PO12 2UW Gosport
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Anglesey. Region: South East.
Streets
- Spithead Avenue, Gosport: 27 addresses
House prices and rents in Gosport
A typical home in Gosport cost £240,093 in August 2026, 1.6% more than a year before. That is 10% more than five years earlier and 34% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £488,598 |
| Semi-detached | £312,425 |
| Terraced | £240,790 |
| Flat or maisonette | £151,720 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £209,790 |
Private renters in Gosport paid £1,173 a month on average in September 2026, 3.8% more than a year before. That is 37% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £825 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,049 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,279 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,734 |
Council tax
What each band costs in Gosport in 2026-27: Band D £2,344 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,563 | £1,823 | £2,084 | £2,344 | £2,865 | £3,386 | £3,907 | £4,689 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (27% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at 82-84 Clayhall Road, Gosport: up to 9 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Haslar Hospital, Haslar Road, Gosport: up to 286 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Fort Gilkicker, Military Road, Gosport: up to 26 homes, permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the postcode, operating or planned.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this postcode.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 240 m from the postcode (by 2105, if defences are not maintained or built).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line Selsey Bill to Hurst Spit | none (the line is held) | 330 m |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line Selsey Bill to Hurst Spit | none (the line is held) | 330 m |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Selsey Bill to Hurst Spit | up to 85 m | 240 m |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode spilled 2 times, for 1 hour in all, in 2025. They discharge into Stoke Lake.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village Road Alverstoke Ceo Southern Water | Stoke Lake | 2 | 1 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 7,673 kWh of it on average in 2024, 14% less than the district's 8,952 kWh, and 3,875 kWh of electricity, 25% more than the district's 3,092 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is PO12.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode, the nearest 160 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Along Southern Gosport Peninsula Southern Gosport Peninsula | Not recorded | Commercial, household | 160 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Portsmouth Harbour 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Portsmouth and Southsea 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Fratton 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gilkicker Road Clayhall | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gilkicker Road Clayhall | 140 m |
| Ferry terminal | Gosport Ferry Terminal | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Church Path Car Park | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 24.5 km (15 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 78.2 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Blossom Health - Gosport Good May 2025 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stoke Road Dental Practice | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Gosport War Memorial Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Care homes | 11 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Merlin Park Good Oct 2019 | 180 m |
| Police station | Hampshire Constabulary | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Privett Road Cashzone | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 830 m (0.5 miles) from the postcode's centre.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoSport Activity Centre PO12 2BY | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 830 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Squirrels Of Haselworth PO12 1SQ | Full day care | 36 | Good (Jul 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 720 childminders and 151 home childcarers (nannies) in Hampshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ewer Common 6,590 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is HMS Eurydice Memorial, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 41 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Eurydice Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Clayhall Royal Naval Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 410 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Fort Monckton: The Former Central Magazine | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Fort Monckton | Scheduled monument | 430 m (0.3 miles) south |
| No. 5 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines | Scheduled monument | 690 m (0.4 miles) west |
| The Royal Hospital, Haslar | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Chapel of St Luke, Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Gunboat Yard boundary walls, watchtowers and gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Gilkicker fort | Scheduled monument | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stoke Lake | Tidal water | 580 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Gilkicker Point | Wetland | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Cockle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Point Battery | Beach | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| The Point | Wetland | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Alder Moor | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 27 | 27 |
None of the postcode's 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Road safety
4 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported around the postcode in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight, in which 1 person died and 2 people were seriously hurt. 1 involved a pedestrian; 2 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a motorcyclist; 1 involved a child under 16. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2025 14:05 | Fatal | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 24 Dec 2024 13:26 | Serious | 1 person: 1 cyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 29 Jul 2023 15:00 | Serious | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 14 Jun 2021 17:45 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist, 1 child | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Gosport: see them on the Gosport page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Spithead Avenue.