PO16 8HH

Portchester Wicor · 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 8HF 46 m
PO16 8HE 61 m
PO16 8TQ 106 m
PO16 8ER 115 m
PO16 8EY 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO16 8HH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO16
Postcode sector
PO16 8
Latitude
50.851310
Longitude
-1.136253
British National Grid easting
460,899
British National Grid northing
106,111

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Fareham · E07000087
Parish or community
E43000070
Output area
E00115729
Lower layer super output area
Fareham 010D · E01022768
Middle layer super output area
Fareham 010 · E02004736

Postcode source versions

Explore PO16

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
243, Dore Avenue, Fareham, PO16 8HH 16 September 2022 £330,000
241, Dore Avenue, Fareham, PO16 8HH 8 April 2010 £150,000
243, Dore Avenue, Fareham, PO16 8HH 10 August 2001 £113,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. Red Barn Community Primary School

    Community school

    179 m
  2. Northern Infant School

    Community school

    379 m
  3. Northern Junior School

    Community school

    379 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
906
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 442
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Shoplifting 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 70
  • Public order 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

2 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.2
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

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82161

    820 m

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    853 m

  • CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82026

    2.8 km

  • BRIDGEMARY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82152

    3.8 km

  • GUDGEHEATH LANE SURGERY

    187 GUDGE HEATH LANE, FAREHAM, PO15 6QA

    ODS code J82033

    5.0 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 Crematorium

    BCT · Portchester

    0.1 miles
  • The Crematorium

    BCT · Portchester

    0.1 miles
  • Jute Close

    BCT · Portchester

    0.1 miles
  • Jute Close

    BCT · Portchester

    0.1 miles
  • Linden Lea Shops

    BCT · Portchester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Fareham 010D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,596 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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 £330,000 from 1 recorded sale in PO16 8HH. 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Red Barn Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 179 m.

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

Recorded crime

906 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 442 events.

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