PO9 2GN Havant
Live postcode, introduced February 2022. Ward: Havant St Faith's. Region: South East.
Streets
- Turret Avenue, Havant: 51 addresses
- Castle Avenue, Havant: 1 address
- St George's Avenue, 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 C (30% of about 1,230 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): 0164B3, 0164B3.
- Tree preservation orders: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- LAND EAST OF CASTLE AVENUE EMSWORTH: up to 260 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 11 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 | Warblington 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 350 m |
| Havant 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Emsworth 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Green Pond Corner Warblington | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Havant | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Hayling Island Ferry Landing | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 29.8 km (19 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 63.8 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Homewell Curlew Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Octapharm Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest East End Lodge Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Emsworth Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Havant Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Denvilles, Denvilles Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,090 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Warblington Castle, a scheduled monument, 750 m (0.5 miles) south. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Warblington Castle | Scheduled monument | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Warblington Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Black Barn, Warblington | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Church of St Thomas-A-Becket | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Emsworth Harbour | Tidal water | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Duckard Point | Wetland | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Brockhampton Springs Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Comley Bottom | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Longcopse Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 21 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 32 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 53 |
53 of the postcode's 53 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Turret Avenue.