PO30 5UB postcode in Isle of Wight, England

PO30 5UB is a postcode in Isle of Wight, in the Cowes South & Northwood ward. It is in the Isle of Wight West parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at PO30 5UB can get it Across Isle of Wight: 87% Typical price £235,000 Homes sold in PO30 5, last 12 months. ▲ 6.8% on the year before Nearest station Ryde Esplanade 11.9 km in a straight line

Where PO30 5UB is, and what is near it

Map of PO30 5UB and what is near it Map of PO30 5UB: its centre point, with the 324 other postcodes in the PO30 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. PO30 5BF: also in PO30 5PO30 5BP: also in PO30 5PO30 5DE: also in PO30 5PO30 5ES: also in PO30 5PO30 5GY: also in PO30 5PO30 5JN: also in PO30 5PO30 5NL: also in PO30 5PO30 5NN: also in PO30 5PO30 5NP: also in PO30 5PO30 5NR: also in PO30 5PO30 5NS: also in PO30 5PO30 5NT: also in PO30 5PO30 5NU: also in PO30 5PO30 5NW: also in PO30 5PO30 5PD: also in PO30 5PO30 5PE: also in PO30 5PO30 5PF: also in PO30 5PO30 5PG: also in PO30 5PO30 5PH: also in PO30 5PO30 5PJ: also in PO30 5PO30 5PN: also in PO30 5PO30 5PQ: also in PO30 5PO30 5PR: also in PO30 5PO30 5PS: also in PO30 5PO30 5PT: also in PO30 5PO30 5PY: also in PO30 5PO30 5QB: also in PO30 5PO30 5RS: also in PO30 5PO30 5RU: also in PO30 5PO30 5RY: also in PO30 5PO30 5SD: also in PO30 5PO30 5TD: also in PO30 5PO30 5TG: also in PO30 5PO30 5TJ: also in PO30 5PO30 5TL: also in PO30 5PO30 5TN: also in PO30 5PO30 5TP: also in PO30 5PO30 5TR: also in PO30 5PO30 5TS: also in PO30 5PO30 5TW: also in PO30 5PO30 5TY: also in PO30 5PO30 5TZ: also in PO30 5PO30 5UA: also in PO30 5PO30 5UD: also in PO30 5PO30 5UE: also in PO30 5PO30 5UF: also in PO30 5PO30 5UH: also in PO30 5PO30 5UJ: also in PO30 5PO30 5UL: also in PO30 5PO30 5UP: also in PO30 5PO30 5WB: also in PO30 5PO30 5WH: also in PO30 5PO30 5WJ: also in PO30 5PO30 5WS: also in PO30 5PO30 5WT: also in PO30 5PO30 5WU: also in PO30 5PO30 5WZ: also in PO30 5PO30 5XB: also in PO30 5PO30 5XD: also in PO30 5PO30 5XE: also in PO30 5PO30 5XH: also in PO30 5PO30 5XJ: also in PO30 5PO30 5XW: also in PO30 5PO30 5ZA: also in PO30 5 2 schools, 2.9–3.1 kmCowes Medical Centre 3.1 km2 railway stations, 11.9 kmParkhurst & Hunnyhill PO30 5UB Map of PO30 5UB and what is near it Map of PO30 5UB: its centre point, with the 324 other postcodes in the PO30 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 places, 3.7–4.3 kmParkhurst & Hunnyhill PO30 5UB
  • PO30 5UB
  • Other postcodes in PO30 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.7290, longitude -1.3286)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PO30 5UB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PO30 5UB?

Every home and business at PO30 5UB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PO30 5UB 0% Isle of Wight 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PO30 5UB 100% Isle of Wight 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at PO30 5UB?

BinDayBuddy does not read Isle of Wight Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Isle of Wight Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is PO30 5UB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PO30 5UB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Isle of Wight

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PO30 5UB: 2,168 properties in Isle of Wight are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Isle of Wight

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of PO30 5UB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PO30 5UB?

Homes in PO30 5 sold for a typical £235,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 160 sales, up 6.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£235,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£220,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £325,000 38 sales
  • Semi-detached £250,000 42 sales
  • Terraced £206,000 58 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £118,375 22 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PO30 district: a typical £231,500 from 364 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in PO30 5UB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PO30 5UB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at PO30 5UB

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at PO30 5UB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PO30 5UB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,050 homes in the neighbourhood around PO30 5UB. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PO30 5UB

Band D in Isle of Wight for 2026‑27: £2,626. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,751 (band A) to £4,376 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,334.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,751
Band Babout 90 (9%)£2,042
Band Cabout 380 (36%)£2,334
Band Dabout 340 (32%)£2,626
Band Eabout 160 (15%)£3,209
Band Fabout 40 (4%)£3,793
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,376
Band Hwithheld£5,252

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Isle of Wight before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PO30 5UB is in (ONS area E01017329), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near PO30 5UB?

The nearest open schools to PO30 5UB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PO30 5UB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to PO30 5UB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PO30 5UB is Ryde Esplanade Rail Station, 11.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Ryde Esplanade Rail Station Railway station 11.9 kmDrive
  • Ryde Pier Head Rail Station Railway station 11.9 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near PO30 5UB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PO30 5UB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PO30 5UB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near PO30 5UB?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PO30 5UB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 kmCycle
  • Be.EV Charging point · 4 chargers 2.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PO30 5UB?

The nearest to the centre of PO30 5UB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PO30 5UB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near PO30 5UB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PO30 5UB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near PO30 5UB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PO30 5UB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near PO30 5UB?

The nearest vets to the centre of PO30 5UB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is PO30 5UB in a conservation area?

The centre of PO30 5UB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near PO30 5UB?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PO30 5UB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PO30 5UB

Ward
Cowes South & Northwood
Parish
Northwood
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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PO30 5UJ40 mPO30 5UA270 mPO31 8NB520 mPO30 5UD610 mPO30 5UH780 mPO31 8NA830 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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