PO36 8QH Isle of Wight
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sandown North. Region: South East.
Streets
- Whitecliff Close, Yaverland: 8 addresses
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 (28% of about 960 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
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the postcode, operating or planned.
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
The nearest projected erosion zone is 300 m 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 | No active intervention IoW | up to 15 m | 360 m |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention IoW | up to 49 m | 330 m |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention IoW | up to 61 m | 300 m |
| Ground instability zone Yaverland, Isle of Wight | Unstable cliffs or slopes where the ground has moved, with a margin for movement over the next 100 years | 880 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
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode spilled 140 times, for 1,621 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into The English Channel.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown Wwtw Southern Water | The English Channel | 71 | 889 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Sandown Wwtw Southern Water | The English Channel | 69 | 732 | 680 m (0.4 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 with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 6,797 kWh of it on average in 2024, 27% less than the district's 9,335 kWh, and 2,160 kWh of electricity, 29% less than the district's 3,051 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 PO36.
Historic landfill
2 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode, the nearest 410 m (0.3 miles) away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waste Storage At Sandown Waste Water Treatment Works East Yar Road, Sandown, Isle Of Wight | until 1973 | Industrial, commercial, household, liquid sludge | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Land Adjacent to Licenced Area Sandown WTW, East Yar Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight | 1940 to 1980 | 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 8 addresses are between 3 m and 6 m above sea level (4 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 | Brading 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Sandown 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Lake 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Redcliff Close Yaverland | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shanklin Bus Station | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Ryde Hoverport | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 35.3 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 86 km (53 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Bay Medical Practice Good Nov 2018 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Sandown Dental Practice | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital Good Jul 2026 | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 5 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Autumn House Residential Home Inadequate May 2026 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Sandown Avenue Road, Sandown Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1.1 km (0.7 miles) from the postcode's centre.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Island Day Nursery - Sandown PO36 8BA | Full day care | 60 | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| St John's Nursery and Pre-School PO36 8BL | Full day care | 105 | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.7 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 | Sandham Grounds 2.9 ha | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,420 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church, a scheduled monument, 540 m (0.3 miles) east. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Yaverland Manor | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Brading Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Bembridge Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Nunwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Yaverland Beach | Beach | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Red Cliff | Cliff or slope | 720 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Marshcomb Copse | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Northland Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Centurion's Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| The Marshes | Wetland | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 70 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 64% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 87% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 23% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 68% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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 Whitecliff Close.