PO31 8NG

Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet · Isle of Wight · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8NJ 525 m
PO31 8NF 578 m
PO31 8NQ 771 m
PO31 8NE 852 m
PO31 8NL 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO31 8NG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO31
Postcode sector
PO31 8
Latitude
50.735672
Longitude
-1.353184
British National Grid easting
445,741
British National Grid northing
93,096

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Isle of Wight · E06000046
Parish or community
E04001298
Westminster constituency
Isle of Wight West · E14001304
Output area
E00087335
Lower layer super output area
Isle of Wight 013A · E01017290
Middle layer super output area
Isle of Wight 013 · E02003593

Postcode source versions

Explore PO31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Northwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km
  2. Gurnard Primary School

    Community school

    3.7 km
  3. Lanesend Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO31 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • COWES MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 NEWPORT ROAD, COWES, PO31 7ER

    ODS code J84015

    4.0 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

  • Hillis Corner

    BCT · Hillisgate

    0.9 miles
  • Sunnycott Caravan Park

    BCT · Rew Street

    0.9 miles
  • Harness Lane

    BCT · Rew Street

    1.1 miles
  • Pallance Lane

    BCT · Pallance Road

    1.2 miles
  • Travellers Joy

    BCT · Pallance Road

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Isle of Wight 013A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,109 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Northwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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