PO6 2DU

Drayton and Farlington · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Portsmouth
Local authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth North
Postcode district
PO6
Postcode sector
PO6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO6 2BH 98 m
PO6 2BG 122 m
PO6 2DS 124 m
PO6 2BL 125 m
PO6 2BQ 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO6 2DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO6
Postcode sector
PO6 2
Latitude
50.850492
Longitude
-1.060665
British National Grid easting
466,221
British National Grid northing
106,085

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Portsmouth · E06000044
Parish or community
E43000035
Westminster constituency
Portsmouth North · E14001431
Output area
E00086145
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 003C · E01017063
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 003 · E02003526

Postcode source versions

Explore PO6

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
46, Widley Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2DU 8 December 2020 £370,000
48, Widley Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2DU 31 January 2014 £337,500
48, Widley Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2DU 25 June 2010 £335,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
41
Secondary
10
  1. Court Lane Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    706 m
  2. Court Lane Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    706 m
  3. Portsdown Primary School

    Community school

    785 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,445
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,140
  • Shoplifting 290
  • Public order 213
  • Criminal damage and arson 153
  • Anti social behaviour 151

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
PO6 2 residents
13,090

Age bands in PO6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

2,153 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,315 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

2,917 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

3,088 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

2,336 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO6 2 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

8

within 5 km

  • THE DRAYTON SURGERY

    280 HAVANT ROAD, DRAYTON, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 1PA

    ODS code J82102

    1.1 km

  • VINE MEDICAL GROUP

    FOREST END SITE, FOREST END, WATERLOOVILLE, PO7 7AH

    ODS code J82134

    3.6 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    4.1 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    4.2 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    4.4 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH

    82 PARK LANE, BEDHAMPTON, HAVANT, PO9 3HN

    ODS code J82646

    4.5 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

    PORTCHESTER HEALTH CENTRE, WEST STREET, PORTCHESTER, FAREHAM, PO16 9TU

    ODS code J82012

    4.7 km

  • THE BOSMERE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOLENT ROAD, HAVANT, PO9 1DQ

    ODS code J82010

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chalkridge Road

    BCT · Cosham

    0.1 miles
  • Chalkridge Road

    BCT · Cosham

    0.1 miles
  • Cliffdale Gardens

    BCT · Cosham

    0.1 miles
  • Cliffdale Gardens

    BCT · Cosham

    0.2 miles
  • St. Colmans Church

    BCT · Cosham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 003C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,296 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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

63 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 10 secondary schools. Court Lane Infant Academy is the nearest published school at 706 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,445 published events cover 12 months, averaging 203.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,140 events.

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