# PO36 8HQ: area report for a postcode in Isle of Wight

PO36 8HQ 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 PO36 8HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) › [PO36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po36) › [PO36 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po36-8)

## Around this postcode

- **76 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Isle of Wight 014C: 132 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1561,50.6569,PO368HQ
- **Sandown, 440 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1561,50.6569,PO368HQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1561,50.6569,PO368HQ
- **No property in PO36 8HQ 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=-1.1561,50.6569,PO368HQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Isle of Wight 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1561,50.6569,PO368HQ
- **£245,900 average price**: For the whole of Isle of Wight, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1561,50.6569,PO368HQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1561,50.6569,PO368HQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1561,50.6569,PO368HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO36 8HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1561,50.6569,PO368HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PO36 8HQ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1561,50.6569,PO368HQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.1561,50.6569,PO368HQ
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1561,50.6569,PO368HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Bay Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bay-church-of-england-school-e136013) | All-through | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Forest Edge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-edge-school-e149563) | Special | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Broadlea Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadlea-primary-school-e118175) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2021 | 27% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £222,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| October 2025 | £144,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| February 2026 | £495,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2024 | £289,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2023 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Sandown (440 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (330 m); ALLIED PHARMACY SANDOWN (770 m)
- Dental practices: SANDOWN DENTAL PRACTICE (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Sandown (310 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Sandown Local (310 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Avenue Road (640 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 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.8** (2025). Isle of Wight 014C has a deprivation score of 26.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,962nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £283,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Isle of Wight 014C was £283,750 in 2025. Joint 14,741st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,418** (2021). Isle of Wight 014C had 1,418 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,033rd 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: 96.8%** (January 2026). In Isle of Wight 014C, 96.8% 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.

## PO36 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £258,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO36 was £258,500 in 2025. Joint 820th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,908** (2021). PO36 had 16,908 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,111th 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: 66%** (2022). About 66% of people in PO36 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: 88.2%** (January 2026). In PO36, 88.2% 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: 50.6569, -1.1561

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

## Your MP

- [Isle of Wight East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/isle-of-wight-east): Joe Robertson (Conservative), 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=-1.1561,50.6569,PO368HQ

## How to cite

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