PO40 9FA

Freshwater South · 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
PO40
Postcode sector
PO40 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO40 0AT 3 m
PO40 9AL 39 m
PO40 9AH 42 m
PO40 9AJ 42 m
PO40 9FQ 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO40 9FA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 August 2008
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO40
Postcode sector
PO40 9
Latitude
50.682804
Longitude
-1.525154
British National Grid easting
433,643
British National Grid northing
87,125

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Isle of Wight · E06000046
Parish or community
E04001301
Westminster constituency
Isle of Wight West · E14001304
Output area
E00087436
Lower layer super output area
Isle of Wight 012A · E01017312
Middle layer super output area
Isle of Wight 012 · E02003592

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. St Saviour's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km
  2. Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
428
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 202
  • Public order 52
  • Anti social behaviour 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Shoplifting 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO40 9 residents
5,706

Age bands in PO40 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.4%

589 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

447 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.7%

833 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

1,623 residents

Age 65 and over
38.4%

2,177 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WIGHT PRIMARY PARTNERSHIPS LTD

    BROOKSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, QUEENS ROAD, FRESHWATER, PO40 9DT

    ODS code J84019

    160 m

Nearby transport

  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Freshwater

    0.0 miles
  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Freshwater

    0.0 miles
  • Health & Leisure Centre

    BCT · Freshwater

    0.1 miles
  • School Green Road

    BCT · Freshwater

    0.2 miles
  • School Green Road

    BCT · Freshwater

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Isle of Wight 012A, 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

8,758 of 33,755

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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Saviour's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

428 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 202 events.

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