PO1 3BP

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO1 3FA 19 m
PO1 3BQ 40 m
PO1 3TB 49 m
PO1 3BG 65 m
PO1 3AG 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO1 3BP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO1
Postcode sector
PO1 3
Latitude
50.794841
Longitude
-1.104916
British National Grid easting
463,181
British National Grid northing
99,858

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
E00174448
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 024E · E01033380
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 024 · E02003547

Postcode source versions

Explore PO1

103 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brecon House, Flat 30, The Canalside, Portsmouth, PO1 3BP 26 March 2026 £191,000
Brecon House, Flat 49, The Canalside, Portsmouth, PO1 3BP 19 December 2025 £260,000
Brecon House, Flat 22, The Canalside, Portsmouth, PO1 3BP 12 September 2025 £380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
52
Secondary
10
  1. St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    459 m
  2. The Portsmouth Grammar School

    Other independent school

    474 m
  3. St Jude's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    622 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,168
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,768
  • Shoplifting 1,000
  • Anti social behaviour 638
  • Public order 634
  • Other theft 421

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
62

25 female, 37 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
1.4
PO1 3 residents
5,428

Age bands in PO1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

735 residents

Age 15 to 24
25.4%

1,358 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.4%

1,625 residents

Age 45 to 64
18%

962 residents

Age 65 and over
12.5%

666 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO1 3 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+
54.7%
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

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    1.4 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    1.4 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    1.7 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    2.2 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    2.3 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    2.6 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    2.8 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    2.8 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

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

    ODS code J82084

    3.0 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    3.1 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    3.4 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

  • Gunwharf Quays

    BCT · Old Portsmouth

    0.1 miles
  • Gunwharf Quays

    BCT · Old Portsmouth

    0.1 miles
  • St Georges Square

    BCT · Portsea

    0.1 miles
  • Portsmouth IOW Car Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Portsea

    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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £295,000 from 11 recorded sales in PO1 3BP. 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 52 primary and 10 secondary schools. St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 459 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,168 published events cover 12 months, averaging 597.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,768 events.

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