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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 29 min4:52 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:04 am – 4:02 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,700 residentsin the Niton, Shorwell & Godshill census areaMedian age 55.82,590 households77% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,342 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C796 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December18 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksChillerton Down - National Trusthistoric site · 1.5 miBillingham Manorhistoric site · 1.9 miCorve Hillhill · under a mileMount Ararathill · under a mileThe Dellvalley · under a mileBrighstone Forestforest · 1.9 miIsle of Wightisland · 2.1 miRowborough Bottomvalley · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMottistone Greenpark · 3.1 miWydcombe Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 10 haMadame Dupigny Garden of Rememberancepark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 14 Jul 201145 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202522 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.0 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband58% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,770 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 168 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Marys Hospital5.1 miGP surgerySouth Wight Medical Practice1.8 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.8 miDentistDental Surgery4.4 miPolice stationNewport Police Station4.8 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Carisbrooke High Street, Carisbrooke3.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBrighstone Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 97 pupils1.8 miSecondaryChrist The King Collegeages 11-18, 1,131 pupils3.9 miCollegeThe Isle of Wight College5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU21 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW62 miRailway stationShanklin7.7 miBus stationBus StationNewport4.6 miFerryYarmouth IOW Ferry Terminal7.7 miBus stops16 within a mileCar parkWhale Chine Car ParkVentnor2.9 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationIsle of White4.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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