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PO5 1HW

St Thomas

Portsmouth

Overview

Postcode PO5 1HW is located in an urban city, within the St Thomas ward of Portsmouth in the South East region , and forms part of the Somers Town area. It has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 213.7 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Somers Town is £32,000 per year. The nearest station is Portsmouth and Southsea located about 0.6 miles away. There are 13 primary and 3 secondary schools in the area. There are 9 parks nearby, closest small park is Somerstown Community Park.

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
214
Deprivation level
8/10
Income level
1/10
Social housing
19.7%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

8/10

Somers Town has a high level of deprivation, ranked at position 6,960 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 21% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

10/10

Somers Town has a very high crime rate, with approximately 213.7 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

19.7%

Approximately 19.7% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 45.8% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

1/10

The average income of residents in Somers Town is £32,000 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near PO5 1HW.

Flood risk

No risk

Somers Town near PO5 1HW has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Portsmouth and Southsea located about 0.6 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.6 mi

Portsmouth and Southsea

N/A

0.6 mi

Fratton

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.6 miSouthsea CommonLarge
0.5 miRavelin ParkMedium
0.3 miSomerstown Community ParkSmall

Schools

In the PO5 1HW postcode area, located within Somers Town, there are 13 primary and 3 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.1 miPrimaryCottage Grove Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter

N/A

0.4 miPrimaryArk Ayrton Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led

Good

0.4 miSecondaryArk Charter AcademyAcademy sponsor led

Requires improvement