PO postcode area: Portsmouth

The PO postcode area is known as the Portsmouth area. It is every postcode that begins PO followed by a number. It has 35 districts and 24,513 postcodes in use, across 9 councils.

Homes in the PO area sold for a typical £300,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £220,000 in PO1 (Portsmouth) to £490,000 in PO18 (Bosham).

For the town itself, see Portsmouth postcodes.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources

Typical price £300,000 Homes sold in the PO area, last 12 months. ▼ 1.6% on the year before Cheapest to dearest district £220,000 to £490,000 PO1 (Portsmouth) to PO18 (Bosham) Gigabit broadband 18,532 of 23,768 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 3,051 of 24,513 postcodes in England have a home or business at risk; 14,459 homes and businesses at high or medium risk

Where it is

Latitude 50.8008

Longitude -1.0454

This is the middle of the postcodes in the PO area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it

What do homes cost in the PO area?

Homes in the PO area sold for a typical £300,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 10,071 sales, down 1.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£300,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026

12 months to August 2025: £305,000
12 months to August 2026: £300,000

▼ down 1.6% on the 12 months before

Detached£465,000 2,529 sales

Semi-detached£325,000 2,547 sales

Terraced£268,000 3,189 sales

Flat or maisonette£165,000 1,806 sales

Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

35 districts 24,513 postcodes in use 42 places 9 councils

How many postcodes are there in the UK?

How do the PO districts compare?

A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.

Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them

One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.

Places in the PO area

Towns and villages with postcodes in the PO area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.

Portsmouth£265,000 Bognor Regis£320,000 Gosport£245,000 Fareham£315,000 Chichester£365,000 Havant£277,000 Waterlooville£325,000 Horndean£360,000 Ryde£237,500 Newport, Isle of Wight£225,000 Lee-on-the-Solent£360,000 Cowes£295,000 South Hayling£335,000 Freshwater and Totland£271,500 Sandown£225,000 Emsworth£400,000 Selsey£355,000 Locks Heath£375,000 Shanklin£256,250 Barnham£360,000 Ventnor£235,000 Whiteley£345,000 East Cowes£225,000 East Wittering£460,000 Denmead£388,500 Bembridge£316,800 Southbourne£410,000 Seaview and Nettlestone£412,500 Bosham£495,000 Fishbourne£460,000 Wickham£315,000 Tangmere£325,000 Wootton, Isle of Wight£299,975 Hambrook and Nutbourne£470,000 Brading£258,000 Knowle£251,250 Rowlands Castle£545,000 Westbourne£432,500 St Helens, Isle of Wight£290,000 Niton£315,000 Wroxall£269,500 Yarmouth£298,750 All places A to Z

Councils in the PO area

How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.

Isle of Wight5,135 postcodes
Portsmouth4,427 postcodes
Chichester3,398 postcodes
Havant3,108 postcodes
Fareham2,614 postcodes
Arun2,516 postcodes
Gosport1,840 postcodes
Winchester874 postcodes
East Hampshire600 postcodes

What council am I in?

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