PO4 9BS

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO4 9TL 27 m
PO4 9AZ 65 m
PO4 9BA 78 m
PO4 9BJ 79 m
PO4 9BH 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO4 9BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 May 2014
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO4
Postcode sector
PO4 9
Latitude
50.789407
Longitude
-1.066771
British National Grid easting
465,877
British National Grid northing
99,287

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
E00086003
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 019A · E01017023
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
54
Primary
37
Secondary
8
  1. Cumberland Infant School

    Community school

    304 m
  2. Devonshire Infant School

    Community school

    425 m
  3. Wimborne Primary School

    Community school

    440 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,680
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,120
  • Anti social behaviour 681
  • Public order 673
  • Shoplifting 671
  • Other theft 489

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO4 9 residents
14,403

Age bands in PO4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

2,198 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,533 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.2%

4,403 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

3,731 residents

Age 65 and over
15.9%

2,243 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

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    1.0 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    1.2 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    1.3 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    1.9 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    1.9 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    2.1 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    2.6 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    2.8 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Haslemere Road

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • Winter Road

    BCT · Eastney

    0.2 miles
  • Haslemere Road

    BCT · Southsea

    0.2 miles
  • Devonshire Square

    BCT · Southsea

    0.2 miles
  • Bristol Road

    BCT · Eastney

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 019A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,637 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 8 secondary schools. Cumberland Infant School is the nearest published school at 304 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,680 published events cover 12 months, averaging 640 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,120 events.

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