Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 18.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for PO5 4LS
Postcode
PO5 4LS
Coordinates
50.7959, -1.0825
Grid reference
SZ647999
Easting
464,760
Northing
99,997
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WQWW9+92
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.
89
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 89 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 PO5 4LS
England & WalesCrime trends · near PO5 4LS
Counts are for Charles Dickens 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
171
YoY +41%
259181103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
63
YoY +40%
795327
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY -30%
23133
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
12
YoY —
1791
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
19
YoY -30%
452811
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
50
YoY -9%
664115
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.59.1%
Other White9.1%
African6.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group6.2%
Bangladeshi6.0%
+ 4 other groups · 12.7%
Religion
No religion37.6%
Christian35.5%
Muslim19.0%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4920.2%
25–3413.8%
50–6413.8%
10–1510.7%
5–98.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.8%
Households
Other25.0%
Any member 66+21.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children4.4%
+ 8 other households · 24.2%
Administrative Information
Portsmouth
Local Authority
Council AreaPortsmouth South E14001432
Constituency
E14001432Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Charles Dickens
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 018A E01017035
E01017035MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 018 E02003541
E02003541LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Portsmouth 018A E01017035
E01017035MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 018 E02003541
E02003541Urban: 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
5:56 AM
Sunrise
5:55 PM
Sunset
11 hours 59 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
5:55 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 59 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 4LS 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: 89
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017035 and MSOA E02003541 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PO5 4LS 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 4LS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
78%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 62%
Attainment 8
38.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
83%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 28%
Attainment 8
58.9
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 35%
Attainment 8
44.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 28%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 16%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 31%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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