PO32 postcode area guide — Isle of Wight
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PO32 postcode district in Isle of Wight — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PO32
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87%
Gigabit-capable
87%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the PO32 postcode district (Isle of Wight) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 254 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO32, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87%.
Around 0.1% of premises in PO32 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 PO32
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PO32 6AA | 100% | 100% |
| PO32 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| PO32 6AD | 40% | 40% |
| PO32 6AE | 100% | 94.4% |
| PO32 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| PO32 6AG | 100% | 100% |
| PO32 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| PO32 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PO32 6AL | 100% | 100% |
| PO32 6AN | 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 PO32
Police recorded 60 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO32 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 27 | 45.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 | 15.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 10.0% |
| Public order | 6 | 10.0% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 8.3% |
| Other crime | 3 | 5.0% |
| Other theft | 2 | 3.3% |
| Burglary | 1 | 1.7% |
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 PO32
Based on 104 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO32 is £222,000, up 0.9% on the previous year (£220,000).
Detached
£292,000
20 sales
Semi-detached
£265,000
30 sales
Terraced
£198,000
36 sales
Flat / maisonette
£165,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in PO32
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Medina View | PO32 6LG |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £167,000 | Other | Cambridge Road | PO32 6AE |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Victoria Grove | PO32 6DL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | South Bank Road | PO32 6JB |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Other | Osborne Heights | PO32 6FF |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Detached | Sylvan Avenue | PO32 6QA |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £278,000 | Semi-detached | Church Path | PO32 6RL |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Osborne Road | PO32 6RX |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £277,500 | Detached | Kingslea Park | PO32 6JW |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £340,000 | Detached | Alverstone Road | PO32 6NZ |
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 PO32
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensgate Foundation Primary | Primary | 4–11 | 353 | PO32 6PA |
| Priory School | Not applicable | 4–18 | 172 | PO32 6LP |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 148 | PO32 6AS |
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 PO32
43 rated food businesses operate in PO32. 24 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Albert Cottage, Aramark @ CECAMM, Artisan Cafe, Bosun's Lodge Bed And Breakfast, Co-Operative Group.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PO32
From a sample of 324 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PO32 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 60% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
24%
Band C
35%
Band D
27%
Band E
8%
Band F
3%
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 PO32 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.