PO5 3LW

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO5 3SJ 22 m
PO5 3AN 52 m
PO5 3LU 56 m
PO5 3NA 56 m
PO5 3PP 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO5 3LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2023
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO5
Postcode sector
PO5 3
Latitude
50.784757
Longitude
-1.089405
British National Grid easting
464,288
British National Grid northing
98,750

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
E00086471
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 024B · E01017123
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 024 · E02003547

Postcode source versions

Explore PO5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
90, Osborne Road, Southsea, PO5 3LW 20 June 2007 £770,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
45
Secondary
6
  1. Portsmouth High School GDST

    Other independent school

    475 m
  2. Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    706 m
  3. St Swithun's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    709 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,645
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,995
  • Shoplifting 834
  • Anti social behaviour 720
  • Public order 618
  • Other theft 494

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    225 m

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    829 m

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    1.5 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    1.9 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    2.4 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    2.6 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    3.2 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    3.5 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    3.5 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    4.2 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

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

    ODS code J82084

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Southsea Shops

    BCT · Southsea

    0.0 miles
  • Southsea Shops

    BCT · Southsea

    0.0 miles
  • Southsea Shops

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • Southsea Shops

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • St. Judes Church

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 024B, 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

14,770 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 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
0
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

62 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 6 secondary schools. Portsmouth High School GDST is the nearest published school at 475 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,645 published events cover 12 months, averaging 637.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,995 events.

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