PO40 9HW

Freshwater South · Isle of Wight · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Freshwater
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 9HP 24 m
PO40 9HN 34 m
PO40 9HR 65 m
PO40 9FS 97 m
PO40 9HL 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO40 9HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO40
Postcode sector
PO40 9
Latitude
50.679481
Longitude
-1.521607
British National Grid easting
433,896
British National Grid northing
86,757

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
E00087430
Lower layer super output area
Isle of Wight 012H · E01033239
Middle layer super output area
Isle of Wight 012 · E02003592

Postcode source versions

Explore PO40

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Pursers Cottage, Camp Road, Freshwater, PO40 9HW 27 April 2018 £295,000
Pursers Cottage, Camp Road, Freshwater, PO40 9HW 30 June 2011 £260,000
Pursers Cottage, Camp Road, Freshwater, PO40 9HW 29 September 2006 £285,000

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

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

    Voluntary aided school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
431
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 202
  • Public order 54
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Other theft 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO40 9 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+
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%

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

  • WIGHT PRIMARY PARTNERSHIPS LTD

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

    ODS code J84019

    292 m

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

  • Jubilee Close SCH

    BCS · Freshwater

    0.1 miles
  • Parish Hall

    BCT · Freshwater

    0.2 miles
  • Parish Hall

    BCT · Freshwater

    0.2 miles
  • Health & Leisure Centre

    BCT · Freshwater

    0.2 miles
  • Pound Green SCH

    BCT · Freshwater

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,688 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 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.

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

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

431 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.917 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.