PO1 2GL

St Thomas · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO1 2GR 17 m
PO1 2JD 25 m
PO1 2GD 40 m
PO1 2UA 45 m
PO1 2JW 47 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO1 2GL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO1
Postcode sector
PO1 2
Latitude
50.791585
Longitude
-1.108327
British National Grid easting
462,945
British National Grid northing
99,493

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
E00174450
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 024E · E01033380
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 024 · E02003547

Postcode source versions

Explore PO1

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Quay House, Apartment 11, Broad Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2GL 22 August 2024 £390,000
Quay House, Apartment 9, Broad Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2GL 16 August 2024 £910,000
Quay House, Apartment 3, Broad Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2GL 28 September 2021 £420,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
54
Secondary
8
  1. The Portsmouth Grammar School

    Other independent school

    590 m
  2. St Jude's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    621 m
  3. St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    880 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,692
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,297
  • Shoplifting 667
  • Anti social behaviour 503
  • Public order 501
  • Other theft 359

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

12 female, 9 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.9
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    1.3 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    1.8 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    2.0 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    2.3 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    2.6 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    2.6 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

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

    ODS code J82084

    2.8 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    3.1 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    3.3 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    3.4 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    3.8 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

  • Broad Street

    BCT · Old Portsmouth

    0.0 miles
  • Portsmouth Millenium Pontoon

    FER · Portsmouth

    0.0 miles
  • Portsmouth Millenium Pontoon

    FBT · Portsmouth

    0.0 miles
  • White Hart Road

    BCT · Old Portsmouth

    0.1 miles
  • Portsmouth IOW Car Ferry Terminal

    FER · Portsea

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 024E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,155 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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
13
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

Property market

The five-year median is £420,000 from 3 recorded sales in PO1 2GL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Portsmouth is £250,999 in June 2026, up 0.1% year on year.

Schools

73 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 8 secondary schools. The Portsmouth Grammar School is the nearest published school at 590 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,692 published events cover 12 months, averaging 474.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,297 events.

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