PO6 9BU

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO6 2ZJ 8 m
PO6 3AB 8 m
PO6 3AE 8 m
PO6 3AU 8 m
PO6 4WL 8 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO6 9BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2008
Terminated
1 October 2012
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO6
Postcode sector
PO6 9
Latitude
50.844728
Longitude
-1.069673
British National Grid easting
465,595
British National Grid northing
105,436

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

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Open schools
61
Primary
40
Secondary
11
  1. Portsdown Primary School

    Community school

    415 m
  2. Medina Primary School

    Community school

    462 m
  3. The Wymering School

    Free schools special

    612 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,954
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,399
  • Shoplifting 308
  • Public order 266
  • Anti social behaviour 208
  • Criminal damage and arson 195

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

10

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

    3.3 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

    3.6 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

    4.5 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

  • EAST SHORE PARTNERSHIP

    MILTON PARK SURGERY, ST MARY'S HEALTH CAMPUS, MILTON ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO3 6DW

    ODS code J82194

    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

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    BCT · Cosham

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    BCT · Cosham

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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.

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 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,954 published events cover 12 months, averaging 246.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,399 events.

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