PO39 postcode area guide — Isle of Wight
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PO39 postcode district in Isle of Wight — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PO39
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
65.7%
Gigabit-capable
65.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the PO39 postcode district (Isle of Wight) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 117 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO39, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.7%.
Around 0% of premises in PO39 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 PO39
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PO39 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| PO39 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| PO39 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| PO39 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| PO39 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| PO39 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| PO39 0AH | 100% | 84% |
| PO39 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PO39 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| PO39 0AN | 100% | 90.9% |
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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 PO39
Police recorded 24 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO39 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 13 | 54.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 12.5% |
| Public order | 3 | 12.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 8.3% |
| Burglary | 1 | 4.2% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 4.2% |
| Other crime | 1 | 4.2% |
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 PO39
Based on 23 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO39 is £260,000, down 23.5% on the previous year (£340,000).
Detached
£550,000
7 sales
Terraced
£260,000
7 sales
Flat / maisonette
£185,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in PO39
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | Meadow Barn Close | PO39 0DF |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | Meadow Barn Close | PO39 0DF |
| 9 Mar 2026 | £237,500 | Terraced | Weston Lane | PO39 0HE |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £170,000 | Flat | Colwell Road | PO39 0AE |
| 18 Feb 2026 | £250,000 | Flat | Keyhaven Court | PO39 0BF |
| 12 Feb 2026 | £363,000 | Terraced | Headon Cottages | PO39 0JD |
| 30 Jan 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | Lanes End | PO39 0AL |
| 12 Jan 2026 | £185,000 | Flat | Hurst Point View | PO39 0AQ |
| 24 Nov 2025 | £160,000 | Other | Manor Villas | PO39 0BX |
| 20 Nov 2025 | £290,000 | Detached | Elliston Road | PO39 0BA |
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 PO39
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Saviour's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 101 | PO39 0HQ |
| Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 168 | PO40 9AX |
| Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 313 | SO41 0RF |
| Shalfleet Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 180 | PO30 4NN |
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 PO39
23 rated food businesses operate in PO39. 13 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Little Hayes Residential Home, Needles Old Battery, Needles Park, Sentry Mead, St Saviour's Catholic Primary School - Compass.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PO39
From a sample of 141 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PO39 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
23%
Band D
41%
Band E
25%
Band F
5%
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 PO39 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.