PO12 postcode area guide — Gosport

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Broadband & internet speeds in PO12

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the PO12 postcode district (Gosport) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,021 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.2%.

Around 0% of premises in PO12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in PO12

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Mobile signal around Gosport

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Gosport district (39,409 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in PO12

Police recorded 305 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in PO12

Based on 584 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO12 is £230,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£230,000).

Latest recorded sales in PO12

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Gosport demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Gosport district (81,953 residents, 35,920 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around PO12

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in PO12

306 rated food businesses operate in PO12. 238 hold the top rating of 5, 29 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 32 Events Ltd, 33 Green Bottles, Abbeyfield Ltd, Abbeyfield Ltd, Achieve Together.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in PO12

From a sample of 222 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PO12 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Gosport

Landlines around PO12 typically use:

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What's it like living in PO12?

Postcodes in PO12

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.