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PO1 3LU

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 3NH 39 m
PO1 3PY 110 m
PO1 3NU 129 m
PO1 3PX 151 m
PO1 3LS 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO1 3LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO1
Postcode sector
PO1 3
Latitude
50.801211
Longitude
-1.108811
British National Grid easting
462,898
British National Grid northing
100,563

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
E00086047
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 027A · E01017034
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 027 · E02006975

Postcode source versions

Explore PO1

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
77
Primary
55
Secondary
11

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    464 m

  2. University of Portsmouth

    Higher education institutions

    1.2 km

  3. The Portsmouth Grammar School

    Other independent school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5,106
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,932
  • Shoplifting 802
  • Anti social behaviour 452
  • Public order 438
  • Other theft 293

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.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    1.4 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    2.1 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    2.1 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    2.2 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    2.4 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    2.4 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    2.5 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

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

    ODS code J82084

    2.9 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    3.0 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    3.3 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    3.3 km

  • ROWNER HEALTH CENTRE

    143 ROWNER LANE, ROWNER, GOSPORT, PO13 9SP

    ODS code J82669

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Historic Dockyard - set down only

    BCT · The Hard

    265 m

  • Historic Dockyard

    BCT · The Hard

    291 m

  • The Hard Interchange

    BCS · Portsmouth

    326 m

  • The Hard Interchange

    BCS · Portsmouth

    397 m

  • The Hard Interchange

    BCS · Portsmouth

    403 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 027A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,484 of 33,755

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

77 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 11 secondary schools. St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 464 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,106 published events cover 12 months, averaging 426 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,932 events.

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