PO5 3DE

St Thomas · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southsea
Local authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South
Postcode district
PO5
Postcode sector
PO5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO5 3DF 36 m
PO5 3BL 50 m
PO5 3BY 51 m
PO5 4DW 77 m
PO5 3DR 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO5 3DE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO5
Postcode sector
PO5 3
Latitude
50.789914
Longitude
-1.092241
British National Grid easting
464,081
British National Grid northing
99,321

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Portsmouth · E06000044
Electoral ward
St Thomas · E05002454
Parish or community
E43000035
Westminster constituency
Portsmouth South · E14001432
Output area
E00086542
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 022D · E01017135
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 022 · E02003545

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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59 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Castle Road, Southsea, PO5 3DE 1 May 2026 £335,000
33, Castle Road, Southsea, PO5 3DE 15 November 2024 £680,000
17, Castle Road, Southsea, PO5 3DE 23 August 2024 £350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
48
Secondary
8
  1. Portsmouth High School GDST

    Other independent school

    226 m
  2. Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    358 m
  3. St Jude's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    531 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,486
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,045
  • Shoplifting 1,349
  • Anti social behaviour 945
  • Public order 893
  • Other theft 629

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
121

55 female, 66 male

Postcode households
57
Residents per household
2.1
PO5 3 residents
5,340

Age bands in PO5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7.9%

419 residents

Age 15 to 24
21.1%

1,118 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.4%

1,720 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.3%

1,130 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

922 residents

This postcode contained 2.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO5 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
92.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.9%
Gigabit-capable
92.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    511 m

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    1.1 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    1.3 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    1.3 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    1.9 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    2.4 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    2.7 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    3.0 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    3.2 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    3.8 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

    GOSPORT WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, BURY ROAD, GOSPORT, PO12 3PW

    ODS code J82084

    4.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Green Road

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • Green Road

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Road Junction

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Road Junction

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Road Junction

    BCT · Southsea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 022D, 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

13,695 of 33,755

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

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
3
Low risk addresses
7
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £350,000 from 9 recorded sales in PO5 3DE. 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

Published establishments

67 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 8 secondary schools. Portsmouth High School GDST is the nearest published school at 226 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

10,486 published events cover 12 months, averaging 873.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,045 events.

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