Is PO38 3AQ a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

PO38 3AQ is a postcode in Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near PO38 3AQ, then scores the surrounding small area 57/100 - top 45% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around PO38 3AQ are safety and property market signals, 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 PO38 3AQ is based on Isle of Wight 015 Census 2021. It covers 8,020 residents, 402 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 57, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 82% owner-occupied, 12% privately rented, 6% 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 5/10.

For property prices near PO38 3AQ, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the PO38 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £160k from 43 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 PO38 3AQ 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 PO38 3AQ; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.