PO5 4JU

St Thomas · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South
Postcode district
PO5
Postcode sector
PO5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO5 3BW 11 m
PO5 3AH 48 m
PO5 3AR 57 m
PO5 3AL 59 m
PO5 4DN 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO5 4JU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO5
Postcode sector
PO5 4
Latitude
50.790644
Longitude
-1.094795
British National Grid easting
463,900
British National Grid northing
99,400

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
E00086544
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 022D · E01017135
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 022 · E02003545

Postcode source versions

Explore PO5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
48
Secondary
10
  1. Portsmouth High School GDST

    Other independent school

    297 m
  2. St Jude's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    352 m
  3. The Portsmouth Grammar School

    Other independent school

    393 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,693
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,813
  • Shoplifting 1,110
  • Anti social behaviour 887
  • Public order 840
  • Other theft 595

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.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    614 m

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    1.2 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    1.3 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    1.4 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    2.0 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    2.5 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

    2.9 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

    3.6 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

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

    ODS code J82084

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Kings Road Junction

    BCT · Southsea

    0.0 miles
  • Kings Road Junction

    BCT · Southsea

    0.0 miles
  • Kings Road Junction

    BCT · Southsea

    0.0 miles
  • Kings Road Junction

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 miles
  • Victoria Avenue

    BCT · Southsea

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

69 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 10 secondary schools. Portsmouth High School GDST is the nearest published school at 297 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,693 published events cover 12 months, averaging 807.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,813 events.

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