PO41 0PL Isle of Wight
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Freshwater North & Yarmouth. Region: South East.
Streets
- High Street, Yarmouth: 55 addresses
- Old Bakery Mews, Yarmouth: 1 address
- Unnamed street near High Street, Yarmouth: 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 C (25% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 26.
- 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
- BUGLE HOTEL, grade II*
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES, grade II*
- DOLPHIN COTTAGE, grade II
- GAZEBO TO THE REAR OF THE TOWERS, grade II
- GROVE HOUSE, grade II
- GROVE PLACE, grade II
- HARWOODS CHANDLERS, grade II
- JIREH HOUSE, grade II
- LITTLE HOUSE, grade II
- MARSTON MEWS STUDIO COTTAGE, grade II
- METHODIST CHURCH, grade II
- MONUMENT ADJOINING JOHN URRY'S MONUMENT TO SOUTH OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES, grade II
- MONUMENT TO JOHN URRY TO NORTH OF WEST TOWER OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES, grade II
- PEELERS TOVAH, grade II
- PRINT SHOP THE COFFEE HOUSE, grade II
- SOLENT COTTAGE, grade II
- THE COTTAGE THE OLD COTTAGE, grade II
- THE OLD HOUSE, grade II
- THE TOWERS INCLUDING TOWER COTTAGE AND ATTACHED WALL, grade II
- THE TOWN HALL, grade II
- THE WHEATSHEAF INN, grade II
- WALL AND GATE TO MARLBOROUGH COTTAGE, grade II
- WALL TO NUMBER 1 AND 2 QUAY LODGE, grade II
- WAR MEMORIAL IN CHURCHYARD OF PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES, grade II
- YARMOUTH PIER, grade II
- YE OLDE SWEET SHOP, grade II
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 57 addresses are between 3 m and 4 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 | Lymington Pier 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Lymington Town 242,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Sway 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Street Yarmouth | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Yarmouth | 180 m |
| Ferry terminal | Yarmouth IOW Ferry Terminal | 130 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 25.4 km (16 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 105 km (65 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wight Primary Partnerships LTD | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Yarmouth Pharmacy | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Yarmouth Dental Practice | 140 m |
| Hospital | Milford On Sea War Memorial Hospital | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Police station | Lymington Police Station | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Common 8,240 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,550 m² | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,490 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bugle Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 49 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bugle Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Parish Church of St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m south-west |
| Yarmouth Castle | Scheduled monument | 110 m north-west |
| The George Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m west |
| Yarmouth Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Spit | Wetland | 530 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Saltern Wood | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Mill Copse | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Cliff End | Headland | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Linstone Chine | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| East Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 57 | 57 |
None of the postcode's 57 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 47% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 High Street.