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Thinking of living at PO5 1QS? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 400 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Bramble Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Southsea Infant School | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Ark Ayrton Primary Academy | Primary | 600 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| St Swithun's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Priory School | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 10% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark Charter Academy | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 38.9 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edmund's Catholic School | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 58.9 · 23.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Portsmouth Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 33.5 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Miltoncross Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 36.3 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mayville High School | Independent | 900 m | 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Portsmouth High School GDST | Independent | 900 m | 29% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Priory Tennis | 570 m | 22 |
| Swimming | Charter Community Sports Centre | 770 m | 11 |
| Bowls | Southsea Waverley Bowls Club | 660 m | 8 |
| Squash | Ravelin Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Football | Fratton Park | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Golf | The Tenth Hole | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Cricket | United Services Rugby Ground | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Sailing | Portsmouth Sailing Club | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Ravelin Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Southsea Skate Park | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Weightlifting | Ravelin Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | United Services Rugby Ground | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Gym 01 | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Mountbatten Centre | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Water sports | Andrew Simpson Centre | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Ravelin Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 32. 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 Fratton, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 2.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Elm Grove, 50 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (route 2); 90 departures an hour from the 19 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 15 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 53% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Priory School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 44.7 · 10% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Edmund's Catholic School (1.1 km) and UTC Portsmouth (4.6 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Chelsea Mini Market, 200 m away; Pompey Local Victoria Road (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Doctor Zhao (400 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Consol Tanning Studio is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Alexandra Hospital, 6.7 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: 25 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Desi - Old India Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The One Eyed Dog the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 151 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 33% flats and 3% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 84% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Britannia Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Hotspot Yoga (650 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Eastney, 2.4 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
69 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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| Independent |
| 1.3 km |
| 43.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near PO5 1QS, 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.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 26 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 75 km.
Many neighbours rent: 51% of households rent privately and 8% socially.
It's young: 41% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 32% 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, 1.1 km 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.