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PO6 3AW

Cosham · Portsmouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Cosham
Local authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth North
Postcode district
PO6
Postcode sector
PO6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO6 3AP 43 m
PO6 3BW 65 m
PO6 3FW 74 m
PO6 3AN 86 m
PO6 3EY 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO6 3AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 October 2023
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO6
Postcode sector
PO6 3
Latitude
50.843858
Longitude
-1.068767
British National Grid easting
465,660
British National Grid northing
105,340

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
E00174430
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 002A · E01017051
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 002 · E02003525

Postcode source versions

Explore PO6

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
40
Secondary
11
  1. Portsdown Primary School

    Community school

    527 m
  2. Medina Primary School

    Community school

    530 m
  3. Court Lane Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    660 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,042
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,432
  • Shoplifting 329
  • Public order 276
  • Anti social behaviour 218
  • Criminal damage and arson 201

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO6 3 residents
9,972

Age bands in PO6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%
2,030 residents
Age 15 to 24
12.2%
1,257 residents
Age 25 to 44
27.5%
2,841 residents
Age 45 to 64
25%
2,586 residents
Age 65 and over
15.7%
1,617 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

    1.6 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    3.3 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    3.5 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    3.6 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    4.1 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    4.4 km

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82161

    4.5 km

  • VINE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code J82134

    4.5 km

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82194

    4.9 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Cosham

    39 m
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Cosham

    48 m
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Cosham

    55 m
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Cosham

    72 m
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Cosham

    79 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 002A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,971 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
1
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

61 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 11 secondary schools. Portsdown Primary School is the nearest published school at 527 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,042 published events cover 12 months, averaging 254 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,432 events.

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