or community
E43000035
Westminster constituency
Portsmouth South · E14001432
Output area
E00179945
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 024C · E01017131
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 024 · E02003547

Postcode source versions

Explore PO1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
48
Secondary
10
  1. University of Portsmouth

    Higher education institutions

    161 m
  2. The Portsmouth Grammar School

    Other independent school

    331 m
  3. St Jude's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    498 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,399
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,743
  • Shoplifting 1,110
  • Public order 830
  • Anti social behaviour 815
  • Criminal damage and arson 546

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO1 2 residents
4,956

Age bands in PO1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.4%

309 residents

Age 15 to 24
22.7%

743 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

706 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.8%

714 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

806 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    1.0 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, 25 OSBORNE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, SOUTHSEA, PO5 3ND

    ODS code J82028

    1.1 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

    SOUTHESEA MEDICAL CENTRE, CARLISLE ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PO5 1AT

    ODS code J82060

    1.2 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    1.8 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 36 WAVERLEY ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PO5 2PW

    ODS code J82055

    1.9 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

    KINGSTON CRESCENT SURGERY, 92 KINGSTON CRESCENT, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 8AL

    ODS code J82155

    2.4 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

    MILTON PARK SURGERY, ST MARY'S HEALTH CAMPUS, MILTON ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 6DW

    ODS code J82194

    2.6 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    DERBY ROAD SURGERY, 27-29 DERBY ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 8HP

    ODS code J82149

    2.6 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    3.1 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

    FORTON MEDICAL CENTRE, WHITES PLACE, GOSPORT, PO12 3JP

    ODS code J82083

    3.2 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

    GOSPORT WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, BURY ROAD, GOSPORT, PO12 3PW

    ODS code J82084

    3.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • University of Portsmouth

    BCT · Old Portsmouth

    0.0 miles
  • University of Portsmouth

    BCT · Old Portsmouth

    0.0 miles
  • Hampshire Terrace

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • Cambridge Junction

    BCT · Old Portsmouth

    0.1 miles
  • Cambridge Junction

    BCT · Old Portsmouth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 024C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,639 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

69 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 10 secondary schools. University of Portsmouth is the nearest published school at 161 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

9,399 published events cover 12 months, averaging 783.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,743 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.