SO31 9GP Fareham
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Hook-with-Warsash. Region: South East.
Streets
- Pitchponds Road, Warsash: 26 addresses
- Pitchpond Road, Newtown: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Fareham in 2026-27: Band D £2,271 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,514 | £1,766 | £2,018 | £2,271 | £2,775 | £3,280 | £3,784 | £4,541 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (28% of about 880 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): Hovercraft.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Warsash Maritime Academy, Warsash: up to 100 homes, pending decision (370 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 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 27 addresses are between 6 m and 14 m above sea level (9 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 | Hamble 90,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km |
| Swanwick 563,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bursledon 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Cherry Walk Warsash | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Fareham | 8.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Warsash Ferry Landing | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Shore Road Car Park | 750 m |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 12.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 85.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lockswood Surgery | 2.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest H J Everett | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 660 m |
| Hospital | Fareham Community Hospital Cdc | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Warsash, Warsash Cashzone | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 26 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Warsash Recreation Ground 1.5 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Warsash Road Allotments 1.5 ha | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 35 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Promontory defined by an Iron Age linear earthwork, St Andrew's Castle and additional remains on Hamble Common, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km west. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Promontory defined by an Iron Age linear earthwork, St Andrew's Castle and additional remains on Hamble Common | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hook Lake | Lake or reservoir | 620 m south-west |
| Dibles Bottom | Valley | 730 m east |
| Bunny Meadows | Wetland | 1.5 km north |
| Hamble Copse | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Cawte's Copse | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Brownwich Beach | Beach | 2.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 27 |
2 of the postcode's 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Pitchponds Road.