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Thinking of living at PO16 9NF? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Wicor Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Red Barn Community Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Northern Junior School | Primary | 1.3 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Northern Infant School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Portchester Community School | Secondary | 350 m | Attainment 8: 41.8 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Castle View Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 35.6 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cams Hill School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 52.5 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| All's Well | Independent | 3.5 km | – |
| Kingsgate School | Independent | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 2.6 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Boundary Oak School | Independent | 4.9 km | 21% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near PO16 9NF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Portchester Community School | 350 m | 12 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Port Solent) | 2.2 km | 10 |
| Football | AFC Portchester | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Port Solent) | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Golf | Fleetlands Golf Course | 2.8 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Alexandra Bowling & Social Club | 3.8 km | 4 |
| Skateboard | Bridgemary Skatepark | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Mountbatten Centre | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Running | Alexandra Sports | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Bath Park | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice Gosport | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Al's | 710 m | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 247 Fitness | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Airsoft | UCAP Bunker | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Hardway Sailing Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Fitness | NoExcusess | 3.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. 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 Portchester, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 367k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Fratton.
The nearest bus stop is Marina Grove, 200 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (route 3); 39 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Castle Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 68% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Red Barn Community Primary School (0.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Portchester Community School, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 41.8 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: UTC Portsmouth (4.1 km) and St Edmund's Catholic School (5.7 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Frozen Foods, 800 m away, with One Stop closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Westlands Medical Centre (600 m), with Carefirst Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Cutting Edge is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Alexandra Hospital, 4.0 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Castle Takeaway is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Cormorant the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 54 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 14% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
Bungalow country: 29% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Alton Grove Open Space, 250 m away; for exercise, Wicor Recreation Ground (1.5 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Lee-on-Solent, 7.3 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 20 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 75 km.
23 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
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.