PO1 1AQ House Prices & Local Information

PO1 1AQ is an up-and-coming urban area located 0.7km from Landport in Portsmouth. Administratively it sits within Charles Dickens ward and the Portsmouth South constituency.

For renters and young professionals, PO1 1AQ offers a university campus area — mostly students in halls, very high turnover. During the day, areas dominated by food and entertainment. It has a young, student-heavy population (average age 19) — lively, but with high tenant turnover. 87% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 38% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Portsmouth.

Safety: Crime rates are high (170 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for PO1 1AQ are sourced from Output Area E00179944 (shared with 126 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.