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PO2 8BU

Nelson · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Nelson
Local authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth North
Postcode district
PO2
Postcode sector
PO2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO2 8AA 35 m
PO2 8AQ 56 m
PO2 8AT 82 m
PO2 7AJ 85 m
PO2 8AS 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO2 8BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2019
Terminated
1 December 2019
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO2
Postcode sector
PO2 8
Latitude
50.813658
Longitude
-1.082257
British National Grid easting
464,752
British National Grid northing
101,970

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Portsmouth · E06000044
Electoral ward
Nelson · E05002451
Parish or community
E43000035
Westminster constituency
Portsmouth North · E14001431
Output area
E00086366
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 013D · E01017102
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 013 · E02003536

Postcode source versions

Explore PO2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
55
Secondary
11

  1. The Flying Bull Academy

    Academy converter

    330 m

  2. New Horizons Primary School

    Academy converter

    473 m

  3. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    563 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,625
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,344
  • Shoplifting 933
  • Public order 608
  • Anti social behaviour 515
  • Criminal damage and arson 456

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO2 8 residents
8,680

Age bands in PO2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,711 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

900 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.4%

2,716 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

2,128 residents

Age 65 and over
13.7%

1,185 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.

GP practices

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    128 m

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    232 m

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    1.0 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    1.2 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    1.4 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    1.9 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    2.1 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    3.2 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    3.4 km

  • THE DRAYTON SURGERY

    280 HAVANT ROAD, DRAYTON, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 1PA

    ODS code J82102

    4.4 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    4.5 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    4.8 km

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82161

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Kingston Crescent

    BCT · North End

    0.1 miles

  • Kingston Crescent

    BCT · North End

    0.1 miles

  • Chichester Road

    BCT · North End

    0.1 miles

  • Seagrove Road

    BCT · Stamshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Rudmore Roundabout

    BCT · Continental Port

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 013D, 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

1,807 of 33,755

Income
1 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
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

80 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 11 secondary schools. The Flying Bull Academy is the nearest published school at 330 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,625 published events cover 12 months, averaging 635.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,344 events.

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