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PO7 9 area guide

Who lives in PO7 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Havant
Region: South East
Population: 2,005 (2024)

PO7 9Postcode sector · Waterlooville

At a glance

What PO7 9 is like

The PO7 9 postcode sector in Havant covers 14 live postcodes and is home to about 2,005 people in 844 households. 79% of households own their home, 9% rent privately and 8.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How PO7 9 compares

Headline figures for PO7 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 15.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 21 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£51,292

Average annual income before tax, higher than 46% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PO7 9 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
27.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Few private renters
Only 9% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
79% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

PO7 9 FAQs

Is PO7 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 15.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is PO7 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around PO7 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in PO7 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.1% of residents. 79% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (42.6%).

Which council covers PO7 9?

The local authority for PO7 9 is Havant.

PO7 9 comes under Havant in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PO7 9?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 21 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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