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PO6 3XT

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 3LT 70 m
PO6 3UE 83 m
PO6 3UQ 97 m
PO6 3UF 103 m
PO6 3UH 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO6 3XT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO6
Postcode sector
PO6 3
Latitude
50.850664
Longitude
-1.065222
British National Grid easting
465,900
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
E00086109
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 003A · E01017050
Middle layer super output area
Portsmouth 003 · E02003526

Postcode source versions

Explore PO6

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
41
Secondary
9
  1. Portsdown Primary School

    Community school

    500 m
  2. The Wymering School

    Free schools special

    549 m
  3. Court Lane Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    828 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,527
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,192
  • Shoplifting 292
  • Public order 222
  • Criminal damage and arson 163
  • Anti social behaviour 151

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 straight-line

  • THE DRAYTON SURGERY

    280 HAVANT ROAD, DRAYTON, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 1PA

    ODS code J82102

    1.4 km

  • VINE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code J82134

    3.7 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    4.1 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

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    4.4 km

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82161

    4.8 km

  • BLOSSOM HEALTH

    82 PARK LANE, BEDHAMPTON, HAVANT, PO9 3HN

    ODS code J82646

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Orkney Road

    BCT · QA Hospital

    176 m
  • Orkney Road

    BCT · QA Hospital

    187 m
  • Chalkridge Road

    BCT · Cosham

    240 m
  • QA Hospital North

    BCT · QA Hospital

    264 m
  • Chalkridge Road

    BCT · Cosham

    379 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 003A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,185 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 9 secondary schools. Portsdown Primary School is the nearest published school at 500 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,527 published events cover 12 months, averaging 211 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,192 events.

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