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Nelson

WARD
Avg IMD
Most deprived 10–20%
Census 2021
15,132
Households
6,465
Crimes · Aug '26
172
6,465
Households
White Brit. · 77%
Ethnicity
No religion · 48%
Religion
Most deprived 10⁠–⁠20%
Avg IMD
172
Crimes · Aug '26
£225,000
Median property price · Nelson · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 153 sales
310
Postcodes

Sold prices in Nelson

England & Wales
Property sales · Nelson
HM Land Registry · Nelson
Average price
£225,034
Median price: £225,000
Median +4.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 153 sales
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Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 7 sales · avg £219,429
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£261k£232k£204k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Nelson

England & Wales
Crime trends · Nelson

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
59
YoY -68%
18711441
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
18
YoY —
31160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
18
YoY —
19100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
13
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
59
YoY +195%
865320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 2 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

172
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Nelson

Ethnicity

Total residents: 15,129
White Brit.76.9%
Other White8.9%
African3.1%
Bangladeshi2.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.5%
+ 14 other groups · 7.5%

Religion

Total residents: 15,132
No religion48.0%
Christian40.4%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim4.4%
Other religion0.5%
+ 4 other religions · 1.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 15,129
35–4920.2%
50–6418.3%
25–3417.3%
65–747.6%
5–97.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%

Households

Total households: 6,465
One person: other21.5%
One person: aged 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.2%
+ 9 other households · 37.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Nelson

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 10–20%
Mean decile 2.26 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 10–20% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.26 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Nelson

2% of postcodes (7 of 310) are in Flood Zone 3 and 3% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 37 (2%)
  • Zone 28 (3%)
  • Zone 1295 (95%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Nelson

Portsmouth International Cruise & Ferry Terminal is a 8-minute walk from the centre

Ferry · 659 m

  • Portsmouth International Cruise & Ferry Terminal

    Ferry

    659 m

Bus stops

  • Angerstein Road

    Bus

    76 m

  • Stanley Road

    Bus

    136 m

  • Knox Road

    Bus

    158 m

  • Seagrove Road

    Bus

    185 m

  • North End Junction

    Bus

    273 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Ferry, Bus

Amenities in Portsmouth

GPs make up most of the mapped places

25 GPs · 14 Museums · 8 Libraries · 62 in all

  • GPs25
  • Museums14
  • Libraries8
  • Universities8
  • Hospitals7

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

We've matched this area to Portsmouth.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last place offered

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Overview of Nelson

Coordinates50.8161, -1.0835
Postcodes
310
Census 2021
15,132
Households (Census)
6,465
Recorded crime · Aug '26
172

Postcode Districts in Nelson

PO2
309 postcodes
PO1
1 postcodes

Postcodes in Nelson

PO1 4QYPO2 0AAPO2 0ABPO2 0ADPO2 0AFPO2 0ARPO2 0ATPO2 0BFPO2 0BHPO2 0BJPO2 0BNPO2 0BPPO2 0BQPO2 0BSPO2 0BTPO2 0BUPO2 0BXPO2 0BYPO2 0BZPO2 0DEPO2 0DFPO2 0DHPO2 0DLPO2 0EPPO2 0ERPO2 0HGPO2 0HQPO2 0HSPO2 0HTPO2 0HUPO2 0HYPO2 0LHPO2 0LNPO2 0LWPO2 0LZPO2 0NBPO2 7ABPO2 7AEPO2 7AHPO2 7AJPO2 7ALPO2 7ANPO2 7APPO2 7ARPO2 7AUPO2 7AZPO2 7BAPO2 7BEPO2 7BJPO2 7BLPO2 7BNPO2 7BSPO2 7BTPO2 7BUPO2 7BWPO2 7BXPO2 7BYPO2 7DHPO2 7DUPO2 7EAPO2 7EBPO2 7EEPO2 7EFPO2 7EGPO2 7EHPO2 7ENPO2 7EPPO2 7EQPO2 7ERPO2 7ETPO2 7EXPO2 7EYPO2 7EZPO2 7HAPO2 7HBPO2 7HDPO2 7HEPO2 7HFPO2 7HGPO2 7HHPO2 7HJPO2 7HLPO2 7HNPO2 7HQPO2 7JDPO2 7JEPO2 7JFPO2 7LHPO2 7LJPO2 7LLPO2 7LNPO2 7LRPO2 7LSPO2 7LWPO2 7NUPO2 7QGPO2 7QHPO2 7QQPO2 7RLPO2 7SBPO2 7SGPO2 7SHPO2 7SJPO2 7SLPO2 7SNPO2 7SPPO2 7SQPO2 7STPO2 7SUPO2 7SWPO2 7SXPO2 8AAPO2 8ABPO2 8AEPO2 8AGPO2 8ALPO2 8ANPO2 8APPO2 8AQPO2 8ARPO2 8ASPO2 8ATPO2 8AUPO2 8AWPO2 8AXPO2 8AYPO2 8AZPO2 8BAPO2 8BBPO2 8BDPO2 8BEPO2 8BFPO2 8BGPO2 8BHPO2 8BJPO2 8BLPO2 8BNPO2 8BPPO2 8BSPO2 8BTPO2 8BWPO2 8BXPO2 8BYPO2 8DDPO2 8DFPO2 8DGPO2 8DHPO2 8DJPO2 8DLPO2 8DQPO2 8DRPO2 8DXPO2 8EAPO2 8EBPO2 8EHPO2 8EJPO2 8ELPO2 8ENPO2 8EPPO2 8ERPO2 8ETPO2 8EWPO2 8EXPO2 8EYPO2 8EZPO2 8FAPO2 8HAPO2 8HBPO2 8HHPO2 8HLPO2 8HNPO2 8HPPO2 8HRPO2 8HSPO2 8HTPO2 8HUPO2 8HWPO2 8HXPO2 8HYPO2 8HZPO2 8JAPO2 8JBPO2 8JDPO2 8JEPO2 8JFPO2 8JGPO2 8JHPO2 8JJPO2 8JLPO2 8JNPO2 8JPPO2 8JQPO2 8JRPO2 8JSPO2 8JTPO2 8JUPO2 8JWPO2 8JXPO2 8JYPO2 8JZPO2 8LAPO2 8LBPO2 8LDPO2 8LEPO2 8LFPO2 8LGPO2 8LHPO2 8LJPO2 8LLPO2 8LNPO2 8LPPO2 8LQPO2 8LRPO2 8LSPO2 8LTPO2 8LUPO2 8LWPO2 8LXPO2 8NAPO2 8NBPO2 8NDPO2 8NEPO2 8NFPO2 8NGPO2 8NHPO2 8NJPO2 8NLPO2 8NNPO2 8NQPO2 8NRPO2 8NSPO2 8NTPO2 8NUPO2 8NWPO2 8NYPO2 8PAPO2 8PBPO2 8PDPO2 8PEPO2 8PGPO2 8PHPO2 8PJPO2 8PLPO2 8PNPO2 8PQPO2 8PRPO2 8PSPO2 8PTPO2 8PUPO2 8PWPO2 8PXPO2 8PYPO2 8PZPO2 8QAPO2 8QBPO2 8QDPO2 8QGPO2 8QHPO2 8QLPO2 8QNPO2 8QPPO2 8QQPO2 8QTPO2 8QXPO2 8QZPO2 8RAPO2 8RDPO2 8REPO2 8RGPO2 8RHPO2 8RJPO2 8RLPO2 8RNPO2 8RPPO2 8RQPO2 8RRPO2 8RUPO2 8RWPO2 8SDPO2 8SPPO2 8SRPO2 8SSPO2 8STPO2 8TPPO2 9AAPO2 9ABPO2 9AEPO2 9AHPO2 9AJPO2 9ANPO2 9AWPO2 9AXPO2 9AYPO2 9AZPO2 9BAPO2 9BBPO2 9BDPO2 9BEPO2 9BFPO2 9BGPO2 9BNPO2 9BPPO2 9BSPO2 9BTPO2 9BUPO2 9BZPO2 9EAPO2 9EBPO2 9EDPO2 9HA

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