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PO1 4AF

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO1 4AE 19 m
PO1 4AG 23 m
PO1 5PA 33 m
PO1 4JX 55 m
PO1 4JZ 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO1 4AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO1
Postcode sector
PO1 4
Latitude
50.804581
Longitude
-1.077340
British National Grid easting
465,111
British National Grid northing
100,965

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
E00086037
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 028C · E01017039
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 028 · E02006976

Postcode source versions

Explore PO1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
48
Secondary
9

  1. Madani Academy

    Other independent school

    44 m

  2. The Portsmouth Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    169 m

  3. Manor Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    292 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,629
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,888
  • Shoplifting 1,349
  • Public order 982
  • Anti social behaviour 830
  • Criminal damage and arson 677

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

1 female, 5 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
6.0
PO1 4 residents
5,031

Age bands in PO1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.9%

1,352 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.6%

921 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

1,567 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.5%

1,271 residents

Age 65 and over
13.5%

795 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO1 4 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+
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

10

within 5 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    75 m

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    868 m

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    922 m

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    956 m

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    1.2 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    1.2 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    1.3 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    2.4 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    2.4 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    4.7 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

  • Fratton Road

    BCT · Kingston

    0.1 miles

  • Fratton Road

    BCT · Kingston

    0.1 miles

  • Hanway Road

    BCT · Kingston

    0.1 miles

  • St Marys Church

    BCT · Fratton

    0.1 miles

  • Carnegie Library

    BCT · Fratton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 028C, 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

1,802 of 33,755

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

70 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 9 secondary schools. Madani Academy is the nearest published school at 44 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,629 published events cover 12 months, averaging 969.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,888 events.

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