PO31 postcode area guide — Isle of Wight

Where is PO31?

Broadband & internet speeds in PO31

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the PO31 postcode district (Isle of Wight) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 455 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO31, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.2%.

Around 0.3% of premises in PO31 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 PO31

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Mobile signal around Isle of Wight

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Isle Of Wight district (79,831 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in PO31

Police recorded 71 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO31 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 PO31

Based on 198 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO31 is £290,000, up 3.6% on the previous year (£280,000).

Latest recorded sales in PO31

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around PO31

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 PO31

142 rated food businesses operate in PO31. 91 hold the top rating of 5, 28 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abbeyfield Cowes, Aldi Stores Limited, Ali Cat Of Cowes, All About Catering, All About Catering Ltd.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in PO31

From a sample of 146 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 PO31 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 PO31 typically use:

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What's it like living in PO31?

Postcodes in PO31

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.