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County or areaIsle of Wight
Postcode districtPO30
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:52 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:04 am – 4:02 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,258 residentsin the Brighstone & Shalfleet census areaMedian age 56.92,402 households81% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright5% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,200 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C892 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November27 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 14°CAMay: 9 to 17°CMJune: 12 to 20°CJJuly: 14 to 22°CJAugust: 14 to 22°CASeptember: 12 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCarrisbrookehistoric site · 1.0 miHM Prison Camp Hillhistoric site · 1.4 miMiddle Downhill · under a mileIsle of Wightisland · 1.5 miParkhurst Forestforest · 1.7 miMount Joyhill · under a mileThe Shrubberywoodland · under a mileRowboroughdown Bottomvalley · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAlvington Road Allotmentsallotments · under a milePan Mill Meadowspark · 1.5 mi · 3 haVictoria Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haPan Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 10 haNine Acres Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 haRobin Hill Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 47 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 14 Jul 201147 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202524 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.7 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,695 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Marys Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryNewport Health Centre15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.1 miPolice stationNewport Police Station1.5 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Carisbrooke High Street, Carisbrookeunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherSecondaryCarisbrooke Collegeages 11-16, 615 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary Schoolages 5-11, 195 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChrist The King Collegeages 11-18, 1,131 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Isle of Wight College1.5 miUniversityUniversity of Portsmouth12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU18 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW59 miRailway stationSandown7.5 miBus stationBus StationNewport1.3 miFerryEast Cowes Floating Bridge4.7 miBus stops81 within a mileCar parkCarisbrooke High Street Car ParkNewportunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationNewport1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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