Around average
IMD England
High · 14.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PO1 2EF
Postcode
PO1 2EF
Coordinates
50.7943, -1.0966
Grid reference
SZ637998
Easting
463,770
Northing
99,809
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WQWV3+P9
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Portsmouth
Travel to Work
Portsmouth
ITL Region
Portsmouth
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15639
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15639 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near PO1 2EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near PO1 2EF
Counts are for St Thomas electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
83
YoY stable
1057953
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
28
YoY +22%
39237
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
1172
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY +20%
20135
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Theft
23
YoY +21%
23157
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.66.8%
Other White9.0%
African3.3%
Indian2.8%
Other Asian2.7%
+ 8 other groups · 15.4%
Religion
Christian42.4%
No religion38.3%
Not answered10.3%
Muslim5.1%
Hindu1.7%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
20–2419.9%
35–4915.6%
16–1913.0%
25–3412.4%
50–6411.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
Other20.7%
Any member 66+14.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.0%
+ 8 other households · 32.3%
Administrative Information
Portsmouth
Local Authority
Council AreaPortsmouth South E14001432
Constituency
E14001432Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
St Thomas
Constituency code
E14001432
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Portsmouth, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Portsmouth
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Portsmouth City Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - 10R
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Portsmouth 024C E01017131
E01017131MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 024 E02003547
E02003547LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Portsmouth 024C E01017131
E01017131MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 024 E02003547
E02003547Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:44 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:44 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2002
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> PresentJuly 2002 — Introduced
Postcode PO1 2EF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 15639
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017131 and MSOA E02003547 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PO1 2EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PO1 2EF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
41.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
53%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 62%
Attainment 8
38.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
69%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 3–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
12.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
53%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 28%
Attainment 8
58.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
35%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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