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PO1 3HE

Charles Dickens · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Charles Dickens
Local authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South
Postcode district
PO1
Postcode sector
PO1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO1 3AH 59 m
PO1 3HF 62 m
PO1 3QL 63 m
PO1 3DE 67 m
PO1 3AW 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO1 3HE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO1
Postcode sector
PO1 3
Latitude
50.798444
Longitude
-1.098604
British National Grid easting
463,621
British National Grid northing
100,264

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Portsmouth · E06000044
Electoral ward
Charles Dickens · E05002443
Parish or community
E43000035
Westminster constituency
Portsmouth South · E14001432
Output area
E00086057
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 027B · E01033383
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 027 · E02006975

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
48
Secondary
10

  1. St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    341 m

  2. University of Portsmouth

    Higher education institutions

    457 m

  3. The Portsmouth Grammar School

    Other independent school

    729 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,111
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,757
  • Shoplifting 947
  • Public order 801
  • Anti social behaviour 770
  • Other theft 559

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    782 m

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    1.3 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    1.5 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    1.6 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    2.0 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    2.2 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    2.3 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    2.6 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    2.8 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    3.1 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

  • HMS Nelson

    BCT · Portsea

    0.1 miles

  • HMS Nelson

    BCT · Portsea

    0.1 miles

  • Curzon Howe Road

    BCT · Portsea

    0.2 miles

  • Curzon Howe Road

    BCT · Portsea

    0.2 miles

  • Victoria Park

    BCT · City Centre

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 027B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,882 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

69 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 10 secondary schools. St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 341 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,111 published events cover 12 months, averaging 759.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,757 events.

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