PO6 3DS

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO6 3DP 0 m
PO6 3DX 17 m
PO6 3DN 50 m
PO6 3DL 63 m
PO6 3BS 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO6 3DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO6
Postcode sector
PO6 3
Latitude
50.845791
Longitude
-1.068729
British National Grid easting
465,660
British National Grid northing
105,555

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
E00174428
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 002A · E01017051
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 002 · E02003525

Postcode source versions

Explore PO6

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
56, Northern Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3DS 2 May 2019 £180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
39
Secondary
10
  1. Portsdown Primary School

    Community school

    334 m
  2. The Wymering School

    Free schools special

    538 m
  3. Medina Primary School

    Community school

    547 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,823
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,319
  • Shoplifting 305
  • Public order 258
  • Anti social behaviour 198
  • Criminal damage and arson 184

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

8

within 5 km

  • 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

    3.5 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    3.7 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    3.8 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    4.1 km

  • VINE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code J82134

    4.3 km

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82161

    4.5 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    4.6 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

  • Wayte Street

    BCT · Cosham

    0.0 miles
  • Wayte Street

    BCT · Cosham

    0.1 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Cosham

    0.1 miles
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Cosham

    0.1 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Cosham

    0.1 miles

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.

Evidence in context

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 10 secondary schools. Portsdown Primary School is the nearest published school at 334 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,823 published events cover 12 months, averaging 235.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,319 events.

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