PO30 5UD Area Guide - Schools, Crime & Living in Isle of Wight

PO30 5UD is a postcode in Newport Central, Isle of Wight, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near PO30 5UD, then scores the surrounding small area 66/100 - top 26% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around PO30 5UD are safety and local prosperity, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for PO30 5UD is based on Isle of Wight 013 Census 2021. It covers 5,261 residents, 59 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 56, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 81% owner-occupied, 13% privately rented, 5% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 3/10.

For property prices near PO30 5UD, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the PO30 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £250k from 122 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near PO30 5UD by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near PO30 5UD; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.