PO38 postcode area guide — Isle of Wight
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PO38 postcode district in Isle of Wight — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PO38
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
83.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
55.6%
Gigabit-capable
55.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the PO38 postcode district (Isle of Wight) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 592 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO38, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 83.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 55.6%.
Around 0.1% of premises in PO38 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 PO38
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PO38 1AA | 61.5% | 61.5% |
| PO38 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| PO38 1AD | 98.4% | 76.2% |
| PO38 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| PO38 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| PO38 1AH | 100% | 43.8% |
| PO38 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PO38 1AL | 100% | 96.8% |
| PO38 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| PO38 1AP | 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 PO38
Police recorded 3 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO38 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 33.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 33.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 33.3% |
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 PO38
Based on 164 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO38 is £270,000, down 5.3% on the previous year (£285,000).
Detached
£425,000
59 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
45 sales
Terraced
£220,000
27 sales
Flat / maisonette
£135,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in PO38
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced | Newport Road | PO38 2DF |
| 5 May 2026 | £235,000 | Flat | Shore Road | PO38 1RF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Avenue Road | PO38 3EG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Park View Villas | PO38 3DY |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £175,000 | Flat | Spring Hill Court | PO38 1PD |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Steephill Road | PO38 1UF |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached | Greenlydd Close | PO38 2BJ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £510,000 | Detached | Undercliff Drive | PO38 1UW |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £112,500 | Terraced | South Street | PO38 1NG |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £65,000 | Flat | St Catherine Street | PO38 1HG |
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 PO38
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Island Free School | Secondary | 11–16 | 613 | PO38 1BG |
| Niton Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 194 | PO38 2BP |
| Godshill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 172 | PO38 3HJ |
| St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 161 | PO38 1BQ |
| St Catherine's School and College | Not applicable | 7–19 | 94 | PO38 1TT |
| Wroxall Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 90 | PO38 3DP |
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 PO38
127 rated food businesses operate in PO38. 78 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Amarcord Pizzeria E Ristorante, Appuldurcombe Gardens Holiday Park, Beach Cafe, Betapak Ltd Also T/A Island Tea & Coffee, Blackgang Chine Theme Park.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PO38
From a sample of 93 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PO38 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
4%
Band C
23%
Band D
35%
Band E
18%
Band F
10%
Band G
9%
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 PO38 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.