Among the least deprived
IMD England
High · 14.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PO1 2LA
Postcode
PO1 2LA
Coordinates
50.7931, -1.1061
Grid reference
SZ631996
Easting
463,103
Northing
99,663
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WQVVV+6H
User Type
Large 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.
28155
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28155 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 2LA
England & WalesCrime trends · near PO1 2LA
This large-user / landmark postcode reports St Thomas electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
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.61.9%
Other White9.3%
Other ethnic group: Arab6.3%
African4.8%
Other Asian3.6%
+ 5 other groups · 14.0%
Religion
Christian41.5%
No religion34.6%
Muslim11.9%
Not answered7.2%
Hindu1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 3.2%
Age groups
25–3418.3%
50–6417.0%
35–4916.1%
65–7414.2%
20–2414.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.4%
Households
Other39.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.9%
Any member 66+11.6%
All members 66+10.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.7%
+ 7 other households · 18.4%
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 024E E01033380
E01033380MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 024 E02003547
E02003547LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Portsmouth 024E E01033380
E01033380MSOA 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
March 1982
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~44 years
Active Duration
1982 -> PresentMarch 1982 — Introduced
Postcode PO1 2LA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 28155
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033380 and MSOA E02003547 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PO1 2LA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 1982
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~44 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PO1 2LA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
53%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
41.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
69%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 3–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
12.4
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 62%
Attainment 8
38.9
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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