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PO31 8FB

Cowes South & Northwood · Isle of Wight · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cowes South & Northwood
Local authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West
Postcode district
PO31
Postcode sector
PO31 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO31 8PP 161 m
PO31 8PT 349 m
PO31 8PS 360 m
PO31 8PL 370 m
PO31 8PN 372 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO31 8FB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO31
Postcode sector
PO31 8
Latitude
50.735372
Longitude
-1.307261
British National Grid easting
448,982
British National Grid northing
93,092

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Isle of Wight · E06000046
Electoral ward
Cowes South & Northwood · E05013368
Parish or community
E04001324
Westminster constituency
Isle of Wight West · E14001304
Output area
E00087517
Lower layer super output area
Isle of Wight 002E · E01017329
Middle layer super output area
Isle of Wight 002 · E02003582

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
12
Secondary
4

  1. Northwood Primary School

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    527 m

  2. Lanesend Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

  3. Queensgate Foundation Primary

    Foundation school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
77
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 44
  • Other theft 9
  • Public order 7
  • Shoplifting 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO31 8 residents
5,984

Age bands in PO31 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

855 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

554 residents

Age 25 to 44
17%

1,154 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

2,030 residents

Age 65 and over
32.3%

2,192 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

  • COWES MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 NEWPORT ROAD, COWES, PO31 7ER

    ODS code J84015

    1.8 km

  • EAST COWES MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH PATH, EAST COWES, PO32 6RP

    ODS code J84004

    2.9 km

  • NEWPORT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code J84011

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chawton Lane

    BCT · Northwood

    0.1 miles

  • Chawton Lane

    BCT · Northwood

    0.1 miles

  • Oxford Street Top

    BCT · Northwood

    0.2 miles

  • Horseshoe Inn

    BCT · Northwood

    0.2 miles

  • Horseshoe Inn

    BCT · Northwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Isle of Wight 002E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,384 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 4 secondary schools. Northwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 527 m.

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

Recorded crime

77 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 44 events.

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