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PO5 4NU

Charles Dickens · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Charles Dickens
Local authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South
Postcode district
PO5
Postcode sector
PO5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO5 4ND 25 m
PO5 4NB 29 m
PO5 4LL 59 m
PO5 4LG 70 m
PO5 4LQ 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO5 4NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO5
Postcode sector
PO5 4
Latitude
50.796271
Longitude
-1.085208
British National Grid easting
464,568
British National Grid northing
100,034

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Portsmouth · E06000044
Electoral ward
Charles Dickens · E05002443
Parish or community
E43000035
Westminster constituency
Portsmouth South · E14001432
Output area
E00086020
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 018A · E01017035
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
68
Primary
47
Secondary
8

  1. Ark Ayrton Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    190 m

  2. Ark Charter Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    208 m

  3. St Edmund's Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    281 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13,137
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,325
  • Shoplifting 1,422
  • Public order 1,117
  • Anti social behaviour 1,079
  • Other theft 823

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

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    334 m

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    659 m

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    1.1 km

  • TRAFALGAR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82028

    1.3 km

  • CRANESWATER GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82055

    1.5 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    1.7 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    1.9 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    2.2 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    2.3 km

  • THE WILLOW GROUP

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

    ODS code J82083

    4.1 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH - GOSPORT

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

    ODS code J82084

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Somers Road

    BCT · Somers Town

    0.1 miles

  • Isambard Brunel Road

    BCT · Somers Town

    0.1 miles

  • Somers Road

    BCT · Somers Town

    0.1 miles

  • Isambard Brunel Road

    BCT · Somers Town

    0.1 miles

  • St. Lukes Church

    BCT · Guildhall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 018A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

89 of 33,755

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

68 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 8 secondary schools. Ark Ayrton Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 190 m.

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

Recorded crime

13,137 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,094.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,325 events.

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