PO1 2JL

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 2UA 26 m
PO1 2JD 50 m
PO1 2GL 68 m
PO1 2JW 74 m
PO1 2GR 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO1 2JL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO1
Postcode sector
PO1 2
Latitude
50.791968
Longitude
-1.109086
British National Grid easting
462,891
British National Grid northing
99,535

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
E00174458
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 024E · E01033380
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 024 · E02003547

Postcode source versions

Explore PO1

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Bath Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2JL 15 June 2022 £795,000
25, Flat 3, Bath Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2JL 20 October 2017 £275,000
29, Bath Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2JL 19 February 2016 £950,000

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

    642 m
  2. St Jude's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    864 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,615
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,282
  • Shoplifting 666
  • Anti social behaviour 498
  • Public order 497
  • Other theft 352

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

8 female, 20 male

Postcode households
15
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 0.6% 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+
60%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
60%
Gigabit-capable
60%
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

    1.4 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

    2.1 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    2.4 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    2.6 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    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

    3.9 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

  • Portsmouth Millenium Pontoon

    FBT · Portsmouth

    0.0 miles
  • Portsmouth Millenium Pontoon

    FER · Portsmouth

    0.0 miles
  • Broad Street

    BCT · Old Portsmouth

    0.1 miles
  • Portsmouth IOW Car Ferry Terminal

    FER · Portsea

    0.1 miles
  • Portsmouth IOW Car Ferry Terminal

    FTD · 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
3
Low risk addresses
4
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 £795,000 from 1 recorded sale in PO1 2JL. 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 642 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,615 published events cover 12 months, averaging 467.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,282 events.

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