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PO5 4BU

St Thomas · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
St Thomas
Local authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South
Postcode district
PO5
Postcode sector
PO5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO5 4DH 37 m
PO5 4BW 45 m
PO5 4BT 62 m
PO5 4BP 63 m
PO5 4BX 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO5 4BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO5
Postcode sector
PO5 4
Latitude
50.793748
Longitude
-1.091415
British National Grid easting
464,134
British National Grid northing
99,748

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
E00086521
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 018E · E01017132
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 018 · E02003541

Postcode source versions

Explore PO5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
48
Secondary
8

  1. University of Portsmouth

    Higher education institutions

    319 m

  2. Ark Charter Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    358 m

  3. Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    415 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,328
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,561
  • Shoplifting 1,209
  • Anti social behaviour 990
  • Public order 985
  • Other theft 692

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO5 4 residents
7,868

Age bands in PO5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.4%

1,442 residents

Age 15 to 24
24.8%

1,599 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

1,533 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.6%

1,135 residents

Age 65 and over
11.5%

742 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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    830 m

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    908 m

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    940 m

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    1.5 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    1.5 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    2.2 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    2.3 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    2.5 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    2.8 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    3.7 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

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

    ODS code J82084

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • University House

    BCT · Somers Town

    0.1 miles

  • University House

    BCT · Somers Town

    0.1 miles

  • Highbury Centre

    BCT · Somers Town

    0.1 miles

  • Isambard Brunel Road

    BCT · Somers Town

    0.2 miles

  • Isambard Brunel Road

    BCT · Somers Town

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 018E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,038 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

67 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 8 secondary schools. University of Portsmouth is the nearest published school at 319 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,328 published events cover 12 months, averaging 944 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,561 events.

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