Postcode sector · Portsmouth

PO6 9 area guide

Who lives in PO6 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Portsmouth
Region: South East
Population: 1,417 (2024)

PO6 9Postcode sector · Portsmouth

At a glance

What PO6 9 is like

The PO6 9 postcode sector in Portsmouth covers 5 live postcodes and is home to about 1,417 people in 616 households. 64.8% of households own their home, 15.9% rent privately and 18.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 58.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How PO6 9 compares

Headline figures for PO6 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

8/ 10

Higher than most: 42.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 50 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

1 school in PO6 9. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£60,934

Average annual income before tax, higher than 69% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PO6 9 differs most from the national average.

01
Higher crime than mostLook closer
42.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
02
An older population
20.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

PO6 9 FAQs

Is PO6 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 42.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 8 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is PO6 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around PO6 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 8 of 10.

Who lives in PO6 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.8% of residents. 64.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (48.4%).

Which council covers PO6 9?

The local authority for PO6 9 is Portsmouth.

PO6 9 comes under Portsmouth in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PO6 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 50 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Cosham Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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