PO16 8BE postcode in Portsmouth, Hampshire

PO16 8BE is a postcode in Portsmouth, in the Portchester Castle ward of Fareham. It is in the Fareham and Waterlooville parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Very low flood risk 9 of 60 homes and businesses at very low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at PO16 8BE can get it Across Fareham: 98% Typical price £340,000 Homes sold in PO16 8, last 12 months. ▼ 1.4% on the year before Nearest station Portchester 200 m in a straight line

Where PO16 8BE is, and what is near it

Map of PO16 8BE and what is near it Map of PO16 8BE: its centre point, with the 289 other postcodes in the PO16 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PO16 8BD: also in PO16 8PO16 8BF: also in PO16 8PO16 8BG: also in PO16 8PO16 8BH: also in PO16 8PO16 8BJ: also in PO16 8PO16 8BL: also in PO16 8PO16 8BN: also in PO16 8PO16 8BP: also in PO16 8PO16 8BQ: also in PO16 8PO16 8BS: also in PO16 8PO16 8BT: also in PO16 8PO16 8BU: also in PO16 8PO16 8BW: also in PO16 8PO16 8BX: also in PO16 8PO16 8BY: also in PO16 8PO16 8BZ: also in PO16 8PO16 8DA: also in PO16 8PO16 8DB: also in PO16 8PO16 8DD: also in PO16 8PO16 8DE: also in PO16 8PO16 8DF: also in PO16 8PO16 8DG: also in PO16 8PO16 8DH: also in PO16 8PO16 8DJ: also in PO16 8PO16 8DL: also in PO16 8PO16 8DN: also in PO16 8PO16 8DP: also in PO16 8PO16 8DQ: also in PO16 8PO16 8DR: also in PO16 8PO16 8DU: also in PO16 8PO16 8DW: also in PO16 8PO16 8DX: also in PO16 8PO16 8EA: also in PO16 8PO16 8ED: also in PO16 8PO16 8EE: also in PO16 8PO16 8EF: also in PO16 8PO16 8EH: also in PO16 8PO16 8EJ: also in PO16 8PO16 8EX: also in PO16 8PO16 8HA: also in PO16 8PO16 8HD: also in PO16 8PO16 8HL: also in PO16 8PO16 8HN: also in PO16 8PO16 8HP: also in PO16 8PO16 8HR: also in PO16 8PO16 8HS: also in PO16 8PO16 8HT: also in PO16 8PO16 8HU: also in PO16 8PO16 8HW: also in PO16 8PO16 8HX: also in PO16 8PO16 8HY: also in PO16 8PO16 8HZ: also in PO16 8PO16 8JA: also in PO16 8PO16 8JB: also in PO16 8PO16 8JE: also in PO16 8PO16 8JF: also in PO16 8PO16 8JL: also in PO16 8PO16 8JN: also in PO16 8PO16 8JP: also in PO16 8PO16 8JS: also in PO16 8PO16 8JZ: also in PO16 8PO16 8LA: also in PO16 8PO16 8LB: also in PO16 8PO16 8LD: also in PO16 8PO16 8LE: also in PO16 8PO16 8LF: also in PO16 8PO16 8LG: also in PO16 8PO16 8LH: also in PO16 8PO16 8LJ: also in PO16 8PO16 8LL: also in PO16 8PO16 8LN: also in PO16 8PO16 8LP: also in PO16 8PO16 8LQ: also in PO16 8PO16 8LR: also in PO16 8PO16 8LS: also in PO16 8PO16 8LT: also in PO16 8PO16 8LU: also in PO16 8PO16 8LW: also in PO16 8PO16 8LX: also in PO16 8PO16 8NL: also in PO16 8PO16 8NN: also in PO16 8PO16 8NP: also in PO16 8PO16 8NR: also in PO16 8PO16 8NS: also in PO16 8PO16 8NT: also in PO16 8PO16 8NU: also in PO16 8PO16 8NW: also in PO16 8PO16 8NX: also in PO16 8PO16 8NY: also in PO16 8PO16 8NZ: also in PO16 8PO16 8PA: also in PO16 8PO16 8PB: also in PO16 8PO16 8PD: also in PO16 8PO16 8PE: also in PO16 8PO16 8PF: also in PO16 8PO16 8PH: also in PO16 8 Castle View Academy 950 mCosham station 3.9 kmCentre Practice 3.9 kmWallington & Downend PO16 8BE Map of PO16 8BE and what is near it Map of PO16 8BE: its centre point, with the 289 other postcodes in the PO16 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 850 mWallington & Downend PO16 8BE
  • PO16 8BE
  • Other postcodes in PO16 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 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 50.8476, longitude -1.1218)

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 PO16 8BE?

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 PO16 8BE?

Every home and business at PO16 8BE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PO16 8BE 100% Fareham 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PO16 8BE 100% Fareham 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 PO16 8BE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Fareham Borough Council's days for PO16 8BE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PO16 8BE 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 PO16 8BE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Very low risk

The Environment Agency counts 60 homes and businesses at PO16 8BE. 9 are in an area at very low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

60 homes and businesses at PO16 8BE Very low: 9Not in an area at risk: 51

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 Fareham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PO16 8BE: 1,374 properties in Fareham are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Fareham

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 PO16 8BE 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 warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PO16 8BE?

Homes in PO16 8 sold for a typical £340,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 130 sales, down 1.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£340,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£345,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £540,000 32 sales
  • Semi-detached £351,250 52 sales
  • Terraced £281,000 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £156,000 13 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PO16 district: a typical £330,000 from 446 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 PO16 8BE

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in PO16 8BE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 June 2025. The middle sale was £310,000, from £225,000 to £375,000. Across PO16 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £340,000. 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

What council tax band are homes near PO16 8BE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around PO16 8BE. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (38%). 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 PO16 8BE

Band D in Fareham for 2026‑27: £2,271. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,514 (band A) to £2,775 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,018.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (8%)£1,514
Band Babout 180 (24%)£1,766
Band Cabout 270 (36%)£2,018
Band Dabout 200 (26%)£2,271
Band Eabout 50 (7%)£2,775
Band Fwithheld£3,280
Band Gwithheld£3,784
Band Hfewer than 5£4,541

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 38% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 26% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Fareham 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 PO16 8BE is in (ONS area E01022764), 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 PO16 8BE?

The nearest open schools to PO16 8BE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PO16 8BE, 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 PO16 8BE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PO16 8BE is Portchester Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Portchester Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Cosham Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest East Street, 44 m away.

More stations near PO16 8BE, 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 PO16 8BE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PO16 8BE, 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 PO16 8BE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PO16 8BE on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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

Which dentists are near PO16 8BE?

The nearest to the centre of PO16 8BE, 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 PO16 8BE?

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 PO16 8BE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PO16 8BE, 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 PO16 8BE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PO16 8BE, 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 PO16 8BE?

The nearest vets to the centre of PO16 8BE 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 PO16 8BE in a conservation area?

The centre of PO16 8BE 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 PO16 8BE?

Police.uk records 117 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PO16 8BE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences52 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Shoplifting13 reports
Other theft10 reports
Public order9 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports

Also: vehicle crime 3, other crime 3, possession of weapons 2, burglary 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 PO16 8BE

Ward
Portchester Castle
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Portsmouth
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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