PO36

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
712
Current units
552
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
8

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South East
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
160

Postcode sectors in PO36

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4 sectors
11,928 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Old School House, High Street, Brading, Sandown, PO36 0DH 23 July 2026 £420,000
11, Medeway, Sandown, PO36 9HG 17 July 2026 £310,000
Quinton, Main Road, Alverstone, Sandown, PO36 0EX 15 July 2026 £340,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,526
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 616
  • Shoplifting 210
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Public order 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

PO36 usual residents
16,584
Age-profile population
16,915

Age bands in PO36

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

2,171 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

1,448 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

3,140 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

4,836 residents

Age 65 and over
31.5%

5,320 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 543 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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

494 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 384 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 2 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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

in this district

  • THE BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BROADWAY, SANDOWN, PO36 9GA

    ODS code J84013

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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £247,000 from 1,476 recorded sales in PO36. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Isle of Wight is £240,998 in June 2026, up 1.1% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,526 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 616 events.

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