PO37
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Shanklin, Lower Hyde and Old Village, in Isle of Wight.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PO37 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In PO37, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How PO37 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is PO37 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PO37 at a rate of 92.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.9 per 1,000 people across PO.
In August 2026 alone, 85 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PO37.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (375), other crime (169) and anti-social behaviour (95).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PO37 was 84.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in PO37, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PO37 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in PO37
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Wight 015E | 1,564 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.8% |
| Isle of Wight 015F | 1,293 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% |
| Isle of Wight 016C | 1,541 | 125.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.8% |
| Isle of Wight 016D | 1,470 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.0% |
| Isle of Wight 016E | 1,508 | 40.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.2% |
| Isle of Wight 016F | 1,747 | 157.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 84.8% |
Your MP
- Joe RobertsonConservativeMP for Isle of Wight East
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in PO371
Postcode sectors in PO372
Council1
Towns in PO371
Postcode districts next to PO372
Nearest rail stations3
More in the PO postcode area2
PO37 in brief
PO37 is a postcode district covering Shanklin, Lower Hyde and Old Village, in Isle of Wight.
About 9,083 people lived in PO37 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £256,250 in 2025 across 134 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 92.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PO37 was £256,250 in 2025.
PO37 had 9,112 usual residents at the census.
In PO37, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In PO37, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.