PO16 8BN

Portchester Castle · Fareham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Fareham
Local authority
Fareham
Postcode district
PO16
Postcode sector
PO16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO16 8DJ 83 m
PO16 8BL 89 m
PO16 8LD 98 m
PO16 8BT 99 m
PO16 8LA 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO16 8BN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO16
Postcode sector
PO16 8
Latitude
50.849719
Longitude
-1.125514
British National Grid easting
461,657
British National Grid northing
105,943

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Fareham · E07000087
Parish or community
E43000070
Output area
E00115712
Lower layer super output area
Fareham 012E · E01022767
Middle layer super output area
Fareham 012 · E02004738

Postcode source versions

Explore PO16

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, The Hillway, Portchester, Fareham, PO16 8BN 23 June 2025 £380,000
3, The Hillway, Portchester, Fareham, PO16 8BN 24 May 2024 £365,000
7, The Hillway, Fareham, PO16 8BN 24 March 2010 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
29
Secondary
7
  1. Northern Infant School

    Community school

    444 m
  2. Northern Junior School

    Community school

    444 m
  3. Red Barn Community Primary School

    Community school

    616 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,044
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 537
  • Shoplifting 91
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Public order 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.8
PO16 8 residents
10,355

Age bands in PO16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

1,428 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

887 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.3%

2,106 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

3,090 residents

Age 65 and over
27.4%

2,839 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO16 8 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

5

within 5 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    375 m

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82161

    774 m

  • CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82026

    3.6 km

  • BRIDGEMARY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82152

    4.2 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    4.9 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

  • The Hillway

    BCT · Portchester

    0.0 miles
  • The Hillway

    BCT · Portchester

    0.0 miles
  • Portchester Rail Station

    RSE · Portchester

    0.1 miles
  • Portchester Rail Station

    RLY · Portchester

    0.1 miles
  • Portsview Gardens

    BCT · Portchester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Fareham 012E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,472 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £372,500 from 2 recorded sales in PO16 8BN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Fareham is £328,364 in June 2026, up 0.8% year on year.

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. Northern Infant School is the nearest published school at 444 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,044 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 537 events.

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