PO30 1DP Isle of Wight
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mountjoy & Shide. Region: South East.
Streets
- Castle Road, Newport: 50 addresses
- Linden Road, Newport: 2 addresses
- Winchester Close, Newport: 1 address
House prices and rents in Isle of Wight
A typical home in Isle of Wight cost £245,670 in August 2026, 1.1% less than a year before. That is 7% more than five years earlier and 33% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £390,434 |
| Semi-detached | £274,146 |
| Terraced | £211,057 |
| Flat or maisonette | £136,524 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £200,374 |
Private renters in Isle of Wight paid £953 a month on average in September 2026, 6.8% more than a year before. That is 34% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £664 |
| Two bedrooms | £874 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,092 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,519 |
Council tax
What each band costs in Isle of Wight in 2026-27: Band D £2,626 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,751 | £2,042 | £2,334 | £2,626 | £3,209 | £3,793 | £4,376 | £5,252 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (53% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 103, CASTLE ROAD, grade II
- 105 AND 107, CASTLE ROAD, grade II
- 139, CASTLE ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Fitness Factory, 1A Portland Street Newport Isle Of Wight PO30, pending decision (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Moreys Timber Yard,Trafalgar Road, Newport, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Timber Works/ Sawmill, Building at Corner of Trafalgar Road and West Street, Newport, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Fairview Residential Care Home 37 Clatterford Road,Newport,Isle Of Wight, PO30 1PA, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this postcode.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 53 addresses are between 20 m and 27 m above sea level (22 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sandown 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Smallbrook Junction 8,980 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Shanklin 146,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Furze Brake Carisbrooke | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newport | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | East Cowes Floating Bridge | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carisbrooke High Street Car Park | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 28.9 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 93.7 km (58 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newport Health Centre Good May 2018 | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital Good Jul 2026 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westminster House Good Jul 2019 | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Newport Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Southern Co-Operative Carisbrooke High Street, Carisbrooke Cashzone | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,130 m² | 370 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,970 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Recreation Ground 7.0 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,570 m² | 100 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 540 m (0.3 miles) west. 111 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Roman Villa in the Grounds of St Mary's Vicarage | Listed building, Grade I | 620 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Carisbrooke Romano-British villa | Scheduled monument | 630 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Carisbrooke Castle: a shell keep castle on the site of a Saxon burh | Scheduled monument | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Carisbrooke Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Pyle Street, Newport | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Newport Roman Villa | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Shrubbery | Wood | 350 m south-west |
| Mount Joy | Hill | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Marvel Copse | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Hurstake Hard | Wetland | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Isle of Wight | Island | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Rowboroughdown Bottom | Valley | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 31 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 53 |
34 of the postcode's 53 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Road safety
8 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported around the postcode in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 8 slight. 2 involved a pedestrian; 1 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a motorcyclist; 1 involved a child under 16. 13% happened in the dark, and 25% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2025 09:23 | Slight | 3 people | B3401, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 25 Aug 2024 15:20 | Slight | 3 people | B3401, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 9 Jan 2024 15:45 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian, 1 child | B3323, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 11 Dec 2023 17:45 | Slight | 1 person | B3323, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 5 Nov 2021 13:47 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | B3401, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 11 Sep 2021 18:59 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | B3401, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 17 Aug 2021 15:27 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 10 Jul 2021 12:19 | Slight | 1 person | B3401, 30 mph | Wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Isle of Wight: see them on the Isle of Wight page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 29% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Castle Road.