PO12 3HJ postcode in Gosport, Hampshire

PO12 3HJ is a postcode in Gosport, in the Forton ward. It is in the Gosport parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 2 of 5 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 75% of homes and businesses at PO12 3HJ can get it Across Gosport: 98% Typical price £215,000 Homes sold in PO12 3, last 12 months. ▼ 4.4% on the year before Nearest station Portsmouth Harbour 2.4 km in a straight line

Where PO12 3HJ is, and what is near it

Map of PO12 3HJ and what is near it Map of PO12 3HJ: its centre point, with the 243 other postcodes in the PO12 3 sector, 4 schools (3 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) and 9 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PO12 3AA: also in PO12 3PO12 3AB: also in PO12 3PO12 3AD: also in PO12 3PO12 3AE: also in PO12 3PO12 3AG: also in PO12 3PO12 3AH: also in PO12 3PO12 3AJ: also in PO12 3PO12 3AP: also in PO12 3PO12 3BL: also in PO12 3PO12 3DE: also in PO12 3PO12 3DH: also in PO12 3PO12 3DJ: also in PO12 3PO12 3DL: also in PO12 3PO12 3DN: also in PO12 3PO12 3DP: also in PO12 3PO12 3DR: also in PO12 3PO12 3DS: also in PO12 3PO12 3DW: also in PO12 3PO12 3DX: also in PO12 3PO12 3DY: also in PO12 3PO12 3ED: also in PO12 3PO12 3ET: also in PO12 3PO12 3HA: also in PO12 3PO12 3HB: also in PO12 3PO12 3HD: also in PO12 3PO12 3HE: also in PO12 3PO12 3HF: also in PO12 3PO12 3HG: also in PO12 3PO12 3HL: also in PO12 3PO12 3HN: also in PO12 3PO12 3HP: also in PO12 3PO12 3HQ: also in PO12 3PO12 3HR: also in PO12 3PO12 3HS: also in PO12 3PO12 3HT: also in PO12 3PO12 3HU: also in PO12 3PO12 3HW: also in PO12 3PO12 3HX: also in PO12 3PO12 3HY: also in PO12 3PO12 3HZ: also in PO12 3PO12 3JA: also in PO12 3PO12 3JB: also in PO12 3PO12 3JD: also in PO12 3PO12 3JE: also in PO12 3PO12 3JF: also in PO12 3PO12 3JH: also in PO12 3PO12 3JJ: also in PO12 3PO12 3JL: also in PO12 3PO12 3JN: also in PO12 3PO12 3JP: also in PO12 3PO12 3JS: also in PO12 3PO12 3JT: also in PO12 3PO12 3JU: also in PO12 3PO12 3JW: also in PO12 3PO12 3JX: also in PO12 3PO12 3JY: also in PO12 3PO12 3JZ: also in PO12 3PO12 3LA: also in PO12 3PO12 3LD: also in PO12 3PO12 3LG: also in PO12 3PO12 3LH: also in PO12 3PO12 3LJ: also in PO12 3PO12 3LL: also in PO12 3PO12 3LS: also in PO12 3PO12 3NA: also in PO12 3PO12 3NB: also in PO12 3PO12 3ND: also in PO12 3PO12 3NE: also in PO12 3PO12 3NF: also in PO12 3PO12 3NG: also in PO12 3PO12 3NH: also in PO12 3PO12 3NJ: also in PO12 3PO12 3NQ: also in PO12 3PO12 3NR: also in PO12 3PO12 3NS: also in PO12 3PO12 3NT: also in PO12 3PO12 3NX: also in PO12 3PO12 3NY: also in PO12 3PO12 3PP: also in PO12 3PO12 3UJ: also in PO12 3PO12 3UL: also in PO12 3PO12 3UN: also in PO12 3PO12 3UP: also in PO12 3PO12 3UR: also in PO12 3PO12 3UT: also in PO12 3PO12 3UU: also in PO12 3PO12 3UW: also in PO12 3PO12 3UX: also in PO12 3PO12 3UZ: also in PO12 3 School 1.5 kmSchool 2.2 kmSouthsea Hoverport station 3.4 kmBrockhurst & Privett PO12 3HJ Map of PO12 3HJ and what is near it Map of PO12 3HJ: its centre point, with the 243 other postcodes in the PO12 3 sector, 4 schools (2 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) and 9 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.0 kmSchool 1.5 kmBrockhurst & Privett PO12 3HJ
  • PO12 3HJ
  • Other postcodes in PO12 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 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 50.8011, longitude -1.1413)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PO12 3HJ?

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 3HJ?

Every home and business at PO12 3HJ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 75% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PO12 3HJ 75% Gosport 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PO12 3HJ 100% Gosport Over 99%
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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 3HJ?

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

Check the bin days for PO12 3HJ on BinDayBuddy

Source: 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 3HJ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 5 homes and businesses at PO12 3HJ. 2 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

5 homes and businesses at PO12 3HJ Low: 2Not in an area at risk: 3

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 3HJ: 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 3HJ is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 23:22 on 24 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 23:22 on 24 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PO12 3HJ?

Homes in PO12 3 sold for a typical £215,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 147 sales, down 4.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£215,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£225,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £295,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £210,000 95 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £131,000 13 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 postcode

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

Homes sold in PO12 3HJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PO12 3HJ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 3HJ

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at PO12 3HJ. 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 Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PO12 3HJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around PO12 3HJ. Over half of them (56%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (26%). 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 3HJ

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 £2,344 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,823.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (15%)£1,563
Band Babout 350 (56%)£1,823
Band Cabout 160 (26%)£2,084
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,344
Band Ewithheld£2,865
Band Fwithheld£3,386
Band Gfewer than 5£3,907
Band Hfewer than 5£4,689

When the homes were built

  1. 24% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 19% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 26% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 3HJ is in (ONS area E01022818), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 3HJ?

The nearest open schools to PO12 3HJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

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

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 3HJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PO12 3HJ is Portsmouth Harbour Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Portsmouth Harbour Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
  • Southsea Hoverport Railway station 3.4 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Crossways, 32 m away.

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

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PO12 3HJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PO12 3HJ, 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

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 3HJ?

0 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PO12 3HJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • ASDA Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • Osprey Charging point · 2 chargers 2.2 kmCycle
  • Osprey Charging point · 2 chargers 2.2 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 Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PO12 3HJ?

The nearest to the centre of PO12 3HJ, 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 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PO12 3HJ?

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 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 3HJ?

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

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 3HJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PO12 3HJ, 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.

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 3HJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of PO12 3HJ 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’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 3HJ in a conservation area?

The centre of PO12 3HJ 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. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near PO12 3HJ?

Police.uk records 337 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PO12 3HJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences127 reports
Anti-social behaviour62 reports
Public order40 reports
Other theft35 reports
Criminal damage and arson25 reports
Shoplifting18 reports

Also: drugs 11, vehicle crime 7, burglary 4, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 1, robbery 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: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PO12 3HJ

Ward
Forton
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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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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