PO39 0FJ Isle of Wight
Live postcode, introduced November 2025. Ward: Totland & Colwell. Region: South East.
Streets
- Alum Bay New Road, Isle of Wight: 1 address
- Cliff Road, Totland: 1 address
- York Lane, Totland: 1 address
- Headon Rise, Isle of Wight: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Alum Bay New Road, Totland: 1 address
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 (22% of about 860 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)
- Former Weston Primary School site, Weston Road, Totland, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 5 addresses are between 67 m and 75 m above sea level (70 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lymington Pier 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Lymington Town 242,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| New Milton 555,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Headon Rise Alum Bay | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Jubilee Close SCH Freshwater | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Yarmouth IOW Ferry Terminal | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 23.7 km (15 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 109 km (68 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wight Primary Partnerships LTD | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Kemkay Chemist | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Freshwater Dental Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Milford On Sea War Memorial Hospital | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Lymington Police Station | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Cokes Green 620 m² | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 4,190 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,310 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,080 m² | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown, a scheduled monument, 660 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown | Scheduled monument | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Weston Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Round barrow 100m west of Old Coastguards | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Bowl barrow on Headon Hill | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Widdick Chine | Valley | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Headon Hill | Hill | 780 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Totland Bay | Bay | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Tennyson Down | Wood | 890 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Highdown Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Afton Marsh | Wetland | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 5 |
4 of the postcode's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 47% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 50% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Alum Bay New Road.