PO30 postcode area · Isle of Wight

The PO30 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Isle of Wight. Area Scores range from 21 to 74 across them. Every full PO30 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PO30 district contains both ends of the scale: Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood at 74 out of 100 (#1,780 of 6,856 in England) against Newport East & Parkhurst East at 22, a 52-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £188,000 in Newport Central & Parkhurst West to £365,000 in Brighstone & Shalfleet — a 1.9× gap within the PO30 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,299a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime76per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PO30 district

£238,000median home sold over the past year · +12.3% over 5 years · +7.0% over the year · 415 sales
Detached£365,000
Semi-detached£253,250
Terraced£207,500
Flat£125,000
Isle of Wight£260,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Cowes West, Gurnard & NorthwoodIsle of Wight 1,78074 £325,000
Newport South & WestIsle of Wight 3,94042 £255,000
Brighstone & ShalfleetIsle of Wight 3,98142 £365,000
East Cowes & OsborneIsle of Wight 4,42635 £250,000
Yarmouth & FreshwaterIsle of Wight 4,50934 £320,000
Niton, Shorwell & GodshillIsle of Wight 4,74231 £329,995
Newport Central & Parkhurst WestIsle of Wight 5,29023 £188,000
Newport East & Parkhurst EastIsle of Wight 5,36622 £239,000

People living in PO30 Census 2021

Residents63,036
Median age (est.)49
Density234per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above28%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 12%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades14%
Caring & leisure12%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in PO30

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PO30 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PO30.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.