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PO30 2LS

Fairlee & Whippingham · Isle of Wight · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Fairlee & Whippingham
Local authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West
Postcode district
PO30
Postcode sector
PO30 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO30 2LJ 35 m
PO30 2LH 89 m
PO30 2LL 158 m
PO30 2ER 190 m
PO30 2LR 190 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO30 2LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 July 2013
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO30
Postcode sector
PO30 2
Latitude
50.706828
Longitude
-1.280406
British National Grid easting
450,908
British National Grid northing
89,936

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Isle of Wight · E06000046
Electoral ward
Fairlee & Whippingham · E05013371
Parish or community
E04001323
Westminster constituency
Isle of Wight West · E14001304
Output area
E00087423
Lower layer super output area
Isle of Wight 008A · E01017310
Middle layer super output area
Isle of Wight 008 · E02003588

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
3

  1. Summerfields Primary School

    Community school

    146 m

  2. Medina College

    Academy converter

    548 m

  3. Medina House School

    Community special school

    699 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,427
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 967
  • Shoplifting 433
  • Public order 267
  • Anti social behaviour 198
  • Criminal damage and arson 164

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO30 2 residents
7,291

Age bands in PO30 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%
1,333 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.7%
781 residents
Age 25 to 44
26.2%
1,910 residents
Age 45 to 64
23.6%
1,721 residents
Age 65 and over
21.1%
1,539 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWPORT HEALTH CENTRE

    22 CARISBROOKE HIGH STREET, CARISBROOKE, NEWPORT, PO30 1NR

    ODS code J84011

    2.8 km

  • SOLENT NHS TRUST T/A MEDINA HEALTHCARE

    BRANNON WAY, WOOTTON BRIDGE, RYDE, PO33 4NW

    ODS code J84017

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Atkinson Drive

    BCT · Fairlee

    95 m

  • Cook Avenue

    BCT · Fairlee

    149 m

  • Medina Leisure Centre

    BCT · Fairlee

    234 m

  • Medina Leisure Centre

    BCT · Fairlee

    278 m

  • Gordon Road

    BCT · Halberry Lane

    281 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Isle of Wight 008A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,937 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. Summerfields Primary School is the nearest published school at 146 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,427 published events cover 12 months, averaging 202 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 967 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.