# PO32 6BQ: area report for a postcode in Isle of Wight

PO32 6BQ 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 PO32 6BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) › [PO32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po32) › [PO32 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po32-6)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 58% on July. Isle of Wight 003B: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2820,50.7529,PO326BQ
- **Ryde Pier Head, 8.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2820,50.7529,PO326BQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2820,50.7529,PO326BQ
- **No property in PO32 6BQ 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=-1.2820,50.7529,PO326BQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Isle of Wight 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2820,50.7529,PO326BQ
- **£245,900 average price**: For the whole of Isle of Wight, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2820,50.7529,PO326BQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2820,50.7529,PO326BQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2820,50.7529,PO326BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO32 6BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2820,50.7529,PO326BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at PO32 6BQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2820,50.7529,PO326BQ
- **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=-1.2820,50.7529,PO326BQ
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2820,50.7529,PO326BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Holy Cross Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-catholic-primary-school-e118198) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queensgate Foundation Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queensgate-foundation-primary-e136008) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lanesend Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lanesend-primary-school-e141305) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-school-e118225) | Independent | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2023 | £247,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: EAST COWES MEDICAL CENTRE (590 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY EAST COWES (590 m); REGENT PHARMACY (740 m)
- Dental practices: EAST COWES DENTAL WALK-IN CENTRE (590 m); CASTLE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op East Cowes (720 m, The Co-operative Group); Waitrose East Cowes (780 m, Waitrose)

## 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.9** (2025). Isle of Wight 003B has a deprivation score of 23.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,811th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £227,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Isle of Wight 003B was £227,500 in 2025. Joint 9,230th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,735** (2021). Isle of Wight 003B had 1,735 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,144th 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Isle of Wight 003B, 98.0% 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.

## PO32 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO32 was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 601st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 9,274** (2021). PO32 had 9,274 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 680th 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 PO32 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: 94.8%** (January 2026). In PO32, 94.8% 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: 50.7529, -1.2820

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=-1.2820,50.7529,PO326BQ

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