PO6 3RX

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 3FU 7 m
PO6 2ZJ 32 m
PO6 3AB 32 m
PO6 3AE 32 m
PO6 3AU 32 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO6 3RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO6
Postcode sector
PO6 3
Latitude
50.844945
Longitude
-1.069740
British National Grid easting
465,590
British National Grid northing
105,460

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
E00086103
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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
61
Primary
40
Secondary
11
  1. Portsdown Primary School

    Community school

    391 m
  2. Medina Primary School

    Community school

    460 m
  3. The Wymering School

    Free schools special

    588 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,892
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,362
  • Shoplifting 308
  • Public order 261
  • Anti social behaviour 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 189

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.

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

9

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

    3.4 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    3.6 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    3.7 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    4.0 km

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82161

    4.4 km

  • VINE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code J82134

    4.4 km

  • ISLAND CITY PRACTICE

    NUTFIELD PLACE, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4JT

    ODS code J82085

    4.5 km

  • THE UNICITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    159-161 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 1EA

    ODS code J82199

    5.0 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

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Cosham

    0.0 miles
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Cosham

    0.0 miles
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Cosham

    0.0 miles
  • First Avenue

    BCT · Cosham

    0.0 miles
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Cosham

    0.0 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 11 secondary schools. Portsdown Primary School is the nearest published school at 391 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,892 published events cover 12 months, averaging 241 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,362 events.

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