PO1 1BG House Prices & Local Information

PO1 1BG is an up-and-coming urban area located 0.7km from Landport in Portsmouth. Note: this is a large-user or commercial postcode — residential population data may be limited. Administratively it sits within Charles Dickens ward and the Portsmouth South constituency.

Day-to-day life in PO1 1BG has the character of a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. The daytime character shifts — traditional high streets with some larger stores, mostly employees. An average age of 29 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. The area has a notably diverse population — 41% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Portsmouth.

Safety: Crime rates are high (173 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 1BG are sourced from Output Area E00174453 (shared with 48 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.