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PO38 3FA

Central Rural · Isle of Wight · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Central Rural
Local authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West
Postcode district
PO38
Postcode sector
PO38 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO38 3FE 38 m
PO38 3FB 63 m
PO38 3FG 71 m
PO38 3HS 105 m
PO38 3FL 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO38 3FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO38
Postcode sector
PO38 3
Latitude
50.637705
Longitude
-1.261127
British National Grid easting
452,346
British National Grid northing
82,263

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Isle of Wight · E06000046
Electoral ward
Central Rural · E05013364
Parish or community
E04001303
Westminster constituency
Isle of Wight West · E14001304
Output area
E00087726
Lower layer super output area
Isle of Wight 017D · E01017369
Middle layer super output area
Isle of Wight 017 · E02003597

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Godshill Primary School

    Community school

    401 m

  2. Wroxall Primary School

    Community school

    3.7 km

  3. Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
59
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Public order 4
  • Drugs 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO38 3 residents
3,849

Age bands in PO38 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.7%

482 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

315 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.3%

580 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

1,144 residents

Age 65 and over
33.7%

1,279 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.

Nearby transport

  • Yarborough Close

    BCT · Godshill

    0.1 miles

  • Dubbers

    BCT · Godshill

    0.1 miles

  • Jubilee Close

    BCT · Godshill

    0.2 miles

  • Jubilee Close

    BCT · Godshill

    0.2 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · Godshill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Isle of Wight 017D, 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

14,602 of 33,755

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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Godshill Primary School is the nearest published school at 401 m.

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

Recorded crime

59 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 35 events.

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