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
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
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowes West, Gurnard & NorthwoodIsle of Wight | 1,780 | 74 | £325,000 |
| Newport South & WestIsle of Wight | 3,940 | 42 | £255,000 |
| Brighstone & ShalfleetIsle of Wight | 3,981 | 42 | £365,000 |
| East Cowes & OsborneIsle of Wight | 4,426 | 35 | £250,000 |
| Yarmouth & FreshwaterIsle of Wight | 4,509 | 34 | £320,000 |
| Niton, Shorwell & GodshillIsle of Wight | 4,742 | 31 | £329,995 |
| Newport Central & Parkhurst WestIsle of Wight | 5,290 | 23 | £188,000 |
| Newport East & Parkhurst EastIsle of Wight | 5,366 | 22 | £239,000 |
People living in PO30 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Caring & leisure 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 16% |
| Skilled trades | 14% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
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.