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PO12 1GL

Forton · Gosport · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Forton
Local authority
Gosport
Constituency
Gosport
Postcode district
PO12
Postcode sector
PO12 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO12 1GJ 41 m
PO12 1GF 46 m
PO12 1GQ 63 m
PO12 1GH 65 m
PO12 1GG 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO12 1GL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO12
Postcode sector
PO12 1
Latitude
50.801312
Longitude
-1.124490
British National Grid easting
461,793
British National Grid northing
100,561

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Gosport · E07000088
Electoral ward
Forton · E05014143
Parish or community
E43000071
Westminster constituency
Gosport · E14001252
Output area
E00179946
Lower layer super output area
Gosport 008I · E01034065
Middle layer super output area
Gosport 008 · E02004748

Postcode source versions

Explore PO12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
56
Secondary
11

  1. Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    796 m

  2. Oarsome Chance

    Special post 16 institution

    836 m

  3. St Vincent College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    836 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,110
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,344
  • Shoplifting 375
  • Anti social behaviour 304
  • Public order 235
  • Other theft 227

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO12 1 residents
8,403

Age bands in PO12 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

1,270 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

897 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

2,310 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,289 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

1,691 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+
60%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
60%
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

14

within 5 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    1.3 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

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

    ODS code J82084

    1.9 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    2.5 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    2.9 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    3.1 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    3.3 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    3.3 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    3.4 km

  • ROWNER HEALTH CENTRE

    143 ROWNER LANE, ROWNER, GOSPORT, PO13 9SP

    ODS code J82669

    3.7 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    3.9 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    4.4 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    4.4 km

  • BRIDGEMARY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2-4 GREGSON AVENUE, BRIDGEMARY, GOSPORT, PO13 0HR

    ODS code J82152

    4.6 km

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    20B WESTLANDS GROVE, PORTCHESTER, FAREHAM, PO16 9AD

    ODS code J82161

    4.8 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

  • Waterside Medical Centre

    BCT · Gosport

    0.2 miles

  • Waterside Medical Centre

    BCT · Gosport

    0.3 miles

  • Sharon Court

    BCT · Forton

    0.3 miles

  • Sharon Court

    BCT · Forton

    0.3 miles

  • Victoria Street

    BCT · Forton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gosport 008I, 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

7,009 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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

79 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 11 secondary schools. Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 796 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,110 published events cover 12 months, averaging 259.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,344 events.

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