Fairmount Drive Newport, Isle of Wight
51 addresses across 3 postcodes (PO30), about 290 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 82000600.
- Sales: 73 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £236,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 31 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 20, E: 5).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Isle of Wight costs £2,626 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Smallbrook Junction, about 9 km (5.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 280 m away, and Pan Country Park (9.7 hectares) is about 420 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 25 to 34 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 51 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Newport Health Centre, about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 73 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £236,000 | £236,000 | £236,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £195,000 | £180,000 | £210,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £245,000 | £225,000 | £265,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £223,500 | £175,000 | £240,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £200,000 | £183,000 | £230,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £202,000 | £145,000 | £210,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £199,950 | £197,500 | £200,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £197,000 | £197,000 | £197,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £189,500 | £185,000 | £194,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £160,750 | £148,000 | £173,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | £162,000 | £162,000 | £162,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £153,000 | £153,000 | £153,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2025 | 9 PO30 2JE | Detached | £236,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2024 | 21 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2024 | 15 PO30 2JE | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 13 Apr 2022 | 35 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2022 | 67 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 25 May 2021 | 55 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £212,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2021 | 8 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2021 | 13 PO30 2JE | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2021 | 61 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2020 | 7 PO30 2JB | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2020 | 31 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 13 Jan 2020 | 35 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £183,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2019 | 26 PO30 2JF | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2019 | 53 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £207,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2019 | 57 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2019 | 10 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £197,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2018 | 9 PO30 2JE | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2018 | 39 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £197,500 | |
| 31 Oct 2018 | 27 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £199,950 | |
| 26 May 2017 | 25 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £197,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2016 | 61 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2016 | 63 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £194,000 | |
| 13 Nov 2015 | 27 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £173,500 | |
| 1 Apr 2015 | 7 PO30 2JB | Semi-detached | £148,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2013 | 14 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £162,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2011 | 51 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £153,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2010 | 11 PO30 2JE | Detached | £163,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2010 | 22 PO30 2JF | Detached | £177,500 | |
| 16 Jul 2010 | 27 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2010 | 39 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £167,500 | |
| 22 Dec 2009 | 37 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £137,500 | |
| 28 Jul 2008 | 65 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £191,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2007 | 65 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £192,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2007 | 53 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £168,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2007 | 29 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2007 | 73 PO30 2JF | Semi-detached | £179,950 | |
| 30 Mar 2007 | 12 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2007 | 27 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £177,450 | |
| 11 Oct 2005 | 14 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £161,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2005 | 2 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £152,500 | |
| 3 Sep 2004 | 65 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £172,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2004 | 23 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £141,950 | |
| 4 Jun 2004 | 51 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £127,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2004 | 21 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £132,500 | |
| 12 Feb 2004 | 22 PO30 2JF | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2003 | 33 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2003 | 47 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £124,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2002 | 23 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £123,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2002 | 17 PO30 2JE | Detached | £87,500 | |
| 15 Nov 2001 | 29 PO30 2JE | Semi-detached | £86,000 |
Energy performance certificates
31 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 89 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (22); Bungalow, detached (7); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (20); 1976-1982 (9); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (23); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (18 addresses)
- 7, Fairmount Drive
- 10, Fairmount Drive
- 11, Fairmount Drive
- 18, Fairmount Drive
- 22, Fairmount Drive
- 25, Fairmount Drive
- 26, Fairmount Drive
- 31, Fairmount Drive
- 35, Fairmount Drive
- 37, Fairmount Drive
- 43, Fairmount Drive
- 51, Fairmount Drive
- 53, Fairmount Drive
- 57, Fairmount Drive
- 61, Fairmount Drive
- 63, Fairmount Drive
- 69, Fairmount Drive
- 71, Fairmount Drive
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 street: most are in band C (51% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- Polars Guest House & Blind Home Staplers Road Newport Isle Of Wight PO302DE, pending decision (110 m)
- Land at Fairlee Road, Hillside, Newport, not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Leg of Mutton, coppins Bridge, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Mill Court Furrlongs Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 2AA, pending decision (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Medina Food Services, 1 Little London, Newport, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 8 September 2026: WIGHTFIBRE LTD (PREVIOUSLY ISLE OF WIGHT CABLE AND TELEPHONE CO LTD), Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 2 September 2026 to 4 September 2026: SOUTHERN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 2 September 2026 to 4 September 2026: SOUTHERN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PO30 2JE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| PO30 2JF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO30 2JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 51 addresses are between 25 m and 34 m above sea level (29 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO30 2JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PO30 2JE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PO30 2JF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Smallbrook Junction 8,980 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Ryde St Johns Road 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Ryde Esplanade 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Reeve Court Staplers | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newport | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fishbourne IOW Ferry Terminal | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Car parks | RCP Parking - Little London | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 28.1 km (17 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 91.6 km (57 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newport Health Centre | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Solent Solutions | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Newport Police Station | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 22 St Thomas Square Lloyds Bank | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,220 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Pan Country Park 9.7 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,230 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bellcroft House, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m east. 118 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bellcroft House | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m east |
| Apollo Theatre | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| The Guildhall | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) west |
| God's Providence House | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Newport Roman Villa | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Staplers Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Hurstake Hard | Wetland | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Hunny Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Dodnor Hard | Wetland | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Staplers Copse | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| The Old Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 50 | 51 |
1 of the street's 51 addresses is 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerfields Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 380 m | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Barton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Medina College | Secondary | 11–19 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Isle of Wight College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nine Acres Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Newport Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina House School - Compass PO30 2HS | School/college/university | 240 m | 4 Good | 26 Nov 2025 |
| Pan Stores PO30 2HW | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Ozze's Plaice PO30 2HW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Vecta House Care Home PO30 2LJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Bright Sparks Pre-School And Out Of School Clubs PO30 2LJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Summerfields Primary School - Compass PO30 2LJ | School/college/university | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Mountbatten Cafe PO30 2ER | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Mountbatten Hospice Main Kitchen PO30 2ER | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2025 |
| CM Sports PO30 2AX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 8 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 33 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Staplers Road (27); On or near Mckeown Close (18); On or near Wallace Court (10); On or near Bellmeade Lane (7); On or near Blackberry Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- PO30 2JE: 42 addresses
- PO30 2JF: 5 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- PO30 2JB: 4 addresses of 5 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Wallace Court · Bellecroft Drive · Cynthia Grove · Chichester Walk · Oak Road · McKeown Close · Bellmead Lane · Greenfields Road · Greenways · Cross Lane · Mayfield Drive · Greenwood Walk
All the streets in PO30 and across Isle of Wight.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.