PO7 postcode area guide — East Hampshire

Where is PO7?

Broadband & internet speeds in PO7

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the PO7 postcode district (East Hampshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,206 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79%.

Around 0% of premises in PO7 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 PO7

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Mobile signal around East Hampshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Hampshire district (60,496 premises):

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

Crime in PO7

Police recorded 174 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO7 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 PO7

Based on 466 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO7 is £335,000, up 1.5% on the previous year (£330,000).

Latest recorded sales in PO7

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

Who lives here? East Hampshire demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider East Hampshire district (125,742 residents, 52,719 households):

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

Schools in and around PO7

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 PO7

216 rated food businesses operate in PO7. 152 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1st Quay, Active Me 360 CIC @ Hambledon Primary School, Active8 Minds Springwood Wraparound Care, All About The Grind, Aramark @ Havant & South Downs College.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in PO7

From a sample of 211 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PO7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 51% 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 East Hampshire

Landlines around PO7 typically use:

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What's it like living in PO7?

Postcodes in PO7

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.