PO31 8LE
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Property report — PO31 8LE
Open-data due diligence for PO31 8LE and the area around it.
PO31 8LE in brief: 30 recorded sales (£46,000–£1,905,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for PO31 8LE itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the PO31 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£402,004
Population
12,120
Crimes recorded
15
Schools
3
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
84%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in PO31 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (24 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-20 | £1,905,000 | BEACH POINT, 8 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2023-07-19 | £1,100,000 | THE WOODVALE, 1 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Other |
| 2022-11-18 | £240,000 | PRIMROSE COTTAGES, 16 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2022-09-30 | £835,000 | 14 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2022-05-24 | £160,000 | THE WOODVALE, 1 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Other |
| 2022-01-05 | £1,150,000 | 21 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2021-06-09 | £767,000 | 17 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2021-03-29 | £625,000 | 23A PRINCES ESPLANADE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-03-18 | £575,000 | 8 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2021-02-15 | £670,000 | 15 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2019-09-26 | £98,500 | BLUE WATERS, 19 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Other |
| 2019-03-14 | £1,095,691 | THE WOODVALE, 1 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Other |
| 2018-12-19 | £308,000 | 12 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2017-04-21 | £1,250,000 | THE BEACH HOUSE, 10 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2012-01-27 | £274,000 | 23A PRINCES ESPLANADE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-11-08 | £470,000 | 17 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2007-09-12 | £470,000 | 14 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2006-05-02 | £485,000 | 15 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2004-12-01 | £87,000 | 12 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2003-06-27 | £413,000 | 22 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2000-02-28 | £164,500 | 10 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 2000-02-25 | £200,000 | 14 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 1999-12-15 | £222,500 | 17 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 1999-11-30 | £202,500 | 15 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 1999-11-01 | £230,000 | 16A PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 1998-08-20 | £80,000 | 25 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 1997-02-21 | £125,000 | 21 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 1996-12-20 | £46,000 | 24 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 1996-07-02 | £115,000 | 6 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
| 1996-02-06 | £118,500 | 21 PRINCES ESPLANADE | Detached |
30 recorded sales on PO31 8LE. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurnard Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Lanesend Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Northwood Primary School | 1.8 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 1.9 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Queensgate Foundation Primary | 2.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: COWES MEDICAL CENTRE (1.2 mi) · EAST COWES MEDICAL CENTRE (1.7 mi) · SOLENT NHS TRUST T/A MEDINA HEALTHCARE (4.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ST MARYS HOSPITAL (3.7 mi) · ST MARY'S HOSPITAL (3.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: DOTTENS FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · BARN TO SOUTH WEST OF DOTTENS FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · 37, LOWER CHURCH ROAD (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · ALLIED PHARMACY COWES (1.2 mi) · REGENT PHARMACY (1.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Wootton (Isle of Wight Steam Railway) (4.6 mi) · Havenstreet (Isle of Wight Steam Railway) (6.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: M&S Foodhall (1.1 mi) · The Co-operative Food (1.1 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 52
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 21%
- Households
- 5,222
Owned 74% · Social rent 7% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for PO31 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in PO31 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 16/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictPO31 | SectorPO31 8 | PostcodePO31 8LE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £346,130 | £402,004 | £482,740 |
| Population | 18,074 | 12,120 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 81 | 15 | — |
| Schools | 4 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 93% | 84% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (PO31 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.