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Thinking of living at PO16 9UL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Junior School | Primary | 600 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Northern Infant School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Castle Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Red Barn Community Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Portchester Community School | Secondary | 350 m | Attainment 8: 41.8 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Castle View Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 35.6 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cams Hill School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 52.5 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| All's Well | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
| Kingsgate School | Independent | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 2.6 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Boundary Oak School | Independent | 4.4 km | 21% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Portchester Community School | 370 m | 11 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Port Solent) | 2.2 km | 9 |
| Football | AFC Portchester | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Port Solent) | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Golf | Cams Hall Estate Golf Club | 2.8 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Alexandra Bowling & Social Club | 4.1 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Hilsea Lido | 3.8 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Bath Park | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Running | Alexandra Sports | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Bridgemary Skatepark | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice Gosport | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Al's | 40 m | 1 |
| Airsoft | UCAP Bunker | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 247 Fitness | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Red Spider Climbing | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Fitness | NoExcusess | 3.2 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, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 367k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Fratton.
The nearest bus stop is The Fairway, 200 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes X3, X5, X4, SD4); 80 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Northern Junior School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 58% 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, 250 m away; Pompey Local (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Portchester Practice (100 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Ramze The Barber Shop is 250 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.
Marjories Tea Rooms And Bistro is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Portcullis Taphouse the nearest pub (200 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 Portchester Park, 350 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).
45 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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For holidays, Southampton is 20 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 75 km.
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.