Postcode PO31 7LY (Isle of Wight)

Map showing PO31 7LY and nearby postcodes

The postcode PO31 7LY is located in Isle of Wight It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PO31 7LY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PO31 7LY is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.4 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 PO31 7LY as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.

The closest road name to PO31 7LY is Blackberry Lane which is centered 55 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Rashleys and is 24 m away.

The closest primary school to PO31 7LY (for ages 11 and under) is Cowes Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 12, 2020. 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 PO31 7LY is Cowes Sports Football Club and is 389 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on October 11, 2016. The nearest takeaway food is available from Chip Ahoy and is 139 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 13, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 75.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 37 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 1.8 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 PO31 7LY 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 PO31 7LY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PO31 7LY, and the approximate distance away.

Blackberry Lane 55 m
Albert Street 70 m
Princes Street 125 m
Weston Road 142 m
Granville Road 178 m
Moorgreen Road 188 m
Stones Close 189 m
Edinburgh Close 209 m
Park Court 220 m
Victoria Road 222 m
Granville Road Bridge 252 m
Churchill Close 257 m
Charles Road 262 m
St Mary's Road 270 m
Denmark Road 279 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PO31 7LY

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 PO31 7LY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cowes Primary School Good
(February 12, 2020)
213 m
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy Good
(September 27, 2017)
357 m
Lanesend Primary School Good
(July 12, 2017)
911 m
Gurnard Primary School Good
(November 6, 2019)
966 m
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(July 17, 2019)
1.75 km
Queensgate Foundation Primary Good
(June 25, 2019)
2.41 km
Northwood Primary School Good
(May 10, 2017)
2.74 km
Priory School Good
(May 24, 2018)
3.24 km
Medina College Requires improvement
(January 22, 2020)
5.61 km
Hunnyhill Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
5.8 km
The Isle of Wight College Good
(May 26, 2017)
5.97 km
Wootton Community Primary School Good
(March 27, 2019)
6.05 km
Summerfields Primary School Good
(December 18, 2018)
6.16 km
Medina House School Good
(July 3, 2018)
6.63 km
Newport Church of England Aided Primary School Good
(May 18, 2017)
6.73 km
Carisbrooke College Requires improvement
(December 11, 2019)
6.99 km
Barton Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
7.04 km
Nine Acres Primary School Good
(September 27, 2017)
7.15 km
Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School Good
(November 28, 2017)
7.35 km
Christ The King College Requires improvement
(July 14, 2021)
7.35 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PO31 7LY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Parklands Resource Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 9, 2016
75 m
Rashleys Stores Retailers - other 4
Good
October 22, 2021
75 m
Chip Ahoy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 13, 2018
139 m
Blackberry Lane Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 8, 2018
213 m
Cowes Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 11, 2022
213 m
Cowes Primary School (Club Cool) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 9, 2018
213 m
Onefifty Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
February 21, 2019
218 m
All About Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 5, 2013
229 m
Northwood House Charitable Trust Company Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 12, 2019
229 m
Holly Tree House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
October 17, 2018
343 m
Caterlink - Cowes Enterprise College School/college/university 4
Good
April 20, 2018
357 m
Halcyone Villa B&B Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
July 27, 2016
365 m
Cowes Sports Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 11, 2016
389 m
Bakd By Jen Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
398 m
Moocow Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 26, 2018
398 m
Painters Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 20, 2019
398 m
Caledon Guest House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
September 20, 2017
415 m
Endeavour House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
November 16, 2017
415 m
St Mary's Church Of England Other catering premises Exempt
February 4, 2019
425 m
The Abbeyfield Society Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 21, 2016
425 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PO31 7LY - Data from Apr 2022

Rashleys Bus Stop/Station 24 m
Ward Avenue Bus Stop/Station 107 m
Rashleys Bus Stop/Station 132 m
Fire Station Bus Stop/Station 185 m
Fire Station Bus Stop/Station 186 m
Red Jet Ferry Terminal Ferry 568 m
Red Jet Ferry Terminal Ferry 587 m
Red Jet Ferry Terminal Ferry 589 m
Southampton Airport Air 21.53 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 37.4 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PO31 7LY - Data from Dec 2021

Jennys Wood Woodland Or Forest 711 m
Cowes Roads Sea 1.03 km
Egypt Point Wetland 1.11 km
Shamblers Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.24 km
Bottom Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.51 km
Simmington Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.93 km
Spring Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.94 km
Calving Close Copse Woodland Or Forest 2 km
Old Castle Point Wetland 2.03 km
Ruffins Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.16 km
Gurnard Bay Bay 2.2 km
Blackland Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
Western Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.25 km
Kingston Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.34 km
Hornhill Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.37 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PO31 7LY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 69.4 Mbps 75.4 Mbps 304.02 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 37 Mbps 311.94 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% 18.5 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 67.3 22.4
300+ Mbps 100% 304 312

Gas Consumption

22 meters consuming 251,741 kWh - mean 11,443 kWh : median 10,349 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

22 meters consuming 77,045 kWh - mean 3,502 kWh : median 3,285 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PO31 7LY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.75992000
Longitude -1.30372300
OS Easting 449206
OS Northing 0095824
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
16831
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Hampshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Isle of Wight
Electoral Ward Cowes North
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: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Families in terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Cowes BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Cowes BUASD
Workplace Zone E33041066
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Isle of Wight 001
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Isle of Wight 001A
Output Area / Small Area 5A3