PO5 2SQ

St Jude · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southsea
Ward
St Jude
Local authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South
Postcode district
PO5
Postcode sector
PO5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO5 2SN 24 m
PO5 1PR 44 m
PO5 1PJ 55 m
PO5 2SA 56 m
PO5 2SW 56 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO5 2SQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO5
Postcode sector
PO5 2
Latitude
50.786813
Longitude
-1.077519
British National Grid easting
465,123
British National Grid northing
98,989

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Portsmouth · E06000044
Electoral ward
St Jude · E05002453
Parish or community
E43000035
Westminster constituency
Portsmouth South · E14001432
Output area
E00086492
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 025D · E01017126
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 025 · E02003548

Postcode source versions

Explore PO5

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
139a, Albert Road, Southsea, PO5 2SQ 24 February 2025 £97,500
123, Albert Road, Southsea, PO5 2SQ 10 February 2022 £244,500
125a, Albert Road, Southsea, PO5 2SQ 12 April 2021 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
40
Secondary
8
  1. Southsea Infant School

    Community school

    88 m
  2. St Swithun's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    422 m
  3. Craneswater Junior School

    Community school

    425 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,256
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,686
  • Shoplifting 942
  • Anti social behaviour 833
  • Public order 773
  • Other theft 598

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

14 female, 11 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.3
PO5 2 residents
7,114

Age bands in PO5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.8%

766 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.8%

1,126 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.9%

2,345 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

1,743 residents

Age 65 and over
16%

1,141 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO5 2 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
89.3%
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

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    404 m

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    1.1 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    1.1 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    1.8 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    1.8 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    2.0 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    2.9 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    3.0 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    3.2 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

    FORTON MEDICAL CENTRE, WHITES PLACE, GOSPORT, PO12 3JP

    ODS code J82083

    4.9 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

  • Albert Road Lights

    BCT · Southsea

    0.0 miles
  • Napier Road

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • Albert Road

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • Albert Road Lights

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • Albert Road Lights

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 025D, 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

15,273 of 33,755

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

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
5
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
1
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 £171,000 from 2 recorded sales in PO5 2SQ. 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

59 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 8 secondary schools. Southsea Infant School is the nearest published school at 88 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,256 published events cover 12 months, averaging 771.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,686 events.

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