PO36 postcode area guide — Isle of Wight
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PO36 postcode district in Isle of Wight — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PO36
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79%
Gigabit-capable
79%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the PO36 postcode district (Isle of Wight) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 542 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO36, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79%.
Around 0.1% of premises in PO36 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 PO36
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PO36 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| PO36 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| PO36 0AD | 100% | 60% |
| PO36 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| PO36 0AG | 100% | 8.7% |
| PO36 0AH | 100% | 5.9% |
| PO36 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PO36 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| PO36 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| PO36 0AP | 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 PO36
Police recorded 125 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO36 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 41 | 32.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 32 | 25.6% |
| Shoplifting | 16 | 12.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 13 | 10.4% |
| Drugs | 6 | 4.8% |
| Other theft | 6 | 4.8% |
| Public order | 6 | 4.8% |
| Burglary | 2 | 1.6% |
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 PO36
Based on 193 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO36 is £235,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£235,000).
Detached
£325,000
78 sales
Semi-detached
£245,000
28 sales
Terraced
£192,000
34 sales
Flat / maisonette
£115,000
39 sales
Latest recorded sales in PO36
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Sunnyside Gardens | PO36 8NL |
| 14 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Station Avenue | PO36 8HD |
| 8 May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | The Cloisters | PO36 9AR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Detached | Whites Mead | PO36 9HR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £60,000 | Flat | Currie Road | PO36 8NU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £112,000 | Flat | Fort Street | PO36 8BA |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Flat | Esplanade | PO36 8JS |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Jeals Lane | PO36 9NS |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £157,000 | Flat | Fairmead Close | PO36 9HH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £73,000 | Flat | Royal Crescent | PO36 8LZ |
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 PO36
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bay Church of England School | All-through | 4–16 | 1,232 | PO36 9BA |
| Broadlea Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 242 | PO36 9PE |
| Newchurch Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 209 | PO36 0NL |
| Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 96 | PO36 0DS |
| Forest Edge School | Not applicable | 11–14 | 8 | PO36 9AZ |
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 PO36
175 rated food businesses operate in PO36. 94 hold the top rating of 5, 38 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adgestone Wine, Albert Road Stores, Aldi, Autumn House, Avenue Road Chippy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PO36
From a sample of 96 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 PO36 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
21%
Band D
46%
Band E
18%
Band F
3%
Band G
3%
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 PO36 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.