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PO37 6QU

Shanklin South · Isle of Wight · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Shanklin South
Local authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight East
Postcode district
PO37
Postcode sector
PO37 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO37 6QR 33 m
PO37 6EQ 46 m
PO37 6SD 87 m
PO37 6FN 115 m
PO37 6SA 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO37 6QU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO37
Postcode sector
PO37 6
Latitude
50.622646
Longitude
-1.181024
British National Grid easting
458,029
British National Grid northing
80,648

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Isle of Wight · E06000046
Electoral ward
Shanklin South · E05013393
Parish or community
E04001313
Westminster constituency
Isle of Wight East · E14001303
Output area
E00087674
Lower layer super output area
Isle of Wight 016E · E01017359
Middle layer super output area
Isle of Wight 016 · E02003596

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    774 m

  2. Gatten and Lake Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  3. Broadlea Primary School

    Community school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
673
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 313
  • Public order 74
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Anti social behaviour 50
  • Other theft 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO37 6 residents
3,661

Age bands in PO37 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.1%

461 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.1%

294 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.9%

661 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

1,279 residents

Age 65 and over
35.1%

1,459 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

  • THE BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BROADWAY, SANDOWN, PO36 9GA

    ODS code J84013

    3.4 km

  • VENTNOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 ALBERT STREET, VENTNOR, PO38 1EZ

    ODS code J84003

    3.5 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

  • Big Mead

    BCT · Shanklin

    0.1 miles

  • Big Mead

    BCT · Shanklin

    0.1 miles

  • Church Road (Top)

    BCT · Shanklin

    0.2 miles

  • Church Road (Top)

    BCT · Shanklin

    0.3 miles

  • Chine Avenue

    BCT · Shanklin Esplanade

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Isle of Wight 016E, 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

16,423 of 33,755

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

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 774 m.

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

Recorded crime

673 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 313 events.

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