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PO4

UK postcode district

Part of Southsea

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,009
Current units
740
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
5

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South East
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
269

Postcode sectors in PO4

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

3 sectors
29,749 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
129, Landguard Road, Southsea, PO4 9DS 29 July 2026 £237,500
9, Owen Street, Southsea, PO4 9PB 27 July 2026 £258,000
132, Henderson Road, Eastney, Southsea, PO4 9TT 27 July 2026 £315,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
3,922
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,542
  • Shoplifting 495
  • Public order 321
  • Anti social behaviour 306
  • Vehicle crime 297

Census 2021

Population and age profile

PO4 usual residents
41,272
Age-profile population
42,620

Age bands in PO4

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
15%
6,401 residents
Age 15 to 24
16.3%
6,964 residents
Age 25 to 44
29.9%
12,732 residents
Age 45 to 64
23.6%
10,066 residents
Age 65 and over
15.2%
6,457 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 728 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 723 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 675 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £260,000 from 3,589 recorded sales in PO4. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

3,922 published events cover 12 months, averaging 327 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,542 events.

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