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PO1 3NH

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 3LU 39 m
PO1 3PY 128 m
PO1 3PX 147 m
PO1 3NU 167 m
PO1 3LR 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO1 3NH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO1
Postcode sector
PO1 3
Latitude
50.801108
Longitude
-1.108287
British National Grid easting
462,935
British National Grid northing
100,552

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

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Open schools
77
Primary
55
Secondary
11

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    427 m

  2. University of Portsmouth

    Higher education institutions

    1.1 km

  3. The Portsmouth Grammar School

    Other independent school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,387
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,084
  • Shoplifting 806
  • Public order 468
  • Anti social behaviour 466
  • Other theft 306

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5
0 female, 5 male
Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
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 0.1% 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.

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

    2.0 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

    2.3 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

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    2.9 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

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

    ODS code J82084

    2.9 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    3.2 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

    233 m

  • Historic Dockyard

    BCT · The Hard

    255 m

  • The Hard Interchange

    BCS · Portsmouth

    302 m

  • The Hard Interchange

    BCS · Portsmouth

    372 m

  • The Hard Interchange

    BCS · Portsmouth

    381 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
1
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 427 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,387 published events cover 12 months, averaging 449 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,084 events.

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