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PO4 9

229 sales in the last 12 months · median £268,000 · Portsmouth

Fast broadbandMore affordable than most
Portsmouth Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled   22/42 seats · 52% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population14,518

0–14
17%
15–24
17%
25–44
28%
45–64
24%
65+
15%
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Median age36
Born outside the UK17%
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

In work57%

Unemployment7.2%
Self-employed15.4%
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Retired17.1%
Residents 16+ in employment · Census 2021

Education30%

Level 4+ (degree)30%
No qualifications17.4%
Residents with a Level-4+ qualification · Census 2021

Health & wellbeing82%

Good health
82%
Life satisfaction 7.38/10
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Happiness7.37/10
Feels worthwhile7.74/10
Anxiety (lower = better)3.38/10
Census 2021 · ONS wellbeing survey
Deprivation — IMD decile 6/10 · improved since 2019. About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 6/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 5 in 2019 — has improved since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income
5.8/10
Employment
6.3/10
Education & skills
5.7/10
Health & disability
5.3/10
Crime
4.3/10
Housing & services
5.7/10
Living environment
3.4/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
52%
own their home
ONS Census 2021
85%
White · Asian 7%
ONS Census 2021
17%
born outside the UK
ONS Census 2021
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