Melrose Close Newport, Isle of Wight
9 addresses across 1 postcode (PO30), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 82007675.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £379,975 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Isle of Wight cost £245,670 in August 2026 (-1.1% on a year); private rents averaged £953 a month.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 7).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 24 times (9 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Isle of Wight Waste Recovery Park, is 3.3 km (2 miles) away.
- 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 Sandown, about 10 km (6.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Pan Mill Meadows, is about 570 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 28 to 32 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Newport Health Centre, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 520 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 13 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | £379,975 | £360,000 | £399,950 |
| 2017 | 6 | £267,500 | £255,000 | £385,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2018 | 1 PO30 1AW | Detached | £399,950 | New build. |
| 21 Mar 2018 | 5 PO30 1AW | Detached | £360,000 | New build. |
| 23 Oct 2017 | 2 PO30 1AW | Semi-detached | £262,000 | New build. |
| 9 Oct 2017 | 3 PO30 1AW | Semi-detached | £273,000 | New build. |
| 29 Sep 2017 | 8 PO30 1AW | Semi-detached | £255,000 | New build. |
| 1 Aug 2017 | 4 PO30 1AW | Detached | £385,000 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 7 PO30 1AW | Semi-detached | £260,000 | New build. |
| 9 Jan 2017 | 6 PO30 1AW | Detached | £305,000 | New build. |
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 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); House, detached (3). Built: 2014 (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
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 (33% of about 600 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)
- 117 Medina Avenue, Newport, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Test Centre, 23 Medina Avenue, Newport, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Moreys Timber Yard,Trafalgar Road, Newport, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Timber Works/ Sawmill, Building at Corner of Trafalgar Road and West Street, Newport, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Mill Court Furrlongs Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 2AA, pending decision (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Fitness Factory, 1A Portland Street Newport Isle Of Wight PO30, pending decision (880 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Wight Waste Recovery Park Isle of Wight P/01376/15 | Advanced Conversion Technologies | 3.3 MW | Being built May 2017 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Gore Cross - AD Isle of Wight P/00198/13 | Anaerobic digestion | 2.2 MW | Operational Dec 2014 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Greenhill Anaerobic Digestion Plant Isle of Wight P/01378/12 | Anaerobic digestion | 1 MW | Operational Oct 2016 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Standen Heath Isle of Wight P/03058/06 | Landfill Gas | 1.5 MW | Operational Mar 2010 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's postcodes.
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
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 24 times, for 9 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Medina, The River Medina.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shide Path Newport No.1 Cso Southern Water | River Medina | 11 | 5 | 380 m |
| South Street Newport Cso Southern Water | The River Medina | 13 | 4 | 1 km (0.6 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.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 28 m and 32 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO30 1AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sandown 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Smallbrook Junction 8,980 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Shanklin 146,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Milne Way Shide | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newport | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fishbourne IOW Ferry Terminal | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Medina Avenue Long Stay Car Park | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 29.2 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 93.1 km (58 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newport Health Centre Good May 2018 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Solent Solutions | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital Good Jul 2026 | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newport Residential Care Limited Outstanding Jan 2020 | 150 m |
| Police station | Newport Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M&S ATM | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pan Mill Meadows 2.5 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Pan Country Park 9.7 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,970 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nine Acres Recreation Ground 2.9 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,420 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Villa, a listed building (Grade I), 450 m (0.3 miles) north. 93 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Villa | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Newport Roman Villa | Scheduled monument | 460 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Pyle Street, Newport | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Carisbrooke Castle: a shell keep castle on the site of a Saxon burh | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Carisbrooke Romano-British villa | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Joy | Hill | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| The Shrubbery | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Marvel Copse | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Hunny Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Hurstake Hard | Wetland | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Isle of Wight | Island | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nine Acres Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Barton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 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 |
| Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ The King College Church of England/Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Newport Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Carisbrooke College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Isle of Wight College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Summerfields Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Nurseries and childcare
7 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 720 m (0.4 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Acres Childcare Centre Limited PO30 1QP | Full day care | 45 | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| The Island Day Nursery PO30 2AA | Full day care | 102 | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| The HOLT Isle of Wight Ltd PO30 1JW | Sessional day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| CM Sports After School Club PO30 2AX | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| The Island Day Nursery - Barton PO30 2AX | Full day care | 95 | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Fun to Learn (IOW) Limited PO30 5GD | Full day care | 66 | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Carisbrook Clever Cloggs Day Care Ltd PO30 5QT | Sessional day care | 42 | Outstanding (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.3 km (0.8 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.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George's Special School PO30 1XW | School/college/university | 110 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Newport Residential Care PO30 1XN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Cornelia Residential Care Homes PO30 1XP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Bengal Palace PO30 1HS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Oct 2024 |
| Black Pepper Corns PO30 1ND | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 Mar 2026 |
| The Abbeyfield Society PO30 1ET | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2015 |
| Newport GCIW PO30 3BA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Chestnut Close (6); On or near Sydney Close (4); On or near Shide Road (2); On or near Milne Way (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street 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 street's postcodes. 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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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 1AW: 9 addresses
Nearby streets
Milne Way · Sydney Close · Chatfield Lodge · Shide Road · Chestnut Close · Dairy Lane · St Johns Road · Laburnam Close · St Nicholas Close · Queens Road · Mount Joy · College Road
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.