PO39
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Totland, Colwell and Middleton, 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 PO39 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In PO39, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How PO39 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is PO39 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PO39 at a rate of 48.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.9 per 1,000 people across PO.
In August 2026 alone, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PO39.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (55), anti-social behaviour (27) and other crime (22).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PO39 was 54.9 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 PO39, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PO39 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in PO39
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Wight 012F | 1,448 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 74.9% |
| Isle of Wight 012G | 1,513 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.7% |
Your MP
- Richard QuigleyLabourMP for Isle of Wight West
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in PO391
Council1
Towns in PO391
Postcode districts next to PO391
More in the PO postcode area2
PO39 in brief
PO39 is a postcode district covering Totland, Colwell and Middleton, in Isle of Wight.
About 2,732 people lived in PO39 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £335,000 in 2025 across 49 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 48.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PO39 was £335,000 in 2025.
PO39 had 2,682 usual residents at the census.
In PO39, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In PO39, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.