Latitude: 50.7362 / 50°44'10"N
Longitude: -1.3141 / 1°18'50"W
OS Eastings: 448501
OS Northings: 93178
OS Grid: SZ485931
Mapcode National: GBR 89X.QLK
Mapcode Global: FRA 8744.FWJ
Plus Code: 9C2WPMPP+F9
Maidenhead Locator System: IO90ir26
What Three Birds: sapsucker.jaeger.corncrake
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
PO31 8PU is a primarily residential postcode in Northwood, Isle of Wight. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are C and D.
Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £77,000 to £667,041 with an average of £326,109.
Residential buildings were typically constructed before 1900 and between 1967 and 1975.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and E.
Commercial rateable values range from £3,650 to £32,250 with an average of £17,950. The most common recorded business types are School and Day Nursery.
Cowes is a town, which had a population of 14,216 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 29 people resident in PO31 8PU, of which 12 were male and 17 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
PO31 8PU is in the Isle of Wight travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Isle of Wight National Health Service Primary Care Trust.
PO31 8PU is approximately 48m (157ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in PO31 8PU
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing PO31 8PU
6a3: Suburbanites - Suburban Achievers - Detached Retirement Living
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for PO31 8PU
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near PO31 8PU include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of PO31 8PU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Isle of Wight Council
Ward
Cowes South and Northwood
Councillor
John Nicholson (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Isle of Wight
MP
Bob Seely (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for PO31 8PU.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near PO31 8PU.
Northwood Primary School
Wyatts Lane, Northwood, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8PU
Academy Converter
Ages 5 - 11
Needs improvement
Lanesend Primary School
Love Lane, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7ES
Academy Converter
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Gurnard Primary School
Baring Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8DS
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Queens Gate Foundation Primary
Beatrice Avenue, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32 6PA
Foundation School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Cowes Primary School
Edinburgh Close, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8HF
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Medina College
Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2DX
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 19
Needs improvement
Carisbrooke College
Mountbatten Drive, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5QU
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 19
Needs improvement
Christ The King College
Wellington Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5QT
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The New Forest Academy
Long Lane, Holbury, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 2PA
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Crofton School
Marks Road, Stubbington, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 2AT
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Sandown Bay Academy
The Fairway, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9JH
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Brune Park Community School
Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BU
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
Bridgemary School
Wych Lane, Bridgemary, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 0JN
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.