PO30 4LZ Isle of Wight
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet. Region: South East.
Streets
- Yarmouth Road, Isle of Wight: 64 addresses
- Unnamed street near Yarmouth Road, Locksgreen: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Yarmouth Road, Locksgreen: 2 addresses
- Porchfield Road, Locksgreen: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Yarmouth Road, Ashengrove: 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 E (25% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the postcode, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standen Heath Isle of Wight P/03058/06 | Landfill Gas | 1.5 MW | Operational Mar 2010 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Durrants Farm Solar Isle of Wight P/01901/10 | Solar farm | 4.5 MW | Operational Jul 2011 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Isle of Wight Waste Recovery Park Isle of Wight P/01376/15 | Advanced Conversion Technologies | 3.3 MW | Being built May 2017 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode.
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.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the postcode, against 5 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is PO30.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 70 addresses are between 14 m and 43 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 13%, ultrafast 13%, gigabit 13% of premises; 63% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lymington Pier 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
| Lymington Town 242,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Smallbrook Junction 8,980 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km (9.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dinglers Farm Porchfield | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newport | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | West Cowes Floating Bridge | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Car parks | Hatters Park - Car Park 1 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 27.8 km (17 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 96.5 km (60 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newport Health Centre Good May 2018 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Time For Teeth Hmps Isle Of Wight | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital Good Jul 2026 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Care homes | Westminster House Good Jul 2019 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Newport Police Station | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Carisbrooke High Street, Carisbrooke Cashzone | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the postcode's centre.
Ofsted also registers 29 childminders and 11 home childcarers (nannies) in Isle of Wight. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Alvington Road Allotments 4,950 m² | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow 450m north of Vittlefields Farm, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow 450m north of Vittlefields Farm | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Swainston | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Bowl barrow 30m south of Round Copse | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bulls Wood | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Long Copse | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Sand Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Spur Lake | Tidal water | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Rowboroughdown Bottom | Valley | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) south |
| Mill Leat | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 66 | 70 |
4 of the postcode's 70 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported around the postcode in 2021 to 2025.
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.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Yarmouth Road.