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PO6 2SW

Cosham · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO6 2SZ 74 m
PO6 3AY 158 m
PO6 3XA 158 m
PO6 3XB 158 m
PO6 2RH 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO6 2SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO6
Postcode sector
PO6 2
Latitude
50.838475
Longitude
-1.070323
British National Grid easting
465,558
British National Grid northing
104,740

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
E00086140
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 004A · E01017054
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 004 · E02003527

Postcode source versions

Explore PO6

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

    662 m

  2. Medina Primary School

    Community school

    788 m

  3. City of Portsmouth College

    Further education

    874 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,162
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,469
  • Shoplifting 335
  • Public order 277
  • Anti social behaviour 229
  • Criminal damage and arson 211

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

  • THE DRAYTON SURGERY

    280 HAVANT ROAD, DRAYTON, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 1PA

    ODS code J82102

    1.9 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    2.7 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

    2.9 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    3.8 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    4.1 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    4.3 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    4.3 km

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82161

    4.4 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82060

    4.7 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

  • Donaldson Road

    BCT · Cosham

    0.1 miles

  • Highbury Buildings

    BCT · Cosham

    0.1 miles

  • King George Playing Fields

    BCT · Cosham

    0.2 miles

  • Highbury Buildings

    BCT · Cosham

    0.2 miles

  • Hilsea Lido

    BCT · Hilsea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 004A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,534 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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 662 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,162 published events cover 12 months, averaging 263.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,469 events.

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