PO9 1PG Havant
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Havant St Faith's. Region: South East.
Streets
- West Street, Havant: 33 addresses
- Meridian Centre, Havant: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near West Street, Havant: 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 B (40% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): 0164B3, 0164B3.
- Tree preservation orders: 9 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE ROBIN HOOD P.H., grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 44-54 WEST STREET HAVANT: up to 14 homes, permissioned (20 m)
- THE WHITE HART, 1 EAST STREET, HAVANT: up to 5 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 5-7 EAST STREET, HAVANT: up to 9 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 9 EAST STREET HAVANT: up to 11 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 11 EAST STREET, HAVANT: up to 6 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- NORTH STREET ARCADE, 1-3 NORTH STREET: up to 21 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- MARKET PARADE DEVELOPMENT SITE MARKET PARADE HAVANT: up to 130 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- CAR PARK BEHIND THE BEAR HOTEL AND EAST STREET HAVANT: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 5 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 8 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Havant 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| Bedhampton 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Warblington 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bulbeck Road Havant | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Havant | 60 m |
| Ferry terminal | Hayling Island Ferry Landing | 6.8 km (4.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 28.4 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 65 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Homewell Curlew Practice | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Unit 34 - 35 1St Floor | 120 m |
| Hospital | Havant War Memorial Hospital | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Havant Park 3.4 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stone's Allotment Trust 1.8 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Faith, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m south-east. 47 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Faith | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-east |
| Black Barn, Warblington | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Warblington Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Leigh Park (Staunton Country Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brockhampton Springs Water | Lake or reservoir | 440 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Battin's Copse | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Broad Marsh | Wetland | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Long Island | Island | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Simond's Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Comley Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 38 |
10 of the postcode's 38 addresses are 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 West Street.