PO1 4BL

Charles Dickens · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO1 4AL 24 m
PO1 4BP 40 m
PO1 4DA 41 m
PO1 4TG 42 m
PO1 4DB 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO1 4BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO1
Postcode sector
PO1 4
Latitude
50.803956
Longitude
-1.087031
British National Grid easting
464,429
British National Grid northing
100,887

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Portsmouth · E06000044
Parish or community
E43000035
Westminster constituency
Portsmouth South · E14001432
Output area
E00086044
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 013C · E01017038
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 013 · E02003536

Postcode source versions

Explore PO1

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sovereign Gate, 308 - 314, Unit 5, Commercial Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4BL 28 October 2021 £292,500
Sovereign Gate, 308 - 314, Unit 3, Commercial Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4BL 6 August 2021 £265,000
Sovereign Gate, 308 - 314, Unit 4, Commercial Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4BL 21 August 2020 £243,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
52
Secondary
8
  1. Ark Dickens Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    285 m
  2. Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery

    Academy converter

    464 m
  3. St Edmund's Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    584 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,400
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,839
  • Shoplifting 1,188
  • Public order 976
  • Anti social behaviour 845
  • Other theft 669

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
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

    276 m

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    620 m

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    945 m

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    1.1 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    1.4 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    1.8 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    1.8 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    2.1 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    2.4 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    4.0 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

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

    ODS code J82084

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Landport

    0.1 miles
  • City Shops North

    BCT · City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Cornmill Street

    BCT · City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Landport

    0.1 miles
  • City Shops North

    BCT · City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 013C, 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

150 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
2 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
5
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 £278,750 from 2 recorded sales in PO1 4BL. 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 8 secondary schools. Ark Dickens Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 285 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,400 published events cover 12 months, averaging 950 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,839 events.

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