PO5 postcode area guide — Portsmouth

Where is PO5?

Broadband & internet speeds in PO5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the PO5 postcode district (Portsmouth) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 661 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.2%.

Around 0% of premises in PO5 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 PO5

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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 PO5

Police recorded 1,103 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO5 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 PO5

Based on 270 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO5 is £229,000, up 6.5% on the previous year (£215,000).

Latest recorded sales in PO5

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 PO5

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 PO5

295 rated food businesses operate in PO5. 137 hold the top rating of 5, 63 are rated 4, and 28 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Agora Restaurant, André's Food Bar, Arepa 2Go Ltd, Ark Ayrton Primary Academy, Arty Potz.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in PO5

From a sample of 473 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PO5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 50% 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 PO5 typically use:

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What's it like living in PO5?

Postcodes in PO5

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.