Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 4.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PO12 2PY
Postcode
PO12 2PY
Coordinates
50.7887, -1.1519
Grid reference
SZ598991
Easting
459,875
Northing
99,132
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WQRQX+F6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Gosport
Travel to Work
Portsmouth
ITL Region
Gosport
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.
28262
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28262 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 PO12 2PY
England & WalesCrime trends · near PO12 2PY
Counts are for Alverstoke 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
18
YoY —
18113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.4%
Other White2.0%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
Christian54.9%
No religion36.1%
Not answered8.0%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6421.1%
35–4914.7%
65–7413.9%
75–8413.3%
85 years and over10.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.6%
Households
All members 66+23.9%
Any member 66+20.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.2%
+ 6 other households · 15.6%
Administrative Information
Gosport
Local Authority
Council AreaGosport E14001252
Constituency
E14001252Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Alverstoke
Constituency code
E14001252
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Gosport, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Gosport
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Hampshire
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
Hampshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - D9Y0V
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Gosport 009C E01022796
E01022796MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gosport 009 E02004749
E02004749LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gosport 009C E01022796
E01022796MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gosport 009 E02004749
E02004749Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PO12 2PY 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: 28262
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01022796 and MSOA E02004749 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PO12 2PY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PO12 2PY
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 11%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 13%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
51%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 24%
Attainment 8
43.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 28%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
30%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
63%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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