PO12 3DD postcode in Gosport, Hampshire

PO12 3DD is a postcode in Gosport, in the Elson ward. It is in the Gosport parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since October 1984.

Where PO12 3DD is, and what is near it

Map of PO12 3DD and what is near it Map of PO12 3DD: its centre point, with the 243 other postcodes in the PO12 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PO12 3AA: also in PO12 3PO12 3AB: also in PO12 3PO12 3AD: also in PO12 3PO12 3AG: also in PO12 3PO12 3AH: also in PO12 3PO12 3AJ: also in PO12 3PO12 3AL: also in PO12 3PO12 3AN: also in PO12 3PO12 3AP: also in PO12 3PO12 3AR: also in PO12 3PO12 3AS: also in PO12 3PO12 3AT: also in PO12 3PO12 3AU: also in PO12 3PO12 3AW: also in PO12 3PO12 3AX: also in PO12 3PO12 3AY: also in PO12 3PO12 3AZ: also in PO12 3PO12 3BA: also in PO12 3PO12 3BB: also in PO12 3PO12 3BD: also in PO12 3PO12 3BE: also in PO12 3PO12 3BF: also in PO12 3PO12 3BH: also in PO12 3PO12 3BJ: also in PO12 3PO12 3BL: also in PO12 3PO12 3BN: also in PO12 3PO12 3BP: also in PO12 3PO12 3BQ: also in PO12 3PO12 3BS: also in PO12 3PO12 3BT: also in PO12 3PO12 3BU: also in PO12 3PO12 3BX: also in PO12 3PO12 3BZ: also in PO12 3PO12 3DA: also in PO12 3PO12 3DE: also in PO12 3PO12 3DF: also in PO12 3PO12 3DG: also in PO12 3PO12 3DT: also in PO12 3PO12 3DX: also in PO12 3PO12 3ED: also in PO12 3PO12 3EE: also in PO12 3PO12 3EF: also in PO12 3PO12 3EG: also in PO12 3PO12 3EN: also in PO12 3PO12 3EP: also in PO12 3PO12 3EQ: also in PO12 3PO12 3ES: also in PO12 3PO12 3ET: also in PO12 3PO12 3EU: also in PO12 3PO12 3EX: also in PO12 3PO12 3EY: also in PO12 3PO12 3EZ: also in PO12 3PO12 3FA: also in PO12 3PO12 3FE: also in PO12 3PO12 3FG: also in PO12 3PO12 3HF: also in PO12 3PO12 3HN: also in PO12 3PO12 3HQ: also in PO12 3PO12 3HW: also in PO12 3PO12 3JL: also in PO12 3PO12 3JN: also in PO12 3PO12 3JU: also in PO12 3PO12 3JW: also in PO12 3PO12 3JY: also in PO12 3 The Willow Group 1.5 kmBridgemary School 2.1 kmPortsmouth Harbour station 3.7 kmPortchester station 4.5 kmBrockhurst & Privett PO12 3DD Map of PO12 3DD and what is near it Map of PO12 3DD: its centre point, with the 243 other postcodes in the PO12 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.2 kmPortsmouth Harbour station 3.7 kmBrockhurst & Privett PO12 3DD
  • PO12 3DD
  • Other postcodes in PO12 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 50.8126, longitude -1.1542)

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; OpenStreetMap charging points. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Who looks after PO12 3DD?

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.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; GOV.UK links to council services; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.

At this postcode

What broadband can you get at PO12 3DD?

Every home and business at PO12 3DD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PO12 3DD 100% Gosport 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PO12 3DD 100% Gosport Over 99%
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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

When are the bins collected at PO12 3DD?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for PO12 3DD.

Check the bin days for PO12 3DD on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.

Is PO12 3DD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PO12 3DD.

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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

From surface water, across Gosport

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PO12 3DD: 420 properties in Gosport are at high risk (1% of all its properties). All the figures for Gosport

Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.

Flood warnings

The centre of PO12 3DD 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.

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Source: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.

At this postcode

Homes sold in PO12 3DD

HM Land Registry records 38 standard sales in PO12 3DD since 1996, the first on record at this postcode. The middle price was £50,500 from 1995 to 1999 and £220,000 from 2025 to 2026.

  1. 1995 to 1999, middle price £50,500, 9 sales
  2. 2000 to 2004, middle price £88,748, 8 sales
  3. 2005 to 2009, middle price £121,750, 4 sales
  4. 2010 to 2014, middle price £125,000, 5 sales
  5. 2015 to 2019, too few sales to price, one sale
  6. 2020 to 2024, middle price £200,000, 8 sales
  7. 2025 to 2026, middle price £220,000, 3 sales
Five-year spans from the year shown (the last runs to now), with the number of sales beneath. Middle price of standard sales, all home types, not adjusted for inflation. A dash: fewer than 3 sales, too few to price.

The latest sales

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in PO12 3DD from January 2024 to September 2026, the latest on 21 July 2026. They sold for £200,000 to £340,000. Across PO12 3, the typical price in the 12 months to September 2026 was £215,000.

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, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.

At this postcode

Who lives at PO12 3DD?

At the 2021 Census, 28 people (14 female, 14 male) lived at PO12 3DD, in 14 households.

Census 2021PO12 3DDPO12 3 sector
People2811,662
Households145,378
People per household2.02.2

ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The PO12 3 sector is its 227 postcodes with Census figures, added up.

Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.

At this postcode

How much energy do homes at PO12 3DD use?

In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at PO12 3DD used 1,938 kWh, and the median domestic gas meter 5,762 kWh.

2024PO12 3DDPO12 district
Electricity meters1521,611
Electricity, median meter a year1,938 kWh2,406 kWh
Gas meters1518,497
Gas, median meter a year5,762 kWh7,970 kWh

Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.

Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.

At its centre point

Is PO12 3DD in a conservation area?

The centre of PO12 3DD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point.

Near here

Which schools are near PO12 3DD?

The nearest open primary and secondary schools to PO12 3DD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PO12 3DD, and how we find them

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

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Where is the nearest station to PO12 3DD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PO12 3DD is Portsmouth Harbour Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Portsmouth Harbour Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Portchester Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fort Brockhurst, 132 m away.

More stations near PO12 3DD, and how we find them

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

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Which GP surgeries are near PO12 3DD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PO12 3DD, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Where can I charge an electric car near PO12 3DD?

2 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PO12 3DD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:

  • Osprey Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • Osprey Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • ASDA Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Which dentists are near PO12 3DD?

The nearest to the centre of PO12 3DD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.

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Which hospitals are nearest to PO12 3DD?

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.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

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Which care homes are near PO12 3DD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PO12 3DD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

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Which pharmacies are near PO12 3DD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PO12 3DD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS pharmacy lists.

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Which vets are near PO12 3DD?

The nearest vets to the centre of PO12 3DD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.

Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Across the PO12 3 sector

What do homes sell for near PO12 3DD?

Homes in PO12 3 sold for a typical £215,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 148 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £225,500 from 164 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£215,000 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£225,500 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £490,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £290,000 31 sales
  • Terraced £210,000 97 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £131,000 15 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 594 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

In its neighbourhood

What council tax band are homes near PO12 3DD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around PO12 3DD. Over half of them (77%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (62%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PO12 3DD

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 £3,386 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,084.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,563
Band Babout 80 (12%)£1,823
Band Cabout 500 (77%)£2,084
Band Dabout 30 (5%)£2,344
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,865
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,386
Band Gfewer than 5£3,907
Band Hfewer than 5£4,689

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 62% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Gosport before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PO12 3DD is in (ONS area E01022815), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.

Within a mile

How much crime is there near PO12 3DD?

Police.uk records 245 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PO12 3DD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences88 reports
Criminal damage and arson38 reports
Anti-social behaviour37 reports
Other theft26 reports
Public order24 reports
Shoplifting10 reports

Also: drugs 9, burglary 4, other crime 4, vehicle crime 2, theft from the person 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 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 months

Source: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

The official record for PO12 3DD

Ward
Elson
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Gosport
In use since
October 1984

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

Where to check what we do not hold

Around PO12 3DD

Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

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Where the facts on this page come from

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.

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