PO6 2HG

Drayton and Farlington · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO6 1TS 52 m
PO6 2LF 81 m
PO6 2LE 110 m
PO6 2NF 111 m
PO6 1PY 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO6 2HG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO6
Postcode sector
PO6 2
Latitude
50.837950
Longitude
-1.049855
British National Grid easting
467,000
British National Grid northing
104,700

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
E00086157
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 006E · E01017060
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 006 · E02003529

Postcode source versions

Explore PO6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
46
Secondary
11
  1. Redwood Park Academy

    Academy special sponsor led

    536 m
  2. Springfield School

    Academy converter

    578 m
  3. City of Portsmouth College

    Further education

    604 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,200
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 885
  • Shoplifting 321
  • Public order 195
  • Criminal damage and arson 161
  • Anti social behaviour 146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE DRAYTON SURGERY

    280 HAVANT ROAD, DRAYTON, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 1PA

    ODS code J82102

    976 m

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    3.0 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    3.4 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    3.5 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    4.2 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    4.3 km

  • THE BOSMERE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOLENT ROAD, HAVANT, PO9 1DQ

    ODS code J82010

    4.4 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH

    82 PARK LANE, BEDHAMPTON, HAVANT, PO9 3HN

    ODS code J82646

    4.5 km

  • VINE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code J82134

    4.6 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hawthorn Crescent

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles
  • Hawthorn Crescent

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles
  • Chatsworth Avenue

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles
  • Lower Drayton Lane

    BCT · Drayton

    0.2 miles
  • Lower Drayton Lane

    BCT · Drayton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 006E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,823 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

68 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 11 secondary schools. Redwood Park Academy is the nearest published school at 536 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,200 published events cover 12 months, averaging 183.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 885 events.

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