PO2 postcode area guide — Portsmouth

Where is PO2?

Broadband & internet speeds in PO2

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the PO2 postcode district (Portsmouth) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 758 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.5%.

Around 0% of premises in PO2 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 PO2

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Mobile signal around Portsmouth

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Portsmouth district (95,670 premises):

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

Crime in PO2

Police recorded 582 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO2 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 PO2

Based on 438 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO2 is £232,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£233,000).

Latest recorded sales in PO2

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

Who lives here? Portsmouth demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Portsmouth district (208,003 residents, 86,155 households):

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

Schools in and around PO2

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 PO2

235 rated food businesses operate in PO2. 126 hold the top rating of 5, 47 are rated 4, and 20 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Afro Cart Foods, Aldi Gamble Road, Portsmouth, Alphabet Corner, Amuri, Another Coffee Shop.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in PO2

From a sample of 374 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PO2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% 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 Portsmouth

Landlines around PO2 typically use:

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What's it like living in PO2?

Postcodes in PO2

Neighbouring districts

All Portsmouth (PO) postcode districts ›

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.