Isle of Wight Council

What broadband can you get in Isle of Wight?

Across Isle of Wight, 87% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 87% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Isle of Wight?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,626 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Isle of Wight are at risk of flooding?

Across Isle of Wight, the Environment Agency puts 2,184 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 381 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Isle of Wight the Environment Agency counts 2,168 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2.3% of all its properties), 1,407 at medium risk (1.5%) and 3,967 at low risk (4.1%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Isle of Wight

• PO30 postcode districtAll 1,082 of its postcodes in use are in Isle of Wight.
• PO31 postcode districtAll 468 of its postcodes in use are in Isle of Wight.
• PO32 postcode districtAll 252 of its postcodes in use are in Isle of Wight.
• PO33 postcode districtAll 1,006 of its postcodes in use are in Isle of Wight.
• PO34 postcode districtAll 122 of its postcodes in use are in Isle of Wight.
• PO35 postcode districtAll 164 of its postcodes in use are in Isle of Wight.
• PO36 postcode districtAll 552 of its postcodes in use are in Isle of Wight.
• PO37 postcode districtAll 330 of its postcodes in use are in Isle of Wight.
• PO38 postcode districtAll 598 of its postcodes in use are in Isle of Wight.
• PO39 postcode districtAll 117 of its postcodes in use are in Isle of Wight.
• PO40 postcode districtAll 293 of its postcodes in use are in Isle of Wight.
• PO41 postcode districtAll 151 of its postcodes in use are in Isle of Wight.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode area

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Isle of Wight.