Among the least deprived
IMD England
High · 20.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£339,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PO6 2RT
Postcode
PO6 2RT
Coordinates
50.8387, -1.0618
Grid reference
SU661047
Easting
466,160
Northing
104,775
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WRWQQ+F7
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.
28028
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28028 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 & WalesProperty sales · PO6 2RT
HM Land Registry · Portsmouth
Average price
£340,750
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £339,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '25 – Oct '25Oct '25: 2 sales · avg £344,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£350k£338k£325k
Jan '25Sep '25Oct '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near PO6 2RT
England & WalesCrime trends · near PO6 2RT
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.87.7%
Bangladeshi3.5%
Other White3.1%
Indian1.3%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian45.4%
No religion44.4%
Muslim4.5%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4921.9%
50–6418.5%
25–3412.2%
65–7410.8%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.0%
Any member 66+12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.1%
All members 66+9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.2%
+ 8 other households · 36.6%
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 006C E01017057
E01017057MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 006 E02003529
E02003529LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Portsmouth 006C E01017057
E01017057MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 006 E02003529
E02003529Urban: 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 2RT 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: 28028
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017057 and MSOA E02003529 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PO6 2RT 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 2RT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
63%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 13%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
57%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 21%
Attainment 8
48.3
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 39%
Attainment 8
43.5
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 28%
Attainment 8
39.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
63%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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