PO3 5LW postcode in Portsmouth, England

PO3 5LW is a postcode in Portsmouth, in the Hilsea ward. It is in the Portsmouth North parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 47 of 50 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at PO3 5LW can get it Across Portsmouth: 97% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in PO3 5, last 12 months. ▲ 0.6% on the year before Nearest station Hilsea 700 m in a straight line

Where PO3 5LW is, and what is near it

Map of PO3 5LW and what is near it Map of PO3 5LW: its centre point, with the 253 other postcodes in the PO3 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PO3 5BJ: also in PO3 5PO3 5BP: also in PO3 5PO3 5BU: also in PO3 5PO3 5DX: also in PO3 5PO3 5DY: also in PO3 5PO3 5DZ: also in PO3 5PO3 5EP: also in PO3 5PO3 5FS: also in PO3 5PO3 5FT: also in PO3 5PO3 5FY: also in PO3 5PO3 5FZ: also in PO3 5PO3 5GD: also in PO3 5PO3 5GR: also in PO3 5PO3 5HJ: also in PO3 5PO3 5HL: also in PO3 5PO3 5HS: also in PO3 5PO3 5HT: also in PO3 5PO3 5HU: also in PO3 5PO3 5HX: also in PO3 5PO3 5HY: also in PO3 5PO3 5HZ: also in PO3 5PO3 5JA: also in PO3 5PO3 5JB: also in PO3 5PO3 5JD: also in PO3 5PO3 5JE: also in PO3 5PO3 5JF: also in PO3 5PO3 5JH: also in PO3 5PO3 5JP: also in PO3 5PO3 5JS: also in PO3 5PO3 5JT: also in PO3 5PO3 5JW: also in PO3 5PO3 5JZ: also in PO3 5PO3 5LA: also in PO3 5PO3 5LB: also in PO3 5PO3 5LD: also in PO3 5PO3 5LE: also in PO3 5PO3 5LF: also in PO3 5PO3 5LG: also in PO3 5PO3 5LN: also in PO3 5PO3 5LR: also in PO3 5PO3 5LS: also in PO3 5PO3 5LT: also in PO3 5PO3 5LU: also in PO3 5PO3 5LX: also in PO3 5PO3 5NS: also in PO3 5PO3 5QN: also in PO3 5PO3 5QR: also in PO3 5PO3 5QW: also in PO3 5PO3 5QY: also in PO3 5PO3 5QZ: also in PO3 5PO3 5RY: also in PO3 5PO3 5RZ: also in PO3 5PO3 5XE: also in PO3 5PO3 5XF: also in PO3 5PO3 5XG: also in PO3 5PO3 5XH: also in PO3 5PO3 5XQ: also in PO3 5 School 750 mCosham station 1.2 kmGP 2.0 kmCopnor PO3 5LW Map of PO3 5LW and what is near it Map of PO3 5LW: its centre point, with the 253 other postcodes in the PO3 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Cosham station 1.2 kmGP 2.0 kmCopnor PO3 5LW
  • PO3 5LW
  • Other postcodes in PO3 5: 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 50.8315, longitude -1.0670)

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 PO3 5LW?

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 PO3 5LW?

Every home and business at PO3 5LW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PO3 5LW 100% Portsmouth 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PO3 5LW 100% Portsmouth 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 PO3 5LW?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for PO3 5LW.

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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 PO3 5LW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 50 homes and businesses at PO3 5LW. 47 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 3 more at a lower risk.

50 homes and businesses at PO3 5LW Low: 47Very low: 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 Portsmouth

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PO3 5LW: 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 PO3 5LW is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 19:51 on 24 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 19:51 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 PO3 5LW?

Homes in PO3 5 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 123 sales, up 0.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£260,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£258,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £385,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £252,000 17 sales
  • Terraced £266,250 82 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £155,000 15 sales

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

Across the whole PO3 district: a typical £275,000 from 264 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 PO3 5LW

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in PO3 5LW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 March 2026. The middle sale was £173,000, from £160,000 to £183,000. Across PO3 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £260,000. 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 PO3 5LW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around PO3 5LW. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (33%). 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 PO3 5LW

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 £2,801 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,528.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 270 (36%)£1,528
Band Babout 200 (27%)£1,782
Band Cabout 120 (16%)£2,037
Band Dabout 140 (19%)£2,292
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,801
Band Ffewer than 5£3,310
Band Gfewer than 5£3,820
Band Hfewer than 5£4,583

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 33% 1919 to 1939
  4. 19% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 17% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 PO3 5LW is in (ONS area E01017090), 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 PO3 5LW?

The nearest open schools to PO3 5LW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PO3 5LW, 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 PO3 5LW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PO3 5LW is Hilsea Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Hilsea Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Cosham Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk

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 Copnor Road, 95 m away.

More stations near PO3 5LW, 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 PO3 5LW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PO3 5LW, 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 PO3 5LW?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PO3 5LW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Zest Charging point · 1 charger 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 1.5 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 PO3 5LW?

The nearest to the centre of PO3 5LW, 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 PO3 5LW?

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 PO3 5LW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PO3 5LW, 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 PO3 5LW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PO3 5LW, 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 PO3 5LW?

The nearest vets to the centre of PO3 5LW 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 PO3 5LW in a conservation area?

We have asked planning.data.gov.uk what the centre of PO3 5LW is inside, and its answer has not arrived yet. Open this page again in a minute to see it here. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 PO3 5LW?

Police.uk records 256 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PO3 5LW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences82 reports
Anti-social behaviour41 reports
Shoplifting27 reports
Other theft26 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports
Public order17 reports

Also: vehicle crime 17, burglary 8, drugs 5, robbery 4, other crime 4, possession of weapons 3.

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 PO3 5LW

Ward
Hilsea
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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