Sherbourne Street Bembridge, Isle of Wight
47 addresses across 6 postcodes (PO35), about 150 m long, classed as a b road. USRN 82001498.
- Sales: 37 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £315,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 7, E: 3, F: 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 E; Band D in Isle of Wight costs £2,626 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 83% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Brading, about 3.8 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, St Helen's Common, is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 21 to 25 m above sea level.
- Noise: 38 of its 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St. Helens Medical Centre, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 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 | 2 | £315,000 | £160,000 | £470,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £1,022,250 | £394,500 | £1,650,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £331,250 | £325,000 | £337,500 |
| 2020 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £178,000 | £178,000 | £178,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £119,000 | £119,000 | £119,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £178,000 | £178,000 | £178,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £278,750 | £235,000 | £322,500 |
| 2008 | 2 | £231,500 | £193,000 | £270,000 |
| 2006 | 4 | £262,500 | £212,000 | £334,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 2023 | PERTH FLAT PO35 5RZ | Other | £271,800 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Jun 2023 | PERTH FLAT PO35 5RZ | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Apr 2023 | DUCIE VIEW PO35 5RY | Terraced | £470,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Feb 2023 | THE WHITE HOUSE PO35 5RY | Other | £405 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Nov 2022 | APRIL COTTAGE PO35 5SB | Semi-detached | £394,500 | Leasehold. |
| 26 May 2022 | THE WHITE HOUSE PO35 5RY | Detached | £1,650,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 May 2021 | PERTH FLAT PO35 5RZ | Other | £349,950 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 5, THE LANTERNS PO35 5RU | Terraced | £325,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2021 | DULCIE VIEW PO35 5RY | Terraced | £337,500 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Feb 2020 | 4, THE LANTERNS PO35 5RU | Terraced | £290,000 | |
| 23 Jul 2018 | 1, FUCHSIA COTTAGES PO35 5RY | Semi-detached | £178,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2017 | GROVE MEWS PO35 5SB | Terraced | £119,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Mar 2016 | GROVE HOUSE PO35 5SB | Other | £195,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Sep 2015 | 1, FUCHSIA COTTAGES PO35 5RY | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2014 | FOVANT COTTAGE PO35 5RY | Detached | £178,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2013 | DUCIE VILLA PO35 5RY | Terraced | £265,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2009 | DUCIE VILLA PO35 5RY | Terraced | £322,500 | |
| 22 May 2009 | APRIL COTTAGE PO35 5SB | Semi-detached | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Dec 2008 | 2, THE LANTERNS PO35 5RU | Terraced | £270,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2008 | DUCIE VILLA PO35 5RY | Terraced | £193,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2006 | KENSINGTON COTTAGE PO35 5RZ | Detached | £334,500 | |
| 28 Jul 2006 | 2, TORT COTTAGES PO35 5RY | Semi-detached | £212,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Jul 2006 | 2, THE LANTERNS PO35 5RU | Terraced | £260,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2006 | 1, THE LANTERNS PO35 5RU | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2005 | 1, FUCHSIA COTTAGES PO35 5RY | Semi-detached | £177,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2004 | 1, FUCHSIA COTTAGES PO35 5RY | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2002 | 2, TORT COTTAGES PO35 5RY | Semi-detached | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Dec 2002 | 3, THE LANTERNS PO35 5RU | Terraced | £215,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2002 | 1, FUCHSIA COTTAGES PO35 5RY | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2000 | GROVE MEWS PO35 5SB | Terraced | £40,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Aug 2000 | 3, THE LANTERNS PO35 5RU | Terraced | £146,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2000 | APRIL COTTAGE PO35 5SB | Semi-detached | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Jul 1999 | 2, THE LANTERNS PO35 5RU | Detached | £115,000 | |
| 13 Mar 1998 | KENSINGTON COTTAGE PO35 5RZ | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 20 Dec 1995 | 1, FUCHSIA COTTAGES PO35 5RY | Semi-detached | £41,000 | |
| 15 Nov 1995 | 2, TORT COTTAGES PO35 5RY | Semi-detached | £40,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 May 1995 | DULCIE VIEW PO35 5RY | Terraced | £44,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (4); House, semi-detached (4); Flat (4). Built: 1900-1929 (6); before 1900 (3); 1976-1982 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (8); owner-occupied (7).
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 E (26% of about 1,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Raffles , 58 Steyne Road, Bembridge, Isle Of Wight, PO35 5SL, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PO35 5RY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO35 5SB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO35 5RU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO35 5RZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PO35 5NE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO35 5NB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 47 addresses are between 21 m and 25 m above sea level (24 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO35 5NB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PO35 5NE | 100% | 84% | 84% | 0% |
| PO35 5RU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PO35 5RY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PO35 5RZ | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| PO35 5SB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brading 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Smallbrook Junction 8,980 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Ryde St Johns Road 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ducie Avenue Bembridge | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Interchange Ryde | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Ryde Hoverport | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 34.4 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 81.4 km (51 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St. Helens Medical Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 270 m |
| Hospital | Gosport War Memorial Hospital | 12 km (7.4 miles) |
| Police station | Ryde Police Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Southern Co-Operative Bembridge Sherbourne Street, Sherbourne Street Cashzone | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | St Helen's Common 4.1 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,270 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.2 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,760 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bembridge Windmill, a listed building (Grade I), 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bembridge Windmill | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Steyne Wood Battery | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| St Helen's Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Knowles Copse | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Colonel's Hard | Beach | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| St Helens Beach | Beach | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Old Mill Ponds | Wetland | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Seagrove Dell | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Centurion's Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 26 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 47 |
38 of the street's 47 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bembridge Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Dec 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Helens Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Shan PO35 5RZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 4 Good | 23 Feb 2025 |
| Lagom Coffee Limited PO35 5RZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 4 Good | 8 Apr 2026 |
| The Southern Co-Operative PO35 5SB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 70 m | 5 Very good | 30 May 2025 |
| Frampton's PO35 5SD | Retailers - other | 90 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Little Fox's Cafe PO35 5SD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2024 |
| No 8 Cafe/The Farm Shop PO35 5SD | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Boots UK Ltd PO35 5SD | Retailers - other | 110 m | Exempt | |
| Captain Stan Fish Store PO35 5SD | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Bembridge Friendship Circle PO35 5SD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2019 |
| The Hotbox Bakery PO35 5SD | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2024 |
| The Cloisters PO35 5NA | Other catering premises | 120 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Barbosa PO35 5XN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 27 Apr 2024 |
| W W Woodford & Son PO35 5SE | Retailers - other | 160 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 22 Sep 2026 |
| RG (Bembridge) Limited PO35 5XN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Feb 2026 |
| The Limes Residential Care Home Ltd PO35 5XN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (8); On or near Church Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 67 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 54% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 56% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 8 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
- PO35 5RY: 17 addresses
- PO35 5SB: 13 addresses
- PO35 5RU: 7 addresses
- PO35 5RZ: 7 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- PO35 5NE: 2 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- PO35 5NB: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Church Road · The Ruskins · Love Lane · Darts Lane · King's Road · Kings Road · Ducie Avenue · Kings Close · Foreland Road · Meadow Close · Seymour Place · Kings Road
All the streets in PO35 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.