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PO6 3YH

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 3JT 39 m
PO6 3JR 48 m
PO6 3JU 92 m
PO6 3PB 92 m
PO6 3JS 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO6 3YH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO6
Postcode sector
PO6 3
Latitude
50.848432
Longitude
-1.076360
British National Grid easting
465,119
British National Grid northing
105,842

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
E00086111
Lower layer super output area
Portsmouth 002B · E01017052
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
60
Primary
40
Secondary
10
  1. The Wymering School

    Free schools special

    289 m
  2. Portsdown Primary School

    Community school

    358 m
  3. Medina Primary School

    Community school

    438 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,934
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,360
  • Shoplifting 386
  • Public order 256
  • Anti social behaviour 198
  • Criminal damage and arson 188

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

    2.1 km

  • PORTCHESTER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82012

    3.6 km

  • DERBY ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82149

    3.7 km

  • PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82155

    4.0 km

  • WESTLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82161

    4.0 km

  • KIRKLANDS SURGERY

    111 COPNOR ROAD, COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 5AF

    ODS code J82073

    4.1 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

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Wymering Lane

    BCT · Cosham

    109 m
  • Wymering Lane

    BCT · Cosham

    136 m
  • QA Hospital Main

    BCT · QA Hospital

    289 m
  • Sixth Avenue

    BCT · Cosham

    302 m
  • Sixth Avenue

    BCT · Cosham

    328 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Portsmouth 002B, 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

6,105 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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

60 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 10 secondary schools. The Wymering School is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,934 published events cover 12 months, averaging 245 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,360 events.

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