PO31 7AD postcode in Cowes, Isle of Wight

PO31 7AD is a postcode in Cowes, in the Cowes South & Northwood ward of Isle of Wight. 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 91% of homes and businesses at PO31 7AD can get it Across Isle of Wight: 87% Typical price £272,750 Homes sold in PO31 7, last 12 months. ▼ 2.6% on the year before Nearest station Ryde Pier Head 10.7 km in a straight line

Where PO31 7AD is, and what is near it

Map of PO31 7AD and what is near it Map of PO31 7AD: its centre point, with the 269 other postcodes in the PO31 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PO31 7AE: also in PO31 7PO31 7BB: also in PO31 7PO31 7EH: also in PO31 7PO31 7EJ: also in PO31 7PO31 7EL: also in PO31 7PO31 7EN: also in PO31 7PO31 7EP: also in PO31 7PO31 7EQ: also in PO31 7PO31 7ER: also in PO31 7PO31 7ES: also in PO31 7PO31 7ET: also in PO31 7PO31 7EU: also in PO31 7PO31 7EW: also in PO31 7PO31 7EZ: also in PO31 7PO31 7FA: also in PO31 7PO31 7FB: also in PO31 7PO31 7FD: also in PO31 7PO31 7FG: also in PO31 7PO31 7FH: also in PO31 7PO31 7FJ: also in PO31 7PO31 7FL: also in PO31 7PO31 7FN: also in PO31 7PO31 7FP: also in PO31 7PO31 7FW: also in PO31 7PO31 7GA: also in PO31 7PO31 7GB: also in PO31 7PO31 7GE: also in PO31 7PO31 7GJ: also in PO31 7PO31 7HA: also in PO31 7PO31 7HB: also in PO31 7PO31 7HD: also in PO31 7PO31 7HE: also in PO31 7PO31 7HF: also in PO31 7PO31 7HG: also in PO31 7PO31 7HH: also in PO31 7PO31 7HJ: also in PO31 7PO31 7HL: also in PO31 7PO31 7HN: also in PO31 7PO31 7HP: also in PO31 7PO31 7HQ: also in PO31 7PO31 7HS: also in PO31 7PO31 7HW: also in PO31 7PO31 7JP: also in PO31 7PO31 7JR: also in PO31 7PO31 7JT: also in PO31 7PO31 7JU: also in PO31 7PO31 7JW: also in PO31 7PO31 7JY: also in PO31 7PO31 7JZ: also in PO31 7PO31 7LA: also in PO31 7PO31 7LB: also in PO31 7PO31 7LD: also in PO31 7PO31 7LE: also in PO31 7PO31 7LF: also in PO31 7PO31 7LG: also in PO31 7PO31 7LL: also in PO31 7PO31 7LQ: also in PO31 7PO31 7LR: also in PO31 7PO31 7NG: also in PO31 7PO31 7NJ: also in PO31 7PO31 7NL: also in PO31 7PO31 7NN: also in PO31 7PO31 7NP: also in PO31 7PO31 7NQ: also in PO31 7PO31 7NW: also in PO31 7PO31 7PP: also in PO31 7PO31 7PR: also in PO31 7PO31 7PT: also in PO31 7PO31 7PU: also in PO31 7PO31 7UA: also in PO31 7PO31 7UB: also in PO31 7PO31 7UD: also in PO31 7PO31 7UE: also in PO31 7PO31 7UF: also in PO31 7PO31 7UG: also in PO31 7PO31 7UH: also in PO31 7PO31 7UJ: also in PO31 7PO31 7UN: also in PO31 7PO31 7UP: also in PO31 7PO31 7UQ: also in PO31 7PO31 7US: also in PO31 7PO31 7UT: also in PO31 7PO31 7UU: also in PO31 7PO31 7UW: also in PO31 7PO31 7UY: also in PO31 7PO31 7UZ: also in PO31 7 Gurnard Primary School 1.2 kmGP 1.9 km2 places, 3.0–6.4 kmCowes PO31 7AD Map of PO31 7AD and what is near it Map of PO31 7AD: its centre point, with the 269 other postcodes in the PO31 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.3 kmGP 1.9 kmCowes North PO31 7AD
  • PO31 7AD
  • Other postcodes in PO31 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 50.7510, longitude -1.3111)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PO31 7AD?

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 PO31 7AD?

Every home and business at PO31 7AD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 91% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PO31 7AD 91% Isle of Wight 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PO31 7AD 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 PO31 7AD?

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 PO31 7AD 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 PO31 7AD.

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 PO31 7AD: 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 PO31 7AD 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 PO31 7AD?

Homes in PO31 7 sold for a typical £272,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 120 sales, down 2.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£272,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£280,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £370,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £280,000 41 sales
  • Terraced £265,000 47 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £205,000 19 sales

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

Across the whole PO31 district: a typical £300,000 from 196 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 PO31 7AD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PO31 7AD 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

What council tax band are homes near PO31 7AD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around PO31 7AD. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (32%). 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 PO31 7AD

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 £3,793 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,334.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,751
Band Babout 160 (22%)£2,042
Band Cabout 340 (46%)£2,334
Band Dabout 180 (24%)£2,626
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£3,209
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,793
Band Gwithheld£4,376
Band Hfewer than 5£5,252

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 21% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 32% 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 PO31 7AD is in (ONS area E01017302), 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 PO31 7AD?

The nearest open schools to PO31 7AD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PO31 7AD, 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 PO31 7AD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PO31 7AD is Ryde Pier Head Rail Station, 10.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Ryde Pier Head Rail Station Railway station 10.7 kmDrive
  • Ryde Esplanade Rail Station Railway station 10.8 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Broadfields Avenue, 167 m away.

More stations near PO31 7AD, 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 PO31 7AD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PO31 7AD, 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 PO31 7AD?

2 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PO31 7AD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Be.EV Charging point · 4 chargers 450 mWalk
  • Be.EV Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 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 PO31 7AD?

The nearest to the centre of PO31 7AD, 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 PO31 7AD?

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 PO31 7AD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PO31 7AD, 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 PO31 7AD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PO31 7AD, 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 PO31 7AD?

The nearest vets to the centre of PO31 7AD 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 PO31 7AD in a conservation area?

The centre of PO31 7AD 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 PO31 7AD?

Police.uk records 77 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PO31 7AD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences41 reports
Anti-social behaviour8 reports
Drugs7 reports
Public order6 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Burglary3 reports

Also: other theft 3, vehicle crime 1, shoplifting 1, theft from the person 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.

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 PO31 7AD

Ward
Cowes South & Northwood
Parish
Cowes
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Cowes
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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

PO31 7GJ90 mPO31 7BB100 mPO31 7UE100 mPO31 7UF120 mPO31 7UT170 mPO31 7UD200 m
All of PO31

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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