Postcode PO30 2BG (Isle of Wight)

Map showing PO30 2BG and nearby postcodes

The postcode PO30 2BG is located in Isle of Wight It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PO30 2BG is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PO30 2BG is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of PO30 2BG as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Renting hard-pressed workers.

The closest road name to PO30 2BG is Meadowside which is centered 93 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Greenways and is 61 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 3.35 km away at Wootton (Isle of Wight Steam Railway)

The closest primary school to PO30 2BG (for ages 11 and under) is Medina House School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on July 3, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Christ The King College. The last OFSTED inspection on July 14, 2021 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of PO30 2BG is Bar Fever and is 720 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Exempt on April 7, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Ozze's Plaice and is 302 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 30, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 97.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 68.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for PO30 2BG is covered by the Hampshire police force association and Isle of Wight National Health Service is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to PO30 2BG and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PO30 2BG, and the approximate distance away.

Meadowside 93 m
Merrick Close 160 m
Beadmans Grove 165 m
Wellesley Way 187 m
Beauchamp Drive 196 m
Wallace Court 199 m
Bellecroft Drive 245 m
Towngate Place 248 m
Manor Crescent 250 m
Saxon Close 257 m
Fairmount Drive 259 m
Mayfield Drive 297 m
Cosham Close 321 m
Royal Exchange 323 m
McKeown Close 338 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PO30 2BG

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from PO30 2BG - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Medina House School Good
(July 3, 2018)
392 m
Barton Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
418 m
Summerfields Primary School Good
(December 18, 2018)
677 m
Medina College Requires improvement
(January 22, 2020)
1.22 km
The Isle of Wight College Good
(May 26, 2017)
1.39 km
St George's School Good
(January 12, 2016)
1.45 km
Nine Acres Primary School Good
(September 27, 2017)
1.49 km
Newport Church of England Aided Primary School Good
(May 18, 2017)
1.8 km
Hunnyhill Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
2.01 km
Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School Good
(November 28, 2017)
2.33 km
Christ The King College Requires improvement
(July 14, 2021)
2.33 km
Carisbrooke College Requires improvement
(December 11, 2019)
2.42 km
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
2.52 km
Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School Requires improvement
(November 21, 2018)
3.85 km
Wootton Community Primary School Good
(March 27, 2019)
4.11 km
Priory School Good
(May 24, 2018)
4.24 km
Northwood Primary School Good
(May 10, 2017)
4.66 km
Queensgate Foundation Primary Good
(June 25, 2019)
5.07 km
Chillerton and Rookley Primary School Requires improvement
(September 13, 2018)
5.45 km
Lanesend Primary School Good
(July 12, 2017)
5.95 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PO30 2BG - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ozze's Plaice Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 30, 2018
302 m
Pan Stores Retailers - other 4
Good
March 14, 2019
302 m
Newport Youth Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
392 m
Barton Primary School - Compass School/college/university Awaiting Inspection
418 m
Isobel Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
May 30, 2017
418 m
Quirkywood Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
429 m
B's Big Baps Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
January 19, 2018
453 m
Barton Primary School & Early Years Centre School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 9, 2015
512 m
Bright Sparks Pre-School And Out Of School Clubs Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
March 23, 2018
677 m
Summerfields Primary School - Compass School/college/university Awaiting Inspection
677 m
Vecta House Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2019
677 m
Elim Pentecostal Church Retailers - other Exempt
October 12, 2018
683 m
Staples Retailers - other Exempt
July 13, 2016
683 m
52 Fairlee Road Other catering premises Exempt
June 10, 2016
692 m
Fairlee Service Station Retailers - other Exempt
March 2, 2017
692 m
Bar Fever Pub/bar/nightclub Exempt
April 7, 2018
720 m
Cineworld Cinemas Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 12, 2015
720 m
KFC Newport IOW Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 3, 2021
720 m
Pizza Hut Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 25, 2022
720 m
Earl Mountbatten Hospice Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 5, 2019
728 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PO30 2BG - Data from Apr 2022

Greenways Bus Stop/Station 61 m
Greenways Bus Stop/Station 74 m
Furrlongs Top Bus Stop/Station 97 m
Long Lane Bus Stop/Station 153 m
Long Lane Bus Stop/Station 178 m
Wootton (Isle of Wight Steam Railway) Metro/Tram 3.35 km
Wootton (Isle of Wight Steam Railway) Metro/Tram 3.35 km
Smallbrook Junction (Isle of Wight Steam Railway Metro/Tram 3.36 km
Fishbourne IOW Ferry Terminal Ferry 5.87 km
Fishbourne IOW Ferry Terminal Ferry 5.92 km
Fishbourne IOW Ferry Terminal Ferry 6.05 km
Southampton Airport Air 28.35 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 40.01 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PO30 2BG - Data from Dec 2021

Staplers Hill Hill Or Mountain 867 m
Hurstake Hard Wetland 1.3 km
Hunny Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.63 km
Staplers Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.64 km
Longlane Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Wroxall Bottom Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.93 km
Dodnor Hard Wetland 1.95 km
Little Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.04 km
Mount Joy Hill Or Mountain 2.06 km
Blacklands Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km
Blackbush Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
Belmont Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.33 km
Standen Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
The Shrubbery Woodland Or Forest 2.45 km
Dickson's Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.48 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PO30 2BG - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 42.3 Mbps 97.2 Mbps 938.83 Mbps
Upload 16 Mbps 68.8 Mbps 930.14 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 12.5 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 50.9 17.7
300+ Mbps 100% 622 621.5

Gas Consumption

27 meters consuming 194,943 kWh - mean 7,220 kWh : median 6,263 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

27 meters consuming 89,217 kWh - mean 3,304 kWh : median 3,031 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PO30 2BG - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.70052900
Longitude -1.27933700
OS Easting 450991
OS Northing 0089235
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1904
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Hampshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Isle of Wight
Electoral Ward Pan & Barton
Local Authority District Isle of Wight
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Solent
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000046
Travel To Work Area Isle of Wight

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Isle of Wight National Health Service
Cancer Alliance Wessex
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South Central
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Renting hard-pressed workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Newport (Isle of Wight) BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33041100
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Isle of Wight 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Isle of Wight 008D
Output Area / Small Area 8C3