Area guide

Living in PO12, Gosport

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around PO12 in Gosport. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 10 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Gosport: £240,696, up 3.4% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South East average is £380,878.

Check sold prices for a specific address in PO12 →
See where PO12 ranks across South East →

Council tax at Band D in Gosport: £2,344 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare PO12 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for PO12 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around PO12

169 recorded home sales on the streets around central PO12 in the last 2 years, with a median of £200,000 and a range from £83,000 to £373,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
12 Cottage Grove, PO12 3NY Terraced £180,000 6 Aug 2026
69 Whitworth Road, PO12 3NJ Terraced £170,000 4 Aug 2026
40 Whiteacres Close, PO12 4XD Flat or maisonette £125,000 31 Jul 2026
40 Pelham Road, PO12 3NX Terraced £227,500 31 Jul 2026
64 Sydney Road, PO12 1PL Terraced £238,000 24 Jul 2026
36 Mill Lane, PO12 4QG Terraced £172,500 24 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

31 schools within 3 miles , of which 84% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School Primary Good 0.2 mi away no figure
Leesland Church of England Controlled Junior School Primary Good 0.2 mi away no figure
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary Good 0.3 mi away no figure
Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary Good 0.3 mi away no figure
Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School Primary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Elson Junior School Primary Good 1.0 mi away no figure

25 state primary and 3 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.

See the full school breakdown for PO12 →

Private schools

1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: The Portsmouth Grammar School.

All 1 fee-paying schools near PO12, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Elementary occupations17.2%
Caring, leisure and other service16.0%
Associate professional and technical13.3%
Skilled trades12.8%
Sales and customer service9.7%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How PO12 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 4.7 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of PO12 (E01022833, 1,728 residents in 2021, down 6.8% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 4.7 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 34.7% 36.4% +1.7 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 20.0% 22.6% +2.6 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 42.9% 39.3% -3.6 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 21.0% 21.5% +0.5 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 11.0% 14.2% +3.2 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 13.7% 18.4% +4.7 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 5.7% 8.6% +2.9 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 77.2% 74.9% -2.3 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 96.2% 93.8% -2.4 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

335 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central PO12 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Gosport's figures.

Buses from the centre of PO12

Best-served stop: Pelham Road, with 4.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of PO12 is Pelham Road: 4.2 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.5 in the evening and 3.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:39, last 00:32 after midnight. Routes there: E1, SD5. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of PO12. The nearest, The Willow Group, has 47,395 registered patients and 1,814 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
The Willow Group0.2 mi47,3951,814
Blossom Health - Gosport0.4 mi6,0643,822
Rowner Health Centre1.7 mi9,0533,570

Nearest A&E: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, where 67.0% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust at 61.5%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Gosport pays £2,344 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.8% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Gosport, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Gosport, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,883+4.7%
2022-23£1,944+3.2%
2023-24£2,040+4.9%
2024-25£2,133+4.6%
2025-26£2,236+4.8%
2026-27£2,344+4.8%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Gosport, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about PO12

What is the average house price in PO12?

The average sold price in Gosport is £240,696 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in PO12?

Prices in Gosport are up 3.4% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in PO12?

The median of 169 recorded sales around central PO12 in the last 2 years is £200,000, ranging from £83,000 to £373,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in PO12?

31 schools sit within 3 miles of central PO12, and 84% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in PO12?

335 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central PO12 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is PO12 at risk of flooding?

Central PO12 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is PO12 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 84% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £200,000; the area sits in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 335 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is PO12 safe?

335 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central PO12 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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