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PO30 2QU

Newport Central · Isle of Wight · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Newport Central
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 2PY 17 m
PO30 5AN 17 m
PO30 9EW 17 m
PO30 9FJ 17 m
PO30 9FL 17 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO30 2QU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 August 2004
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO30
Postcode sector
PO30 2
Latitude
50.706863
Longitude
-1.294837
British National Grid easting
449,889
British National Grid northing
89,930

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Isle of Wight · E06000046
Electoral ward
Newport Central · E05013380
Parish or community
E04001323
Westminster constituency
Isle of Wight West · E14001304
Output area
E00087541
Lower layer super output area
Isle of Wight 008E · E01017334
Middle layer super output area
Isle of Wight 008 · E02003588

Postcode source versions

Explore PO30

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
3

  1. The Isle of Wight College

    Further education

    147 m

  2. Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy

    Academy converter

    749 m

  3. Lionheart School

    Pupil referral unit

    754 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,975
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,295
  • Shoplifting 434
  • Public order 316
  • Anti social behaviour 240
  • Criminal damage and arson 198

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWPORT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code J84011

    2.1 km

  • SOLENT NHS TRUST T/A MEDINA HEALTHCARE

    BRANNON WAY, WOOTTON BRIDGE, RYDE, PO33 4NW

    ODS code J84017

    4.9 km

  • COWES MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 NEWPORT ROAD, COWES, PO31 7ER

    ODS code J84015

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Bernard Way

    BCT · Newport

    85 m

  • Bishops Way

    BCT · Newport

    263 m

  • Worsley Road

    BCT · Newport

    318 m

  • Worsley Road

    BCT · Newport

    328 m

  • Daish Way

    BCT · Newport

    339 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Isle of Wight 008E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,262 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
8 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. The Isle of Wight College is the nearest published school at 147 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,975 published events cover 12 months, averaging 248 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,295 events.

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