# PO38 2LQ: area report for a postcode in Isle of Wight

PO38 2LQ 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 PO38 2LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) › [PO38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po38) › [PO38 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po38-2)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Isle of Wight 017A: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3483,50.6186,PO382LQ
- **Shanklin, 12 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3483,50.6186,PO382LQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3483,50.6186,PO382LQ
- **No property in PO38 2LQ 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=-1.3483,50.6186,PO382LQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Isle of Wight 017A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3483,50.6186,PO382LQ
- **£245,900 average price**: For the whole of Isle of Wight, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3483,50.6186,PO382LQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3483,50.6186,PO382LQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3483,50.6186,PO382LQ
- **87.5% can get gigabit broadband at PO38 2LQ**: Superfast for 87.5%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3483,50.6186,PO382LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at PO38 2LQ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3483,50.6186,PO382LQ
- **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=-1.3483,50.6186,PO382LQ
- **4.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3483,50.6186,PO382LQ

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 017A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.9** (2025). Isle of Wight 017A has a deprivation score of 26.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,913th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Isle of Wight 017A was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,446** (2021). Isle of Wight 017A had 1,446 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,358th 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: 47.7%** (January 2026). In Isle of Wight 017A, 47.7% 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.

## PO38 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO38 was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 990th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,138** (2021). PO38 had 12,138 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 851st 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: 21%** (2022). About 21% of people in PO38 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: 74.1%** (January 2026). In PO38, 74.1% 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: 50.6186, -1.3483

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=-1.3483,50.6186,PO382LQ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po38-2lq.

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