PO38 1AF

Ventnor & St Lawrence · Isle of Wight · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ventnor
Local authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight East
Postcode district
PO38
Postcode sector
PO38 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO38 1UG 85 m
PO38 1UF 93 m
PO38 1UQ 235 m
PO38 1UB 270 m
PO38 1UD 339 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO38 1AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO38
Postcode sector
PO38 1
Latitude
50.589807
Longitude
-1.223480
British National Grid easting
455,064
British National Grid northing
76,964

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Isle of Wight · E06000046
Parish or community
E04001316
Westminster constituency
Isle of Wight East · E14001303
Output area
E00087707
Lower layer super output area
Isle of Wight 018C · E01017365
Middle layer super output area
Isle of Wight 018 · E02003598

Postcode source versions

Explore PO38

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Steephill Down Road, Ventnor, PO38 1AF 6 November 1995 £4,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  2. The Island Free School

    Free schools

    1.2 km
  3. St Catherine's School and College

    Non-maintained special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
346
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 150
  • Public order 44
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
PO38 1 residents
5,546

Age bands in PO38 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12%

670 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

423 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.1%

895 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.6%

1,704 residents

Age 65 and over
33.7%

1,873 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO38 1 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+
100%
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

  • VENTNOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 ALBERT STREET, VENTNOR, PO38 1EZ

    ODS code J84003

    1.5 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

  • Flowersbrook

    BCT · Steephill

    0.1 miles
  • Botanic Garden

    BCT · Steephill

    0.2 miles
  • Castle Court

    BCT · Steephill

    0.2 miles
  • Ventnor West Station

    BCT · Steephill

    0.3 miles
  • Pine Point

    BCT · Ventnor

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Isle of Wight 018C, 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

14,071 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

346 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 150 events.

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