PO2 8TT postcode in Portsmouth, England

PO2 8TT is a postcode in Portsmouth, in the Charles Dickens ward. It is in the Portsmouth South parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since December 1997. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Typical price £220,000 Homes sold in PO2 8, last 12 months. ▲ 2.3% on the year before Nearest school St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 400 m in a straight line Nearest station Portsmouth & Southsea 200 m in a straight line

Where PO2 8TT is, and what is near it

Map of PO2 8TT and what is near it Map of PO2 8TT: its centre point, with the 173 other postcodes in the PO2 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 18 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PO2 8AA: also in PO2 8PO2 8AB: also in PO2 8PO2 8AE: also in PO2 8PO2 8AG: also in PO2 8PO2 8AL: also in PO2 8PO2 8AP: also in PO2 8PO2 8AQ: also in PO2 8PO2 8AR: also in PO2 8PO2 8AS: also in PO2 8PO2 8AT: also in PO2 8PO2 8AU: also in PO2 8PO2 8AW: also in PO2 8PO2 8AX: also in PO2 8PO2 8AY: also in PO2 8PO2 8AZ: also in PO2 8PO2 8BA: also in PO2 8PO2 8BB: also in PO2 8PO2 8BD: also in PO2 8PO2 8BE: also in PO2 8PO2 8BF: also in PO2 8PO2 8BG: also in PO2 8PO2 8BX: also in PO2 8PO2 8BY: also in PO2 8PO2 8DD: also in PO2 8PO2 8DF: also in PO2 8PO2 8DG: also in PO2 8PO2 8DH: also in PO2 8PO2 8DJ: also in PO2 8PO2 8DR: also in PO2 8PO2 8EA: also in PO2 8PO2 8EB: also in PO2 8PO2 8EH: also in PO2 8PO2 8EL: also in PO2 8PO2 8EN: also in PO2 8PO2 8EP: also in PO2 8PO2 8EW: also in PO2 8PO2 8FA: also in PO2 8PO2 8HB: also in PO2 8PO2 8HP: also in PO2 8PO2 8HR: also in PO2 8PO2 8HS: also in PO2 8PO2 8HW: also in PO2 8PO2 8JQ: also in PO2 8PO2 8LG: also in PO2 8PO2 8LR: also in PO2 8PO2 8LS: also in PO2 8PO2 8NA: also in PO2 8PO2 8QL: also in PO2 8PO2 8QN: also in PO2 8PO2 8RU: also in PO2 8PO2 8RW: also in PO2 8 Portsmouth PO2 8TT Map of PO2 8TT and what is near it Map of PO2 8TT: its centre point, with the 173 other postcodes in the PO2 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 18 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Portsmouth PO2 8TT
  • PO2 8TT
  • Other postcodes in PO2 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 18 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.7991, longitude -1.0884)

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 PO2 8TT?

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. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PO2 8TT?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for PO2 8TT. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 PO2 8TT?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for PO2 8TT.

Check the bin days for PO2 8TT 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 PO2 8TT 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 PO2 8TT.

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 Portsmouth

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PO2 8TT: 2,084 properties in Portsmouth are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Portsmouth

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 PO2 8TT 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 PO2 8TT?

Homes in PO2 8 sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, up 2.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£215,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.3% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £247,500 10 sales
  • Terraced £219,160 84 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £137,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole PO2 district: a typical £243,000 from 407 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 PO2 8TT

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PO2 8TT 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

What council tax band are homes near PO2 8TT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,940 homes in the neighbourhood around PO2 8TT. Over half of them (75%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (47%). 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 PO2 8TT

Band D in Portsmouth for 2026‑27: £2,292. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,528 (band A) to £2,292 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,528.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 1,460 (75%)£1,528
Band Babout 130 (7%)£1,782
Band Cabout 320 (16%)£2,037
Band Dabout 30 (2%)£2,292
Band Ewithheld£2,801
Band Ffewer than 5£3,310
Band Gwithheld£3,820
Band Hwithheld£4,583

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 47% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Portsmouth 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 PO2 8TT is in (ONS area E01017032), rounded by the VOA.

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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 PO2 8TT?

The nearest open schools to PO2 8TT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PO2 8TT, 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 PO2 8TT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PO2 8TT is Portsmouth & Southsea Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Portsmouth & Southsea Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Fratton Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk

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

18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Station Street, 82 m away.

More stations near PO2 8TT, 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 PO2 8TT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PO2 8TT, 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 PO2 8TT?

2 within 1 km 16 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PO2 8TT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 750 mWalk
  • Zest Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 1.2 kmWalk

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 PO2 8TT?

The nearest to the centre of PO2 8TT, 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 PO2 8TT?

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 PO2 8TT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PO2 8TT, 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 PO2 8TT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PO2 8TT, 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 PO2 8TT?

The nearest vets to the centre of PO2 8TT 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 PO2 8TT in a conservation area?

The centre of PO2 8TT 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 PO2 8TT?

Police.uk records 1,167 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PO2 8TT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences423 reports
Anti-social behaviour157 reports
Public order126 reports
Shoplifting99 reports
Criminal damage and arson69 reports
Other theft65 reports

Also: drugs 59, vehicle crime 48, bicycle theft 36, burglary 26, robbery 18, possession of weapons 17, other crime 16, theft from the person 8.

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 PO2 8TT

Ward
Charles Dickens
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
December 1997

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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