Latitude: 50.8118 / 50°48'42"N
Longitude: -1.0869 / 1°5'12"W
OS Eastings: 464430
OS Northings: 101755
OS Grid: SU644017
Mapcode National: GBR VRP.QV
Mapcode Global: FRA 86MY.DDK
Plus Code: 9C2WRW67+P6
Maidenhead Locator System: IO90kt94
What Three Birds: bee-eater.rosefinch.petrel
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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PO2 8RU is a large user postcode in Continental Port, Portsmouth. It was first introduced in March 1983.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Brittany Ferries, the Brittany Centre, Wharf Road, Portsmouth PO2 8RU.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Portsmouth is a city, which had a population of 238,137 in the 2011 census.
PO2 8RU is in the Portsmouth travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Portsmouth City Teaching Primary Care Trust.
PO2 8RU is approximately 6m (20ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing PO2 8RU
3c1: Ethnicity Central - Ethnic Dynamics - Constrained Neighbourhoods
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for PO2 8RU
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
10/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near PO2 8RU include Aldi, Asda, Budgens, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of PO2 8RU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Portsmouth City Council
Ward
Nelson
Councillors
Lee Hunt (Liberal Democrat)
Leo Madden (Liberal Democrat)
Jason Fazackarley (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Portsmouth North
MP
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for PO2 8RU.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near PO2 8RU.
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