PO33 1FN Isle of Wight
Live postcode, introduced February 2009. Ward: Ryde South East. Region: South East.
Streets
- West Hill Road, Ryde: 16 addresses
- The Firs, Oakfield: 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 A (34% of about 800 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Fallowfield Rest Home, 14 Great Preston Road, Ryde, permissioned (150 m)
- Former Council Depot Victoria Crescent Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 1DG, pending decision (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Land between Rink Road and Park Road ( Opposite the IW bus Museum), not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- St Marys Convert, 55 High Street,Ryde, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- 91-93B High Street, Ryde, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- 91-93B High Street Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the postcode.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fairlee Isle of Wight P/00737/13 | Solar farm | 7.3 MW | Operational Feb 2015 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 750 m (0.5 miles) from the postcode (by 2105, if defences are not maintained or built).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line IoW | none (the line is held) | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line IoW | none (the line is held) | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention IoW | up to 52 m | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode spilled 12 times, for 43 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Monktonmead Brook.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Road Cso Southern Water | Monktonmead Brook | 3 | 14 | 390 m |
| Simeon Street Cso Southern Water | Monktonmead Brook | 5 | 25 | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Great Preston Road Cso Southern Water | Monktonmead Brook | 4 | 4 | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
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
Homes with gas used 6,979 kWh of it on average in 2024, 27% less than the district's 9,578 kWh, and 2,115 kWh of electricity, 33% less than the district's 3,179 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
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 PO33.
Historic landfill
2 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode, the nearest 400 m (0.2 miles) away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refuse tip off Meaders Road Ryde, Isle of Wight | 1914 to 1989 | Inert | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| High Street Tip 44 High Street, Oakfield | Not recorded | Inert, industrial, commercial, household | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 17 addresses are between 31 m and 35 m above sea level (33 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 | Ryde St Johns Road 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ryde Esplanade 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Smallbrook Junction 8,980 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lower Highland Road Oakfield | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Interchange Ryde | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Ryde Hoverport | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | John Street - Ryde Car Park Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 29.2 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 82.7 km (51 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tower House Surgery Requires improvement Dec 2025 | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wight Dental Care | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Gosport War Memorial Hospital | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 11 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Waxham House Requires improvement May 2026 | 140 m |
| Police station | Ryde Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Nurseries and childcare
5 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 280 m from the postcode's centre.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scallywags Fun Club PO33 1NE | Full day care | 90 | Not inspected yet | 280 m |
| Cheeky Chimps Childcare PO33 2BB | Full day care | 50 | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Little Squirrels Community Nursery PO33 1BQ | Full day care | 63 | Good (May 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Chatterbox Childcare PO33 2AF | Full day care | 80 | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Wonder House PO33 2SZ | Full day care | 68 | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Appley Park 11 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Church of the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary (Church of St Mary), with presbytery and later additions including the convent school chapel wing and linking corridor, a listed building (Grade II*), 930 m (0.6 miles) north-west. 125 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary (Church of St Mary), with presbytery and later additions including the convent school chapel wing and linking corridor | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Puckpool mortar battery | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Woodlands Vale Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ryde East Sands | Beach | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Cothey Bottom Copse | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Puckpool Point | Wetland | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Rosemary Copse | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Quarr Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Seagrove Dell | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 17 |
16 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Road safety
9 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported around the postcode in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight, in which 4 people were seriously hurt. 3 involved a pedestrian; 2 involved a motorcyclist; 2 involved a child under 16. 33% happened in the dark, and 22% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2025 15:45 | Slight | 1 person: 1 child | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 22 Oct 2024 22:23 | Serious | 2 people | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 15 Aug 2024 16:30 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | B3330, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 9 Dec 2023 12:22 | Serious | 2 people | A3055, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 22 Jul 2023 01:59 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | B3330, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 30 May 2023 16:31 | Slight | 1 person: 1 child | B3330, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 23 Jan 2023 18:01 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | B3330, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 29 Sep 2022 08:45 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 7 Mar 2022 15:30 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 West Hill Road.