PO17 postcode area guide — Fareham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PO17 postcode district in Fareham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PO17
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
81.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
35.8%
Gigabit-capable
35.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.6%
Broadband availability in the PO17 postcode district (Fareham) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 324 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 81.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 35.8%.
Around 1.6% of premises in PO17 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 PO17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PO17 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| PO17 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| PO17 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| PO17 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| PO17 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| PO17 5AG | 0% | 0% |
| PO17 5AH | 100% | 0% |
| PO17 5AJ | 100% | 0% |
| PO17 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| PO17 5AN | 75% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Fareham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Fareham district (53,719 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
67.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in PO17
Police recorded 18 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 6 | 33.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 22.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 11.1% |
| Other theft | 2 | 11.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 11.1% |
| Public order | 1 | 5.6% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 5.6% |
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 PO17
Based on 77 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO17 is £320,000, down 5.9% on the previous year (£340,000).
Detached
£610,000
19 sales
Semi-detached
£360,000
12 sales
Terraced
£300,000
16 sales
Flat / maisonette
£227,000
24 sales
Latest recorded sales in PO17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | £321,000 | Terraced | Lesser Horseshoe Close | PO17 5FE |
| 8 May 2026 | £227,000 | Flat | Victoria Mews | PO17 5JX |
| 1 May 2026 | £252,500 | Flat | Boundary Walk | PO17 5FQ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Flat | Consort Mews | PO17 5FY |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £455,000 | Detached | Funtley Lane | PO17 5EQ |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £905,000 | Detached | Liberty Road | PO17 6LD |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Lesser Horseshoe Close | PO17 5FE |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Flat | Titchfield Lane | PO17 5PD |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £610,000 | Detached | Knowle Avenue | PO17 5LG |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £417,000 | Semi-detached | Trampers Lane | PO17 6DE |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.5% |
| 15–29 | 19.1% |
| 30–44 | 17.8% |
| 45–64 | 22.1% |
| 65+ | 24.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 78.5% |
| Private rented | 12.6% |
| Social rented | 3.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PO17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Oak School | Not applicable | 2–17 | 465 | PO17 5BL |
| Wickham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 300 | PO17 5HU |
| Newtown Soberton Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 73 | PO17 6LJ |
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 PO17
75 rated food businesses operate in PO17. 67 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Good Yarn, Active8 Minds Newtown Soberton Wraparound Care, Bere Dairy Events, Boarhunt Social Club, Circus Wonderland.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PO17
From a sample of 88 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PO17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
28%
Band D
33%
Band E
19%
Band F
9%
Band G
3%
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 PO17 typically use:
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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.