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PO12 3UL

Forton · Gosport · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Forton
Local authority
Gosport
Constituency
Gosport
Postcode district
PO12
Postcode sector
PO12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO12 3UW 62 m
PO12 4XB 62 m
PO12 3NH 67 m
PO12 4XD 78 m
PO12 3UN 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO12 3UL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO12
Postcode sector
PO12 3
Latitude
50.798963
Longitude
-1.141207
British National Grid easting
460,618
British National Grid northing
100,286

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
E00116021
Lower layer super output area
Gosport 008C · E01022833
Middle layer super output area
Gosport 008 · E02004748

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
42
Secondary
8

  1. Oarsome Chance

    Special post 16 institution

    380 m

  2. St Vincent College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    380 m

  3. Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    416 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,077
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,462
  • Anti social behaviour 287
  • Other theft 258
  • Public order 237
  • Shoplifting 199

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO12 3 residents
11,666

Age bands in PO12 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,793 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,102 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

2,862 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

3,208 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

2,429 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    220 m

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

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

    ODS code J82084

    816 m

  • ROWNER HEALTH CENTRE

    143 ROWNER LANE, ROWNER, GOSPORT, PO13 9SP

    ODS code J82669

    2.8 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    3.7 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    3.8 km

  • BRIDGEMARY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82152

    4.0 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    4.3 km

  • SOLENT VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEE-ON-SOLENT HEALTH CTR, MANOR WAY, LEE-ON-THE-SOLENT, PO13 9JG

    ODS code J82215

    4.3 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    4.5 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    4.5 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    4.6 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Crossways

    BCT · Forton

    0.1 miles

  • Crossways

    BCT · Forton

    0.1 miles

  • Pelham Road

    BCT · Anns Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Pelham Road

    BCT · Anns Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Crossways

    BCT · Forton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gosport 008C, 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

1,945 of 33,755

Income
2 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
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

60 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 8 secondary schools. Oarsome Chance is the nearest published school at 380 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,077 published events cover 12 months, averaging 256.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,462 events.

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