Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 9.3 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South East
Region
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.
13745
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13745 out of 33,755 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 PO3 5HT
England & WalesCrime trends · near PO3 5HT
Counts are for Hilsea electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
45
YoY —
45230
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
19
YoY —
19100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
10
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.78.5%
Other White5.7%
African2.9%
Indian2.4%
Bangladeshi1.7%
+ 2 other groups · 8.8%
Religion
No religion50.1%
Christian37.8%
Muslim6.2%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4922.6%
50–6417.4%
25–3415.9%
10–158.9%
65–747.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
One person: other19.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
One person: aged 66+8.8%
+ 9 other households · 34.5%
Coordinates & Location for PO3 5HT
Postcode
PO3 5HT
Coordinates
50.8304, -1.0635
Grid reference
SU660038
Easting
466,053
Northing
103,845
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WRWJP+4J
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
Administrative Information
Portsmouth
Local Authority
Council AreaPortsmouth North E14001431
Constituency
E14001431Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Hilsea
Constituency code
E14001431
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 007C E01017090
E01017090MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 007 E02003530
E02003530LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Portsmouth 007C E01017090
E01017090MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 007 E02003530
E02003530Urban: 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
7:21 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
10 hours 58 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:21 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 58 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 PO3 5HT 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017090 and MSOA E02003530 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 13745
Present — Active
Postcode PO3 5HT 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
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Schools near PO3 5HT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
63%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 39%
Attainment 8
43.5
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 21%
Attainment 8
48.3
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 23%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 33%
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