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PO3 5JH

Hilsea · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hilsea
Local authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth North
Postcode district
PO3
Postcode sector
PO3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO3 5DZ 58 m
PO3 5DX 118 m
PO3 5HU 118 m
PO3 5DY 121 m
PO3 5JP 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO3 5JH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO3
Postcode sector
PO3 5
Latitude
50.833866
Longitude
-1.061909
British National Grid easting
466,157
British National Grid northing
104,235

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
E00086280
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 007C · E01017090
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 007 · E02003530

Postcode source versions

Explore PO3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
46
Secondary
14

  1. City of Portsmouth College

    Further education

    412 m

  2. Highbury Primary School

    Academy converter

    426 m

  3. Redwood Park Academy

    Academy special sponsor led

    472 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,188
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,364
  • Shoplifting 357
  • Public order 296
  • Criminal damage and arson 234
  • Anti social behaviour 232

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO3 5 residents
8,518

Age bands in PO3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,369 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

852 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

2,270 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

2,247 residents

Age 65 and over
15.8%

1,265 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.

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

9

within 5 km

  • THE DRAYTON SURGERY

    280 HAVANT ROAD, DRAYTON, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 1PA

    ODS code J82102

    1.8 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    2.4 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    2.5 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    2.7 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    3.4 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    3.7 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    4.0 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    4.4 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    4.8 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

  • Copnor Road

    BCT · Hilsea

    0.3 miles

  • Norway Road

    BCT · Hilsea

    0.3 miles

  • Norway Road

    BCT · Hilsea

    0.3 miles

  • Copnor Road

    BCT · Hilsea

    0.3 miles

  • Green Farm Gardens

    BCT · Hilsea

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 007C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,745 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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

Schools

72 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 14 secondary schools. City of Portsmouth College is the nearest published school at 412 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,188 published events cover 12 months, averaging 265.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,364 events.

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