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Coordinates & Location for PO5 2DA
Postcode
PO5 2DA
Coordinates
50.7883, -1.0830
Grid reference
SZ647991
Easting
464,738
Northing
99,154
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WQWQ8+8R
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.
13428
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13428 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.72.2%
Other White9.9%
Bangladeshi3.5%
Indian1.9%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
+ 4 other groups · 10.5%
Religion
No religion48.3%
Christian36.1%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim6.0%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
25–3420.4%
35–4920.1%
50–6418.4%
20–2413.0%
65–748.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 19.9%
Households
Other35.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.6%
Any member 66+9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.4%
+ 8 other households · 24.4%
Administrative Information
Portsmouth
Local Authority
Council AreaPortsmouth South E14001432
Constituency
E14001432Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
St Jude
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 022A E01017122
E01017122MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 022 E02003545
E02003545LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Portsmouth 022A E01017122
E01017122MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 022 E02003545
E02003545Urban: 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 PO5 2DA 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: 13428
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017122 and MSOA E02003545 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PO5 2DA 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 PO5 2DA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 16%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
69%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
31.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 1–7FSM 16%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 3–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
12.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
78%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 35%
Attainment 8
44.7
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 62%
Attainment 8
38.9
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