PO34 postcode area guide — Isle of Wight
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PO34 postcode district in Isle of Wight — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PO34
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
80.8%
Gigabit-capable
80.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the PO34 postcode district (Isle of Wight) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 122 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO34, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.8%.
Around 0% of premises in PO34 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 PO34
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PO34 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| PO34 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| PO34 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| PO34 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| PO34 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| PO34 5AG | 100% | 0% |
| PO34 5AH | 88.2% | 64.7% |
| PO34 5AJ | 37.9% | 0% |
| PO34 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| PO34 5AN | 100% | 93.8% |
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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 PO34
Police recorded 13 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO34 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 6 | 46.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 15.4% |
| Other theft | 2 | 15.4% |
| Burglary | 1 | 7.7% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 7.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 7.7% |
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 PO34
Based on 39 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO34 is £425,000, up 6.3% on the previous year (£400,000).
Detached
£435,000
20 sales
Semi-detached
£410,000
11 sales
Flat / maisonette
£142,500
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in PO34
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £355,000 | Detached | Hersey Rise | PO34 5LJ |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Nettlestone Hill | PO34 5DU |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Caws Avenue | PO34 5JS |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £465,000 | Detached | Greenham Drive | PO34 5LA |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £320,000 | Detached | Willow Tree Drive | PO34 5JG |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £435,000 | Detached | High Salterns | PO34 5AS |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £140,000 | Flat | High Salterns | PO34 5AS |
| 9 Mar 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Steyne Road | PO34 5BH |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £142,500 | Flat | Nettlestone Green | PO34 5DX |
| 2 Mar 2026 | £465,000 | Semi-detached | Nettlestone | PO34 5DZ |
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 PO34
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nettlestone Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 215 | PO34 5DY |
| St Helens Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 96 | PO33 1XH |
| Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde | Primary | 2–11 | 185 | PO33 1NE |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 182 | PO33 1LJ |
| Dover Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 204 | PO33 2BN |
| Haylands Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 357 | PO33 3HA |
| Ryde School with Upper Chine | Not applicable | 2–19 | 676 | PO33 3BE |
| Bembridge Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 186 | PO35 5RH |
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 PO34
17 rated food businesses operate in PO34. 11 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Dell Cafe, Laura Sadler Catering, Lily's Coffee Shop, Nettlestone Primary School - Compass, Nisa - Vic's Stores.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PO34
From a sample of 126 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PO34 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
33%
Band D
44%
Band E
15%
Band F
6%
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 PO34 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.