Queens Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7NX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding PO2 7NX has a slightly higher male population, with 51.7% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.2%	48.3%	3.1%	51.0%	-2.7%
Male	54.8%	51.7%	-3.1%	49.0%	2.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around PO2 7NX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	40.4%	52%	11.6%	37.9%	14.1%
Married: Opposite sex	37.8%	26.7%	-11.1%	44.2%	-17.5%
Separated	5.9%	4.3%	-1.6%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	11.5%	13.5%	2.0%	9.1%	4.4%
Widowed	4.4%	3.6%	-0.8%	6.1%	-2.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.7%	45.8%	0.1%	48.4%	-2.6%
Good health	39.7%	35.4%	-4.3%	33.6%	1.8%
Fair health	10.7%	14.4%	3.7%	12.7%	1.7%
Bad health	3.3%	2.9%	-0.4%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	1.2%	0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17%	17.6%	0.6%	18.2%	-0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.5%	11.5%	-7.0%	9.6%	1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.2%	13.7%	-1.5%	13.4%	0.3%
Apprenticeship	4.1%	5.8%	1.7%	5.3%	0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.8%	20.5%	2.7%	16.9%	3.6%
Degree or Similar	21.1%	25.2%	4.1%	33.8%	-8.6%
Other	6.3%	5.8%	-0.5%	2.8%	3.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 76.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	3.9%	6.6%	2.7%	1.1%	5.5%
Chinese	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	1.1%	2.3%	1.2%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	4.4%	2.6%	-1.8%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	5.5%	3.7%	-1.8%	2.5%	1.2%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	0.3%	-1.6%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	4.1%	0.3%	-3.8%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	74.7%	76.9%	2.2%	81.4%	-4.5%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.4%	74.2%	-11.2%	83.2%	-9.0%
European Union	5%	9.6%	4.6%	6.1%	3.5%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	3.9%	4.1%	0.2%	2.7%	1.4%
Middle East and Asia	4.7%	10.4%	5.7%	5.6%	4.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	1.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.1%	73.6%	-11.5%	83.2%	-9.6%
10+ Years	3.6%	7.5%	3.9%	9.8%	-2.3%
5-10 Years	2.8%	8.3%	5.5%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	3.3%	5.2%	1.9%	2.2%	3.0%
Less than 2 years	5.2%	5.5%	0.3%	1.9%	3.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.9%	76.7%	-14.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	6%	1.2%	4.8%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	17.5%	13.5%	4.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.1%	37.2%	12.9%
Christian	34.3%	46.2%	-11.9%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Muslim	7.5%	6.5%	1.0%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Queens Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Queens Road was 91.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 10.4% lower than the Baffins average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Queens Road has the 37th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins and the 278th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -65.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,800

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in PO2 7NX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Queens Road are based on 668 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Portsmouth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Queens Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7NX

Estimated Average Property Prices for PO2 7NX

Average Price
£473,246

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£473,246

Estimated Average Property Prices for Queens Road

Average Price
£245,758

Semi-Detached
£335,066

Terraced
£260,982

Detached
£294,890

Flats/Maisonettes
£135,062

Other
£621,907

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Queens Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Queens Road, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Other, an established residential building	£415,000	2017-12-21	£460,626

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PO2 7NX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	103
Part-Time Employee	37
Self-Employed	31
Looking after home or family	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Other	20
Retired	19
Unemployed	15
Student (economically inactive)	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	31
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	27
Manufacturing	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Education	17
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	13
Information and communication	11
Construction	10
Other	6
Transport and storage	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Flying Bull Academy Flying Bull Lane , Buckland PO2 7BJ	3out of 4	251 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Horizons Primary School Portchester Road , North End PO2 7JB	2out of 4	380 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Manor Infant School Inverness Road , PO1 5QR	3out of 4	664 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Dickens Primary Academy Turner Road , PO1 4PN	2out of 4	818 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Gladys Avenue , PO2 9AX	- not rated	860 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Portsmouth Academy St Mary's Road , PO1 5PF	3out of 4	976 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School Arundel Street , PO1 1RX	4out of 4	1,614 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Charter Academy Hyde Park Road , PO5 4HL	3out of 4	1,963 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Miltoncross Academy Milton Road , Milton PO3 6RB	3out of 4	2,005 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Priory School Fawcett Road , PO4 0DL	3out of 4	2,023 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Portsmouth College Tangier Road , PO3 6PZ	- not rated	2,672 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of Portsmouth College Tudor Crescent , Cosham PO6 2SA	- not rated	3,491 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Vincent College Mill Lane , PO12 4QA	- not rated	4,513 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mayfield School Mayfield Road , North End PO2 0RH	3out of 4	1,354 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Madani Academy Merefield House , Nutfield Place PO1 4JZ	- not rated	834 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Harbour School Tipner Lane , Tipner PO2 8RA	- not rated	1,546 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cliffdale Primary Academy Battenburg Avenue , North End PO2 0SN	4out of 4	1,607 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Portsmouth University House , Winston Churchill Avenue PO1 2UP	- not rated	2,231 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Portsmouth Grammar School High Street , Old Portsmouth PO1 2LN	- not rated	2,825 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Clock Cafe	174 Kingston Road, Portsmouth	78 yd
That's A Wrap / Pasta A GoGo/ Mitch's Munch Box	188 Kingston Road, Portsmouth	79 yd
Gandhi Indian Restaurant	139-141, Kingston Road	80 yd
Buckland Community Café	Buckland Community Centre, Malins Road	277 yd
Fresh Catering At Buckland Ltd	Malins Road, Portsmouth	297 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
George And Dragon	137 Kingston Road, Portsmouth	80 yd
S2 Snooker Club	223 Kingston Road, Portsmouth	194 yd
British Queen Public House	Public House, 18 Queens Road	206 yd
The Druids Arms	11-15, Binsteed Road	237 yd
The Winchester Arms	99 Winchester Road, Portsmouth	276 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Alpha Amazing Chinese Takeaway	Shop, 192 Kingston Road	78 yd
Hit The Road	182 Kingston Road, Portsmouth	78 yd
Ocean Fresh Fish And Chips	152B Kingston Road, Portsmouth	80 yd
Papas Tops Pizza	126 Kingston Road, Portsmouth	94 yd
Doner Kuche	132 Kingston Road, Portsmouth	140 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
M A Foods	154 Kingston Road, Portsmouth	94 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	1 Gamble Road, Portsmouth	315 yd
Lidl	Supermarket, 55 - 73 London Road	474 yd
Portsmouth Arena Supermarket	83 - 85 London Road, Portsmouth	616 yd
Iceland	86-88, London Road	640 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Enska Keep Fit And Martial Arts Centre (Closed) 223-225 223-225 Kingston Road	health and fitness suite	193 yd
Buckland Community Centre MALINS ROAD		293 yd
Hot Bodz Health Club (Closed) St. Marks House St. Marks House Derby Road	health and fitness suite	591 yd
Lips (Portsmouth) Ltd (Closed) London Road	health and fitness suite	728 yd
Portsmouth Academy St. Marys Road	grass pitches	811 yd
Charles Dickens Activity Centre LAKE ROAD	tennis courts	840 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of PO2 7NX