PO6 2RH

Cosham · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO6 2SJ 44 m
PO6 2SP 69 m
PO6 2RR 103 m
PO6 2SZ 113 m
PO6 2SN 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO6 2RH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO6
Postcode sector
PO6 2
Latitude
50.839052
Longitude
-1.068238
British National Grid easting
465,704
British National Grid northing
104,806

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Portsmouth · E06000044
Electoral ward
Cosham · E05002445
Parish or community
E43000035
Westminster constituency
Portsmouth North · E14001431
Output area
E00086136
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 006C · E01017057
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 006 · E02003529

Postcode source versions

Explore PO6

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Highbury Way, Portsmouth, PO6 2RH 31 January 2014 £210,000
6, Highbury Way, Portsmouth, PO6 2RH 18 December 2006 £205,000
2, Highbury Way, Portsmouth, PO6 2RH 5 March 2004 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
44
Secondary
14
  1. Highbury Primary School

    Academy converter

    532 m
  2. City of Portsmouth College

    Further education

    751 m
  3. Redwood Park Academy

    Academy special sponsor led

    805 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,102
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,430
  • Shoplifting 341
  • Public order 272
  • Anti social behaviour 222
  • Criminal damage and arson 206

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

5 female, 8 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.3
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

11

within 5 km

  • THE DRAYTON SURGERY

    280 HAVANT ROAD, DRAYTON, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 1PA

    ODS code J82102

    1.7 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    2.8 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    2.9 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    3.0 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    3.9 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    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 UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    4.4 km

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    20B WESTLANDS GROVE, PORTCHESTER, FAREHAM, PO16 9AD

    ODS code J82161

    4.6 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    4.8 km

  • VINE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code J82134

    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

  • Highbury Buildings

    BCT · Cosham

    0.1 miles
  • Highbury Buildings

    BCT · Cosham

    0.1 miles
  • King George Playing Fields

    BCT · Cosham

    0.1 miles
  • Donaldson Road

    BCT · Cosham

    0.1 miles
  • Cosham Interchange

    BCT · Cosham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 006C, 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

28,028 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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

67 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 14 secondary schools. Highbury Primary School is the nearest published school at 532 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,102 published events cover 12 months, averaging 258.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,430 events.

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