PO12 4FA postcode in Gosport, Hampshire
PO12 4FA 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 August 2018.
Where PO12 4FA is, and what is near it
- PO12 4FA
- Other postcodes in PO12 4: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 2 bus stops
- 2 EV charging points
- 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 50.8171, longitude -1.1578)
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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after PO12 4FA?
- 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 4FA 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 4FA?
Every home and business at PO12 4FA 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 4FA?
BinDayBuddy has not read Gosport Borough Council's days for PO12 4FA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for PO12 4FA 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 4FA 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 4FA.
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 4FA: 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 4FA 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 4FA?
Homes in PO12 4 sold for a typical £235,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 203 sales, down 5.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £334,000 16 sales
- Semi-detached £263,500 38 sales
- Terraced £249,995 103 sales
- Flat or maisonette £137,000 46 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 4FA
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PO12 4FA 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 4FA
The Food Standards Agency lists 5 food businesses at PO12 4FA. 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 4FA?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around PO12 4FA. The largest share of them, 50%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (39%). 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 £2,865 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,084.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 130 (17%) | £1,563 |
| Band B | about 190 (25%) | £1,823 |
| Band C | about 380 (50%) | £2,084 |
| Band D | about 40 (5%) | £2,344 |
| Band E | about 20 (3%) | £2,865 |
| Band F | withheld | £3,386 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £3,907 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,689 |
When the homes were built
- 5% Before 1900
- 3% 1900 to 1918
- 20% 1919 to 1939
- 12% 1945 to 1964
- 39% 1965 to 1982
- 18% 1983 to 1999
- None 2000 to 2009
- 3% 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 4FA is in (ONS area E01022814), 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 4FA?
The nearest open schools to PO12 4FA, 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 4FA?
The nearest railway station to the centre of PO12 4FA is Portsmouth Harbour Rail Station, 4.2 km away in a straight line.
- Portsmouth Harbour Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
- Portchester Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Retail Park, 153 m away.
More stations near PO12 4FA, 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 4FA?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of PO12 4FA, 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.
- Rowner Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2024 · Phone 023 9251 3143 1.3 kmCycle
- Bridgemary Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2026 · Phone 01329 232446 1.7 kmCycle
- The Willow Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2025 · Phone 023 8231 1034 2.1 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 4FA?
The nearest charging points to the centre of PO12 4FA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Osprey Charging point · 2 chargers 200 mWalk
- Osprey Charging point · 2 chargers 200 mWalk
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 4FA?
The nearest to the centre of PO12 4FA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Smile Dental Care Gosport 700 mWalk
- Gosport Smile Clinic Phone 023 9258 4158 1.6 kmCycle
- Fareham Road Surgery 2.1 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 4FA?
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 2.8 kmCycle
- St Mary's Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2026 · Phone 023 9228 6000 6.9 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 4FA?
The nearest care homes to the centre of PO12 4FA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Woodcot Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 023 9260 1402 500 mWalk
- Portchester Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2023 · Phone 01329 284065 900 mWalk
- Dibden View Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01329 287046 950 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 4FA?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PO12 4FA, 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.
- Brune Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1:30pm, 2:30pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 023 9258 1819 500 mWalk
- Brockhurst Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 023 9258 0534 1.0 kmWalk
- Boots, 147 Rowner Lane Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 023 9258 1475 1.3 kmCycle
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 4FA?
The nearest vets to the centre of PO12 4FA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Vets For Pets Gosport 1.1 kmWalk
- Alver Vets 2.2 kmCycle
- Portchester Vets 3.4 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 4FA in a conservation area?
The centre of PO12 4FA 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 4FA?
Police.uk records 196 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PO12 4FA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: burglary 5, drugs 5, other crime 3, possession of weapons 2, vehicle crime 1, 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 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 4FA
- Ward
- Elson
- 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
- August 2018
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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