Moses Close Brighstone, Isle of Wight
5 addresses across 1 postcode (PO30), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 82007760.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £500,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 D; 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 Shanklin, about 15.6 km (9.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Mottistone Green, is about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 42 to 46 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is South Wight Medical Practice, about 450 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | £500,000 | £495,000 | £507,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2023 | 2 PO30 4EQ | Detached | £507,500 | New build. |
| 14 Jul 2023 | 3 PO30 4EQ | Detached | £500,000 | New build. |
| 22 Mar 2023 | 1 PO30 4EQ | Detached | £495,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 134 m². Most common: House, detached (3); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 2023 (3); 2024 (1).
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 D (43% of about 690 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 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.
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 42 m and 46 m above sea level (44 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO30 4EQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Shanklin 146,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.6 km (9.7 miles) |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Moortown Lane Brighstone | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Jubilee Close SCH Freshwater | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Yarmouth IOW Ferry Terminal | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 34.1 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 102 km (63 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest South Wight Medical Practice | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 8 km (5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
| Police station | Newport Police Station | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Mottistone Green 2,850 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 300 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 450 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 46 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Rock Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Bowl barrow known as 'Black Barrow': 670m NNE of Longstone Farmhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Bowl barrow in Brighstone Forest: 850m NNE of Coombe Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Grange Chine | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Grammar's Common | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Brighstone Down | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Brighstone Bay | Bay | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Atherfield Point | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 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 | 5 | 5 |
None of the street's 5 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Village Shop PO30 4AH | Retailers - other | 340 m | 4 Good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Wilberforce Hall PO30 4AH | Other catering premises | 340 m | Exempt | |
| Wolvesey House B\&B PO30 4AH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 370 m | 5 Very good | 1 Nov 2024 |
| Tandem Tea Rooms PO30 4AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2024 |
| Calon Cafe & Bistro PO30 4AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Pippins Close (2); On or near Main Road (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 49% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 4EQ: 5 addresses
Nearby streets
William Fox Avenue · Upper Lane · Moortown Lane · Cotton Grove · Woodside Drive · Ashley Way · Pippins Close · Meadows Close · North Street · Main Road · Shippards Road · Woodlands
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.