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Thinking of living at PO1 3BN? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Jude's CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 1.4 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| Ark Ayrton Primary Academy | Primary | 1.5 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| Ark Charter Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 38.9 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edmund's Catholic School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 58.9 · 23.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Priory School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 10% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Portsmouth Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 33.5 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Portsmouth Grammar School | Independent | 850 m | 43.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Portsmouth High School GDST | Independent | 1.4 km | 29% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Madani Academy | Independent | 1.9 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Portsmouth Tennis Academy | 600 m | 24 |
| Swimming | University Of Portsmouth (Ravelin Sports Centre) | 760 m | 15 |
| Squash | University Of Portsmouth (Ravelin Sports Centre) | 760 m | 9 |
| Football | HMS Temeraire | 490 m | 8 |
| Bowls | Pembroke Gardens Bowling Club | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Cricket | HMS Temeraire | 490 m | 5 |
| Sailing | Portsmouth Sailing Club | 870 m | 4 |
| Cycling | Mountbatten Centre | 3.2 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Ravelin Sports Centre | 770 m | 3 |
| Fitness | Gym 01 | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Golf | Gosport And Stokes Bay Golf Club | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | HMS Temeraire | 490 m | 2 |
| Weightlifting | Ravelin Sports Centre | 770 m | 2 |
| Skateboard | Southsea Skate Park | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Running | Mountbatten Centre Athletics Track | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Gosport Arena Ice Rink | 4.4 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 33. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Portsmouth Harbour, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 2.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Havant.
The nearest bus stop is Curzon Howe Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 1 minute on weekdays (routes 3, 1, 23, 2); 285 departures an hour from the 17 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 4 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
59% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 69% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ark Charter Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 38.9 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Edmund's Catholic School (0.7 km) and UTC Portsmouth (4 km).
Few families with young children: only 9% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op Queen Street - Portsmouth, 150 m away; Pompey Market (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Unicity Medical Centre (1.1 km), with H Merali Dispensing Chemist the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Wink is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Alexandra Hospital, 6.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 53 restaurants and cafés and 12 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Queen Shawarma is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Ship Anson the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 277 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 106 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (87%).
It's new: 57% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 170 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Powell Square, 150 m away; for exercise, Portsmouth Tennis Academy (600 m).
42 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Every primary near PO1 3BN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
A swim is a short trip away: Eastney, 3.9 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 25 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 75 km.
Most households own their home, 34% rent privately.
It's young: 64% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 60% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is University of Portsmouth, 700 m away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.