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

PO31 7FR 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 7FR 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

- **57 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 54% on July. Isle of Wight 001B: 68 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2967,50.7601,PO317FR
- **Ryde Pier Head, 9.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2967,50.7601,PO317FR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2967,50.7601,PO317FR
- **No property in PO31 7FR 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=-1.2967,50.7601,PO317FR
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Isle of Wight 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2967,50.7601,PO317FR
- **£245,900 average price**: For the whole of Isle of Wight, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2967,50.7601,PO317FR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2967,50.7601,PO317FR
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2967,50.7601,PO317FR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO31 7FR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2967,50.7601,PO317FR
- **Low road and rail noise at PO31 7FR**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2967,50.7601,PO317FR
- **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=-1.2967,50.7601,PO317FR
- **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=-1.2967,50.7601,PO317FR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cowes-enterprise-college-an-ormiston-academy-e140845) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lanesend Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lanesend-primary-school-e141305) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Cross Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-catholic-primary-school-e118198) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gurnard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gurnard-primary-school-e118160) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| July 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2024 | £117,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2024 | £166,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| February 2023 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: EAST COWES MEDICAL CENTRE (800 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (160 m); REGENT PHARMACY (620 m); ALLIED PHARMACY EAST COWES (800 m)
- Dental practices: AMERY HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (260 m); CASTLE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (540 m); EAST COWES DENTAL WALK-IN CENTRE (800 m); PARK ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE ISLE OF WIGHT LTD (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys West Cowes (160 m, Sainsburys); M&S Cowes Simply Food (260 m, Marks and Spencer); Waitrose East Cowes (610 m, Waitrose); Co-op East Cowes (640 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Mill Hill Cowes (740 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## 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 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.3** (2025). Isle of Wight 001B has a deprivation score of 13.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Isle of Wight 001B was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 13,365th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,186** (2021). Isle of Wight 001B had 1,186 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,378th least 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Isle of Wight 001B, 99.6% 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: 50.7601, -1.2967

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=-1.2967,50.7601,PO317FR

## How to cite

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