PO5 3DN postcode in Portsmouth, England

PO5 3DN is a postcode in Portsmouth, in the St Thomas ward. It is in the Portsmouth South parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since April 1987.

Flooding Low flood risk 1 of 21 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 92% of homes and businesses at PO5 3DN can get it Across Portsmouth: 97% Typical price £185,000 Homes sold in PO5 3, last 12 months. ▼ 15.9% on the year before Nearest station Southsea Hoverport 450 m in a straight line

Where PO5 3DN is, and what is near it

Map of PO5 3DN and what is near it Map of PO5 3DN: its centre point, with the 153 other postcodes in the PO5 3 sector, 2 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 4 EV charging points (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. PO5 3AA: also in PO5 3PO5 3AD: also in PO5 3PO5 3AF: also in PO5 3PO5 3AH: also in PO5 3PO5 3AL: also in PO5 3PO5 3AN: also in PO5 3PO5 3AP: also in PO5 3PO5 3AR: also in PO5 3PO5 3AS: also in PO5 3PO5 3AT: also in PO5 3PO5 3AU: also in PO5 3PO5 3AX: also in PO5 3PO5 3AY: also in PO5 3PO5 3AZ: also in PO5 3PO5 3BA: also in PO5 3PO5 3BB: also in PO5 3PO5 3BE: also in PO5 3PO5 3BH: also in PO5 3PO5 3BJ: also in PO5 3PO5 3BL: also in PO5 3PO5 3BN: also in PO5 3PO5 3BS: also in PO5 3PO5 3BT: also in PO5 3PO5 3BU: also in PO5 3PO5 3BW: also in PO5 3PO5 3BY: also in PO5 3PO5 3DA: also in PO5 3PO5 3DD: also in PO5 3PO5 3DE: also in PO5 3PO5 3DF: also in PO5 3PO5 3DG: also in PO5 3PO5 3DH: also in PO5 3PO5 3DJ: also in PO5 3PO5 3DL: also in PO5 3PO5 3DP: also in PO5 3PO5 3DR: also in PO5 3PO5 3DS: also in PO5 3PO5 3DT: also in PO5 3PO5 3DU: also in PO5 3PO5 3DW: also in PO5 3PO5 3DY: also in PO5 3PO5 3DZ: also in PO5 3PO5 3EA: also in PO5 3PO5 3EB: also in PO5 3PO5 3ED: also in PO5 3PO5 3EG: also in PO5 3PO5 3EH: also in PO5 3PO5 3EJ: also in PO5 3PO5 3EL: also in PO5 3PO5 3EN: also in PO5 3PO5 3EQ: also in PO5 3PO5 3ES: also in PO5 3PO5 3EU: also in PO5 3PO5 3EW: also in PO5 3PO5 3EX: also in PO5 3PO5 3EY: also in PO5 3PO5 3EZ: also in PO5 3PO5 3FB: also in PO5 3PO5 3FD: also in PO5 3PO5 3HA: also in PO5 3PO5 3HB: also in PO5 3PO5 3HD: also in PO5 3PO5 3HE: also in PO5 3PO5 3HF: also in PO5 3PO5 3HG: also in PO5 3PO5 3HH: also in PO5 3PO5 3HJ: also in PO5 3PO5 3HN: also in PO5 3PO5 3HP: also in PO5 3PO5 3HQ: also in PO5 3PO5 3HR: also in PO5 3PO5 3HT: also in PO5 3PO5 3HU: also in PO5 3PO5 3HW: also in PO5 3PO5 3JA: also in PO5 3PO5 3JF: also in PO5 3PO5 3JG: also in PO5 3PO5 3JH: also in PO5 3PO5 3JJ: also in PO5 3PO5 3JL: also in PO5 3PO5 3JN: also in PO5 3PO5 3JP: also in PO5 3PO5 3JR: also in PO5 3PO5 3JS: also in PO5 3PO5 3JT: also in PO5 3PO5 3JU: also in PO5 3PO5 3LB: also in PO5 3PO5 3LJ: also in PO5 3PO5 3LR: also in PO5 3PO5 3LS: also in PO5 3PO5 3LT: also in PO5 3PO5 3LU: also in PO5 3PO5 3LX: also in PO5 3PO5 3LY: also in PO5 3PO5 3LZ: also in PO5 3PO5 3ND: also in PO5 3PO5 3NH: also in PO5 3PO5 3PJ: also in PO5 3PO5 3QH: also in PO5 3PO5 3QJ: also in PO5 3PO5 3RL: also in PO5 3PO5 3RP: also in PO5 3PO5 3RR: also in PO5 3PO5 3RS: also in PO5 3PO5 3RT: also in PO5 3PO5 3RX: also in PO5 3PO5 3SA: also in PO5 3PO5 3SB: also in PO5 3PO5 3SJ: also in PO5 3PO5 3XX: also in PO5 3 JoJU Charging 750 mA charging point 800 mJoJU Charging 800 mPortsmouth & Southsea station 1.1 kmGP 1.4 kmGP 1.4 kmSt Jude PO5 3DN Map of PO5 3DN and what is near it Map of PO5 3DN: its centre point, with the 153 other postcodes in the PO5 3 sector, 2 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 4 EV charging points (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.4 kmGP 1.4 kmSt Jude PO5 3DN
  • PO5 3DN
  • Other postcodes in PO5 3: press one for its page
  • 2 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 4 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 50.7887, longitude -1.0958)

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 PO5 3DN?

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 PO5 3DN?

Every home and business at PO5 3DN can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 92% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PO5 3DN 92% Portsmouth 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PO5 3DN 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 PO5 3DN?

BinDayBuddy has not read Portsmouth City Council's days for PO5 3DN today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PO5 3DN 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 PO5 3DN at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 21 homes and businesses at PO5 3DN. 1 is in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

21 homes and businesses at PO5 3DN Low: 1Not in an area at risk: 20

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 PO5 3DN: 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 PO5 3DN is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 16:50 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 16:50 on 22 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 PO5 3DN?

Homes in PO5 3 sold for a typical £185,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 75 sales, down 15.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£185,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£220,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 15.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £467,500 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £168,750 62 sales

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

Across the whole PO5 district: a typical £228,000 from 255 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 PO5 3DN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PO5 3DN 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 PO5 3DN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around PO5 3DN. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (35%). 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 PO5 3DN

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 £3,820 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,801.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 190 (23%)£1,528
Band Babout 160 (20%)£1,782
Band Cabout 60 (7%)£2,037
Band Dabout 150 (18%)£2,292
Band Eabout 220 (27%)£2,801
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,310
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,820
Band Hwithheld£4,583

When the homes were built

  1. 27% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 35% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 PO5 3DN is in (ONS area E01017131), 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 PO5 3DN?

The nearest open schools to PO5 3DN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PO5 3DN, 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 PO5 3DN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PO5 3DN is Southsea Hoverport, 450 metres away in a straight line.

  • Southsea Hoverport Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Portsmouth & Southsea 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.

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Victoria Avenue, 68 m away.

More stations near PO5 3DN, 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 PO5 3DN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PO5 3DN, 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 PO5 3DN?

4 within 1 km 12 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PO5 3DN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Ubitricity Charging point · No details mapped 550 mWalk
  • JoJU Charging Charging point · No details mapped 750 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 800 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 Map

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

Which dentists are near PO5 3DN?

The nearest to the centre of PO5 3DN, 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 PO5 3DN?

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 PO5 3DN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PO5 3DN, 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 PO5 3DN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PO5 3DN, 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 PO5 3DN?

The nearest vets to the centre of PO5 3DN 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 PO5 3DN in a conservation area?

The centre of PO5 3DN 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 PO5 3DN?

Police.uk records 991 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PO5 3DN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences349 reports
Anti-social behaviour149 reports
Public order103 reports
Shoplifting91 reports
Other theft61 reports
Drugs50 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 47, bicycle theft 37, vehicle crime 36, burglary 17, possession of weapons 17, robbery 15, theft from the person 10, other crime 9.

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 PO5 3DN

Ward
St Thomas
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
April 1987

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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