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Affluence in PO4 0AX

How PO4 0AX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Southsea Haslemere Road
Council
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,894 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PO4 0AX is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the PO4 0AX area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is living environment (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Living environment2.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Children in low-income families3.0
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • Income5.0
  • Employment6.0
  • Education and skills6.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Barriers to housing and services6.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£56,688
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
59%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

46.2% of adults in the PO4 0AX area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 8.8% are retired and 34.4% are full-time students.

PO4 0AXEngland
Employee, full-time31.3%34.3%
Employee, part-time8.4%11.9%
Self-employed6.5%9.5%
Unemployed3.3%2.9%
Full-time student34.4%7.9%
Retired8.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.3%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled1.5%4.1%
Other2.5%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

23.6% of adults in the PO4 0AX area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

PO4 0AXEngland
Higher managerial & professional7.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional16%19.9%
Intermediate8.5%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed7.1%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.6%5.3%
Semi-routine8.8%11.3%
Routine7.9%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.4%8.5%
Full-time students34.2%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

32.3% of adults in the PO4 0AX area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 10.1% have no qualifications.

PO4 0AXEngland
Degree level or above32.3%33.9%
A level or equivalent35.3%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above10.2%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C7%9.7%
Apprenticeship3.5%5.3%
Other qualifications1.6%2.8%
No qualifications10.1%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PO4 0AX (Southsea Haslemere Road) (about 1,894 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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