PO37 postcode area guide — Isle of Wight
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PO37 postcode district in Isle of Wight — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PO37
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.2%
Gigabit-capable
78.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
1%
Broadband availability in the PO37 postcode district (Isle of Wight) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 336 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO37, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.2%.
Around 1% of premises in PO37 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 PO37
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PO37 6AA | 100% | 94.7% |
| PO37 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| PO37 6AD | 100% | 0% |
| PO37 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| PO37 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| PO37 6AG | 100% | 100% |
| PO37 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| PO37 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PO37 6AL | 100% | 0% |
| PO37 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 PO37
Police recorded 103 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO37 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 46 | 44.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 | 10.7% |
| Shoplifting | 11 | 10.7% |
| Public order | 10 | 9.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 | 7.8% |
| Other theft | 4 | 3.9% |
| Other crime | 4 | 3.9% |
| Weapons possession | 3 | 2.9% |
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 PO37
Based on 117 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO37 is £230,000, down 8.0% on the previous year (£250,000).
Detached
£370,000
32 sales
Semi-detached
£265,000
31 sales
Terraced
£200,000
8 sales
Flat / maisonette
£139,664
42 sales
Latest recorded sales in PO37
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £139,664 | Flat | Victoria Avenue | PO37 6LT |
| 15 May 2026 | £141,000 | Flat | Prospect Road | PO37 6AD |
| 15 May 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Landguard Road | PO37 7HU |
| 12 May 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached | Blythe Way | PO37 7NJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £223,000 | Semi-detached | Hatherton Road | PO37 7NB |
| 1 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Clarendon Road | PO37 6DP |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £71,000 | Semi-detached | Atherley Road | PO37 7AT |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £241,500 | Semi-detached | Albert Road | PO37 7NS |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Flat | Howard Road | PO37 6HH |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £108,300 | Flat | Howard Road | PO37 6HH |
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 PO37
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatten and Lake Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 195 | PO37 7DG |
| St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 181 | PO37 7LY |
| Broadlea Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 242 | PO36 9PE |
| The Bay Church of England School | All-through | 4–16 | 1,232 | PO36 9BA |
| Wroxall Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 90 | PO38 3DP |
| Forest Edge School | Not applicable | 11–14 | 8 | PO36 9AZ |
| Newchurch Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 209 | PO36 0NL |
| The Island Free School | Secondary | 11–16 | 613 | PO38 1BG |
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 PO37
177 rated food businesses operate in PO37. 116 hold the top rating of 5, 25 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aj's Takeaway, All In One Shop, Amici, Ape Vapes Shanklin, Appley Lodge.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PO37
From a sample of 142 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PO37 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
11%
Band C
39%
Band D
41%
Band E
4%
Band F
4%
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 PO37 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.