PO2 9SS

Hilsea · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Portsmouth
Ward
Hilsea
Local authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth North
Postcode district
PO2
Postcode sector
PO2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO2 9SP 74 m
PO2 9SR 92 m
PO2 9SJ 95 m
PO2 9PU 100 m
PO2 9ST 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO2 9SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO2
Postcode sector
PO2 9
Latitude
50.831871
Longitude
-1.075581
British National Grid easting
465,197
British National Grid northing
104,001

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Portsmouth · E06000044
Electoral ward
Hilsea · E05002449
Parish or community
E43000035
Westminster constituency
Portsmouth North · E14001431
Output area
E00086294
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 007B · E01017089
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 007 · E02003530

Postcode source versions

Explore PO2

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, South Avenue, Portsmouth, PO2 9SS 14 July 2026 £282,000
2, South Avenue, Portsmouth, PO2 9SS 26 September 2024 £352,500
4, South Avenue, Portsmouth, PO2 9SS 26 August 2022 £308,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
50
Secondary
12
  1. Trafalgar School

    Academy sponsor led

    388 m
  2. UTC Portsmouth

    University technical college

    388 m
  3. King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)

    Academy converter

    527 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,076
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,403
  • Shoplifting 285
  • Public order 270
  • Anti social behaviour 250
  • Criminal damage and arson 208

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

20 female, 15 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.5
PO2 9 residents
8,738

Age bands in PO2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,649 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

919 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.2%

2,653 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

2,193 residents

Age 65 and over
15.5%

1,360 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO2 9 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

10

within 5 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    1.9 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    2.1 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    2.3 km

  • THE DRAYTON SURGERY

    280 HAVANT ROAD, DRAYTON, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 1PA

    ODS code J82102

    2.6 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    3.0 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    3.5 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    3.6 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    3.9 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    4.0 km

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82161

    4.2 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

  • Oakwood Road

    BCT · Hilsea

    0.1 miles
  • Oakwood Road

    BCT · Hilsea

    0.1 miles
  • Hilsea Crescent

    BCT · Hilsea

    0.2 miles
  • The News Centre

    BCT · Hilsea

    0.2 miles
  • Hilsea Crescent

    BCT · Hilsea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 007B, 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

5,700 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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
14
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 £308,000 from 3 recorded sales in PO2 9SS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Portsmouth is £250,999 in June 2026, up 0.1% year on year.

Schools

73 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 12 secondary schools. Trafalgar School is the nearest published school at 388 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,076 published events cover 12 months, averaging 256.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,403 events.

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