PO12 2LA postcode in Gosport, Hampshire
PO12 2LA is a postcode in Gosport, in the Alverstoke ward. It is in the Gosport parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where PO12 2LA is, and what is near it
- PO12 2LA
- Other postcodes in PO12 2: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 6 bus stops
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.7857, longitude -1.1493)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after PO12 2LA?
- GosportDistrict council Gosport: bins, council tax, planning
- HampshireCounty council Hampshire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around PO12 2LA Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- HampshirePolice force area
- GosportParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dame Caroline Dinenage (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Dame Caroline Dinenage
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at PO12 2LA?
Every home and business at PO12 2LA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at PO12 2LA?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for PO12 2LA.
Check the bin days for PO12 2LA on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is PO12 2LA at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
High riskThe Environment Agency counts 16 homes and businesses at PO12 2LA. 1 is in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 3 more at a lower risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Gosport
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PO12 2LA: 420 properties in Gosport are at high risk (1% of all its properties). All the figures for Gosport
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of PO12 2LA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near PO12 2LA?
Homes in PO12 2 sold for a typical £340,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 129 sales, up 3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £540,000 31 sales
- Semi-detached £360,000 37 sales
- Terraced £282,000 36 sales
- Flat or maisonette £155,000 25 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole PO12 district: a typical £235,000 from 596 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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
Homes sold in PO12 2LA
HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in PO12 2LA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 August 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
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
Food hygiene ratings at PO12 2LA
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at PO12 2LA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near PO12 2LA?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around PO12 2LA. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band F. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (30%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Gosport for 2026‑27: £2,344. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,563 (band A) to £3,907 (band G); band F, the most common, is £3,386.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 30 (4%) | £1,563 |
| Band B | about 60 (9%) | £1,823 |
| Band C | about 60 (9%) | £2,084 |
| Band D | about 140 (20%) | £2,344 |
| Band E | about 120 (17%) | £2,865 |
| Band F | about 170 (25%) | £3,386 |
| Band G | about 110 (16%) | £3,907 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,689 |
When the homes were built
- 16% Before 1900
- 4% 1900 to 1918
- 15% 1919 to 1939
- 25% 1945 to 1964
- 30% 1965 to 1982
- 7% 1983 to 1999
- None 2000 to 2009
- 1% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Gosport before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PO12 2LA is in (ONS area E01022794), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near PO12 2LA?
The nearest open schools to PO12 2LA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to PO12 2LA?
The nearest railway station to the centre of PO12 2LA is Portsmouth Harbour Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.
- Portsmouth Harbour Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
- Southsea Hoverport Railway station 3.5 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Alverstoke Village, 145 m away.
More stations near PO12 2LA, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near PO12 2LA?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of PO12 2LA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Blossom Health - Gosport Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2025 · Phone 023 9258 0363 800 mWalk
- The Willow Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2025 · Phone 023 8231 1034 1.7 kmCycle
- Rowner Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2024 · Phone 023 9251 3143 3.5 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near PO12 2LA?
The nearest charging points to the centre of PO12 2LA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- No. 2 Battery West Car Park Charging point · 8 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
- Believ No. 2 Battery West Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
- ASDA Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near PO12 2LA?
The nearest to the centre of PO12 2LA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Twenty Dental Care Phone 023 9258 9055 700 mWalk
- Dental Surgery, 20 The Avenue, Gosport 700 mWalk
- Stoke Road Dental Practice Phone 023 9258 0680 1.2 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to PO12 2LA?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Gosport War Memorial Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2026 · Phone 023 9228 6000 800 mWalk
- St Mary's Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2026 · Phone 023 9228 6000 6.2 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near PO12 2LA?
The nearest care homes to the centre of PO12 2LA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Redclyffe House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 023 9252 5546 150 mWalk
- Alverstoke House Nursing Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 023 9251 0254 300 mWalk
- Brookfield Residential Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2025 · Phone 023 9258 1103 400 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near PO12 2LA?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PO12 2LA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Well, 95 Bury Road Mon to Fri 8:30am to 6:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 023 9258 2810 750 mWalk
- Rowlands Pharmacy, 153 Stoke Road Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 1:20pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 023 9252 0331 1.1 kmWalk
- Lalys Pharmacy, Queens Parade Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 023 9258 1763 1.2 kmWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near PO12 2LA?
The nearest vets to the centre of PO12 2LA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Alver Vets 1.8 kmCycle
- Vets For Pets Gosport 3.4 kmCycle
- Harbour Vets 4.5 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is PO12 2LA in a conservation area?
The centre of PO12 2LA is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near PO12 2LA?
Police.uk records 142 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PO12 2LA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: drugs 3, possession of weapons 3, burglary 2, vehicle crime 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for PO12 2LA
- Ward
- Alverstoke
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Gosport
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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