PO7 5ED Havant
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Purbrook. Region: South East.
Streets
- Deverell Place, Purbrook: 72 addresses
- Bushy Mead, Purbrook: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Havant in 2026-27: Band D £2,320 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,547 | £1,805 | £2,062 | £2,320 | £2,836 | £3,352 | £3,867 | £4,641 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (52% of about 600 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: 3 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 38-44 LAND AT LONDON ROAD WATERLOOVILLE: up to 42 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 73 addresses are between 45 m and 53 m above sea level (50 m on average).
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 | Cosham 896,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Bedhampton 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Hilsea 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bushy Mead Widley | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bedhampton - New Road | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Portsmouth International Cruise & Ferry Terminal Stamshaw | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Car parks | North Car Park | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 24 km (15 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 68.3 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Drayton Surgery | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Purbrook Pharmacy | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Practice | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Queen Alexandra Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Purbrook London Road, Purbrook Cashzone | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,370 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Purbrook Heath 4.8 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 190 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fort Purbrook, a listed building (Grade II*), 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Purbrook | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Fort Purbrook, including covered-way to east | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Fort Widley | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Roman villa and section of Roman road south-west of Littlepark Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Aldermoor Coppice | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Cooper Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Lincolns Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Farlington Marshes | Wetland | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| North Binness Island | Island | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Thicket Bottom | Valley | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 72 | 73 |
1 of the postcode's 73 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 Havant: see them on the Havant page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 9 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 Deverell Place.