PO13 postcode area guide — Fareham

Where is PO13?

Broadband & internet speeds in PO13

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the PO13 postcode district (Fareham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 776 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.2%.

Around 0% of premises in PO13 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 PO13

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Mobile signal around Fareham

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Fareham district (53,719 premises):

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

Crime in PO13

Police recorded 135 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO13 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 PO13

Based on 361 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO13 is £282,000, up 2.5% on the previous year (£275,000).

Latest recorded sales in PO13

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

Who lives here? Fareham demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Fareham district (114,513 residents, 48,639 households):

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

Schools in and around PO13

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 PO13

175 rated food businesses operate in PO13. 143 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Active8minds, Activeme 360 Cic @ Grange Infant & Junior School, Alma Bay, Alver Valley Federation Of Schools, Alver Valley Gardeners Kitchen.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in PO13

From a sample of 190 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PO13 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% 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 Fareham

Landlines around PO13 typically use:

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What's it like living in PO13?

Postcodes in PO13

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.