# PO37 6BF: area report for a postcode in Isle of Wight

PO37 6BF 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 PO37 6BF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) › [PO37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po37) › [PO37 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po37-6)

## Around this postcode

- **50 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 19% on July. Isle of Wight 016F: 157 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1749,50.6291,PO376BF
- **Shanklin, 640 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1749,50.6291,PO376BF
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1749,50.6291,PO376BF
- **No property in PO37 6BF 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=-1.1749,50.6291,PO376BF
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Isle of Wight 016F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1749,50.6291,PO376BF
- **£245,900 average price**: For the whole of Isle of Wight, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1749,50.6291,PO376BF
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1749,50.6291,PO376BF
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1749,50.6291,PO376BF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO37 6BF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1749,50.6291,PO376BF
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PO37 6BF**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1749,50.6291,PO376BF
- **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=-1.1749,50.6291,PO376BF
- **6.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1749,50.6291,PO376BF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-blasius-shanklin-cofe-primary-academy-e139644) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gatten and Lake Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gatten-and-lake-primary-school-e118158) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2024 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £247,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2024 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £123,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Shanklin (640 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (260 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (370 m); REGENT PHARMACY (420 m)
- Dental practices: MR RICHARDS DENTAL SURGERY (290 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Regent Street Shanklin (300 m, The Southern Co-operative); Co-op Landguard Road Shanklin (490 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Shanklin Esplanade Shanklin (700 m, Lidl)

## 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 016F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.0** (2025). Isle of Wight 016F has a deprivation score of 33.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,925th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Isle of Wight 016F was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 5,145th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,747** (2021). Isle of Wight 016F had 1,747 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,672nd 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: 84.8%** (January 2026). In Isle of Wight 016F, 84.8% 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.

## PO37 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £256,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO37 was £256,250 in 2025. Joint 814th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 9,112** (2021). PO37 had 9,112 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 674th 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in PO37 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: 90.6%** (January 2026). In PO37, 90.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight)
- Centre: 50.6291, -1.1749

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=-1.1749,50.6291,PO376BF

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