PO30 postcode area guide — Isle of Wight
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PO30 postcode district in Isle of Wight — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PO30
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
67.2%
Gigabit-capable
67.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
1%
Broadband availability in the PO30 postcode district (Isle of Wight) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,065 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO30, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 67.2%.
Around 1% of premises in PO30 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in PO30
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PO30 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| PO30 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| PO30 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| PO30 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| PO30 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| PO30 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PO30 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| PO30 1AN | 100% | 90.9% |
| PO30 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| PO30 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Isle of Wight
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Isle Of Wight district (79,831 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
85.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
21.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
89.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in PO30
Police recorded 118 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO30 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 64 | 54.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 | 11.9% |
| Public order | 8 | 6.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 7 | 5.9% |
| Shoplifting | 7 | 5.9% |
| Drugs | 6 | 5.1% |
| Burglary | 4 | 3.4% |
| Other theft | 4 | 3.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in PO30
Based on 360 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO30 is £230,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£230,000).
Detached
£347,463
70 sales
Semi-detached
£245,000
84 sales
Terraced
£205,000
134 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
46 sales
Latest recorded sales in PO30
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £232,000 | Terraced | Cookworthy Road | PO30 5NP |
| 22 May 2026 | £152,000 | Flat | Brickfield Close | PO30 5GF |
| 18 May 2026 | £292,000 | Terraced | Fairlee Road | PO30 2EJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £229,000 | Terraced | The Willows | PO30 5YR |
| 6 May 2026 | £172,500 | Semi-detached | Home Meade | PO30 2AR |
| 6 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | St Michaels Close | PO30 4PH |
| 6 May 2026 | £167,500 | Flat | High Street | PO30 1NL |
| 5 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Hewitt Crescent | PO30 5NL |
| 1 May 2026 | £197,000 | Terraced | Robin Hood Street | PO30 2AW |
| 1 May 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Gunville West | PO30 5LW |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Isle of Wight demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Isle of Wight district (140,459 residents, 64,775 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14.9% |
| 15–29 | 17.7% |
| 30–44 | 15.5% |
| 45–64 | 22.7% |
| 65+ | 29.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.7% |
| Private rented | 20.7% |
| Social rented | 9.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PO30
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ The King College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,131 | PO30 5QT |
| Medina College | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,094 | PO30 2DX |
| Carisbrooke College | Secondary | 11–16 | 615 | PO30 5QU |
| Nine Acres Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 419 | PO30 1QP |
| Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 406 | PO30 5SH |
| Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 351 | PO30 5QT |
| Newport Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 300 | PO30 5GD |
| St George's School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 240 | PO30 1XW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in PO30
283 rated food businesses operate in PO30. 172 hold the top rating of 5, 36 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Taste Of Cyprus, Ape Vapes Newport, Apollo Theatre Players, APS Produce, Arreton Social Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PO30
From a sample of 89 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PO30 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 54% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
17%
Band C
37%
Band D
33%
Band E
6%
Band F
7%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Isle of Wight
Landlines around PO30 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.