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PO12 4BB

Elson · Gosport · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gosport
Ward
Elson
Local authority
Gosport
Constituency
Gosport
Postcode district
PO12
Postcode sector
PO12 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO12 4AA 86 m
PO12 4AU 94 m
PO12 4BD 94 m
PO12 4BT 113 m
PO12 4AB 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO12 4BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO12
Postcode sector
PO12 4
Latitude
50.814236
Longitude
-1.146477
British National Grid easting
460,227
British National Grid northing
101,980

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Gosport · E07000088
Electoral ward
Elson · E05014142
Parish or community
E43000071
Westminster constituency
Gosport · E14001252
Output area
E00115933
Lower layer super output area
Gosport 003B · E01022814
Middle layer super output area
Gosport 003 · E02004743

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Orchard Close, Gosport, PO12 4BB 8 October 2020 £258,000
18, Orchard Close, Gosport, PO12 4BB 18 August 2003 £129,000
4, Orchard Close, Gosport, PO12 4BB 26 July 2002 £99,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
44
Secondary
9

  1. Elson Infant School

    Community school

    169 m

  2. Elson Junior School

    Community school

    263 m

  3. King's Academy Brune Park

    Academy sponsor led

    902 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,782
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 894
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Other theft 149
  • Public order 131
  • Criminal damage and arson 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

14 female, 17 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.6
PO12 4 residents
15,965

Age bands in PO12 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

2,804 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,701 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

4,242 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

4,707 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

2,867 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO12 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

13

within 5 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    1.5 km

  • ROWNER HEALTH CENTRE

    143 ROWNER LANE, ROWNER, GOSPORT, PO13 9SP

    ODS code J82669

    2.0 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

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

    ODS code J82084

    2.4 km

  • BRIDGEMARY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82152

    2.5 km

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82161

    3.5 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

    PORTCHESTER HEALTH CENTRE, WEST STREET, PORTCHESTER, FAREHAM, PO16 9TU

    ODS code J82012

    3.8 km

  • SOLENT VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82215

    4.1 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    4.3 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    4.6 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    4.6 km

  • CENTRE PRACTICE

    FAREHAM HEALTH CENTRE, CIVIC WAY, FAREHAM, PO16 7ER

    ODS code J82026

    4.9 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    4.9 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    5.0 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

  • Elson Lane

    BCT · Elson

    0.1 miles

  • Elson Lane

    BCT · Elson

    0.1 miles

  • Ham Lane

    BCT · Elson

    0.1 miles

  • Ham Lane

    BCT · Elson

    0.1 miles

  • Worthing Avenue

    BCT · Elson

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gosport 003B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,601 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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

65 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 9 secondary schools. Elson Infant School is the nearest published school at 169 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,782 published events cover 12 months, averaging 148.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 894 events.

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