# PO31 7FB: area report for a postcode in Isle of Wight

PO31 7FB is a postcode in Isle of Wight.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Isle of Wight. Open the map at PO31 7FB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) › [PO31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po31) › [PO31 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po31-7)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 63% on July. Isle of Wight 002B: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3067,50.7540,PO317FB
- **Ryde Pier Head, 10 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3067,50.7540,PO317FB
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3067,50.7540,PO317FB
- **No property in PO31 7FB listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3067,50.7540,PO317FB
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Isle of Wight 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3067,50.7540,PO317FB
- **£245,900 average price**: For the whole of Isle of Wight, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3067,50.7540,PO317FB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3067,50.7540,PO317FB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3067,50.7540,PO317FB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO31 7FB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3067,50.7540,PO317FB
- **Low road and rail noise at PO31 7FB**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3067,50.7540,PO317FB
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.3067,50.7540,PO317FB
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3067,50.7540,PO317FB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lanesend Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lanesend-primary-school-e141305) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cowes-enterprise-college-an-ormiston-academy-e140845) | Secondary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Gurnard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gurnard-primary-school-e118160) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northwood-primary-school-e139454) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £247,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2023 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2023 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £258,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: COWES MEDICAL CENTRE (430 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY COWES (430 m)
- Dental practices: PARK ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE ISLE OF WIGHT LTD (310 m); COWES SPECIAL CARE DENTAL CLINIC (430 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Mill Hill Cowes (320 m, The Southern Co-operative); Aldi Cowes (520 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £245,900** (July 2026). Isle of Wight’s average house price was £245,900 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £31,184** (2025). Full-time workers living in Isle of Wight earned a median of £31,184 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 4th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.9×** (2025). A home in Isle of Wight costs 7.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.6** (2025). Isle of Wight has a deprivation score of 24.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 83rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Isle of Wight 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.9** (2025). Isle of Wight 002B has a deprivation score of 10.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,798th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Isle of Wight 002B was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 14,683rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,756** (2021). Isle of Wight 002B had 1,756 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,345th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Isle of Wight 002B, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## PO31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO31 was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 1,069th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,814** (2021). PO31 had 14,814 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,002nd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in PO31 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.4%** (January 2026). In PO31, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight)
- Centre: 50.7540, -1.3067

Council: [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Isle of Wight West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/isle-of-wight-west): Richard Quigley (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.3067,50.7540,PO317FB

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