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PO2 8PP

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 8PU 21 m
PO2 8PT 58 m
PO2 8QB 73 m
PO2 8PZ 74 m
PO2 8RR 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO2 8PP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO2
Postcode sector
PO2 8
Latitude
50.820283
Longitude
-1.089963
British National Grid easting
464,200
British National Grid northing
102,700

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
E00086387
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 010B · E01017106
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 010 · E02003533

Postcode source versions

Explore PO2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
85
Primary
59
Secondary
12

  1. The Harbour School

    Academy special converter

    252 m

  2. Stamshaw Junior School

    Academy converter

    317 m

  3. Stamshaw Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    519 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,950
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,829
  • Shoplifting 419
  • Public order 294
  • Anti social behaviour 278
  • Criminal damage and arson 248

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

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    759 m

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    1.0 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    1.9 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    2.0 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    2.1 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    2.7 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    3.0 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    3.9 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    3.9 km

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82161

    4.0 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    4.2 km

  • THE DRAYTON SURGERY

    280 HAVANT ROAD, DRAYTON, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 1PA

    ODS code J82102

    4.2 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Widley Road

    BCT · Tipner

    0.1 miles

  • Tipner Lane

    BCT · Tipner

    0.2 miles

  • Tipner Lane

    BCT · Tipner

    0.2 miles

  • Stamshaw School

    BCT · Tipner

    0.2 miles

  • Twyford Avenue

    BCT · Tipner

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 010B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,771 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 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

85 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 12 secondary schools. The Harbour School is the nearest published school at 252 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,950 published events cover 12 months, averaging 329.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,829 events.

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