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PO6 3XQ

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 3UD 66 m
PO6 3UF 136 m
PO6 3LY 138 m
PO6 3UH 163 m
PO6 3EU 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO6 3XQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO6
Postcode sector
PO6 3
Latitude
50.850686
Longitude
-1.068062
British National Grid easting
465,700
British National Grid northing
106,100

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
E00086143
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
57
Primary
38
Secondary
9

  1. Portsdown Primary School

    Community school

    347 m

  2. The Wymering School

    Free schools special

    354 m

  3. Medina Primary School

    Community school

    897 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,503
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,176
  • Shoplifting 292
  • Public order 226
  • Anti social behaviour 160
  • Criminal damage and arson 158

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE DRAYTON SURGERY

    280 HAVANT ROAD, DRAYTON, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 1PA

    ODS code J82102

    1.6 km

  • VINE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code J82134

    3.8 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    4.0 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    4.2 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    4.2 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    4.3 km

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82161

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Orkney Road

    BCT · QA Hospital

    15 m

  • QA Hospital North

    BCT · QA Hospital

    64 m

  • Orkney Road

    BCT · QA Hospital

    71 m

  • QA Hospital North

    BCT · QA Hospital

    202 m

  • QA Hospital Main

    BCT · QA Hospital

    299 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 9 secondary schools. Portsdown Primary School is the nearest published school at 347 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,503 published events cover 12 months, averaging 209 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,176 events.

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