PO4 8WF

Central Southsea · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South
Postcode district
PO4
Postcode sector
PO4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO4 8UZ 4 m
PO4 8UT 24 m
PO4 8UY 24 m
PO4 8FH 31 m
PO4 8UR 31 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO4 8WF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 June 2003
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO4
Postcode sector
PO4 8
Latitude
50.794457
Longitude
-1.066301
British National Grid easting
465,903
British National Grid northing
99,849

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Portsmouth · E06000044
Parish or community
E43000035
Westminster constituency
Portsmouth South · E14001432
Output area
E00085976
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 019D · E01017029
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 019 · E02003542

Postcode source versions

Explore PO4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
37
Secondary
8
  1. Fernhurst Junior School

    Community school

    282 m
  2. Devonshire Infant School

    Community school

    332 m
  3. Wimborne Primary School

    Community school

    424 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,482
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,692
  • Public order 736
  • Anti social behaviour 709
  • Vehicle crime 558
  • Shoplifting 544

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO4 8 residents
13,645

Age bands in PO4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

2,488 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,577 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

4,154 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

3,653 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

2,540 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    691 m

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    1.0 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    1.4 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    1.5 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    1.8 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    2.0 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    2.1 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    2.3 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Frensham Road

    BCT · Fratton

    0.0 miles
  • Frensham Road

    BCT · Fratton

    0.0 miles
  • Shepherds Crook

    BCT · Milton

    0.1 miles
  • Shepherds Crook

    BCT · Milton

    0.1 miles
  • Francis Avenue

    BCT · Fratton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 019D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,597 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 8 secondary schools. Fernhurst Junior School is the nearest published school at 282 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,482 published events cover 12 months, averaging 706.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,692 events.

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