PO40 9XT

Totland & Colwell · 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 9XA 76 m
PO40 9TB 266 m
PO40 9SQ 417 m
PO40 9SA 468 m
PO40 9SY 504 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO40 9XT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO40
Postcode sector
PO40 9
Latitude
50.699241
Longitude
-1.531261
British National Grid easting
433,200
British National Grid northing
88,950

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
E00087440
Lower layer super output area
Isle of Wight 012H · E01033239
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. Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.4 km
  2. St Saviour's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
144
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Public order 12
  • Drugs 8

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

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Hill Farm

    BCT · Norton Green

    0.5 miles
  • Hill Farm

    BCT · Norton Green

    0.5 miles
  • Monks Lane

    BCT · Norton Green

    0.6 miles
  • Monks Lane

    BCT · Norton Green

    0.6 miles
  • Brambles Corner

    BCT · Colwell

    0.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

144 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 70 events.

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