Low deprivation
IMD England
High · 20.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PO6 2DN
Postcode
PO6 2DN
Coordinates
50.8475, -1.0648
Grid reference
SU659057
Easting
465,937
Northing
105,752
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WRWXP+23
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.
21185
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21185 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 PO6 2DN
England & WalesCrime trends · near PO6 2DN
Counts are for Cosham 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
142
YoY +89%
23215475
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
12
YoY -37%
32171
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
23
YoY —
31160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
30
YoY +25%
63321
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.84.7%
Indian3.4%
Other White2.4%
Other Asian2.0%
Chinese1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 6.3%
Religion
Christian48.1%
No religion40.5%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim2.6%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6418.5%
35–4917.6%
65–7413.9%
25–349.3%
75–849.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.4%
Households
Any member 66+21.4%
All members 66+15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
Other10.5%
+ 7 other households · 28.4%
Administrative Information
Portsmouth
Local Authority
Council AreaPortsmouth North E14001431
Constituency
E14001431Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Cosham
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 003A E01017050
E01017050MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 003 E02003526
E02003526LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Portsmouth 003A E01017050
E01017050MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 003 E02003526
E02003526Urban: 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
5:43 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:43 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 PO6 2DN 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: 21185
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017050 and MSOA E02003526 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PO6 2DN 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 PO6 2DN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 13%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
58%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
63%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 59%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 28%
Attainment 8
39.8
All-throughStateAges 9–16FSM 55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
58%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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