PO5 3DL

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 3BU 23 m
PO5 3BT 37 m
PO5 3DN 43 m
PO5 3AU 47 m
PO5 3BS 49 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO5 3DL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO5
Postcode sector
PO5 3
Latitude
50.788508
Longitude
-1.095248
British National Grid easting
463,871
British National Grid northing
99,162

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
E00086546
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 024C · E01017131
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 024 · E02003547

Postcode source versions

Explore PO5

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Dartmouth Mews, Flat 12, Cecil Place, Southsea, PO5 3DL 23 June 2017 £169,995
Dartmouth Mews, Flat 2, Cecil Place, Southsea, PO5 3DL 2 April 2013 £85,000
Dartmouth Mews, Flat 7, Cecil Place, Southsea, PO5 3DL 6 September 2010 £86,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
48
Secondary
9
  1. Portsmouth High School GDST

    Other independent school

    124 m
  2. St Jude's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    375 m
  3. The Portsmouth Grammar School

    Other independent school

    508 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,957
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,473
  • Shoplifting 1,094
  • Anti social behaviour 823
  • Public order 765
  • Other theft 560

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

8 female, 12 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO5 3 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
100%
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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    405 m

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    1.4 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    1.4 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    1.5 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    2.2 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    2.7 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    2.9 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    3.2 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    3.4 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    3.6 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

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

    ODS code J82084

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Castle Road

    BCT · Southsea

    0.0 miles
  • Castle Road

    BCT · Southsea

    0.0 miles
  • Victoria Avenue

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • Victoria Avenue

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • Pier Road

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 024C, 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

15,639 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
12
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

68 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 9 secondary schools. Portsmouth High School GDST is the nearest published school at 124 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,957 published events cover 12 months, averaging 746.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,473 events.

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