Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
3423
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3423 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near PO38 1HS
Crime trends · near PO38 1HS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY +17%
ASB
3
YoY -70%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
2
YoY -33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
34
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,410
White Brit.90.1%
Other White5.0%
+ other · 4.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,407
No religion46.7%
Christian41.9%
Not answered8.5%
Other religion1.5%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 0.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,405
50–6426.6%
65–7417.7%
35–4913.3%
25–3411.5%
75–848.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.5%
Households
Total households: 792
Other30.4%
Any member 66+21.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
All members 66+9.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.7%
+ 6 other households · 23.4%
Administrative Information
Isle of Wight
Local Authority
Council Area
Isle of Wight East E14001303
Constituency
E14001303
Hampshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ventnor & St Lawrence
Constituency code
E14001303
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Ventnor
International Territorial Level
Isle of Wight
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Wessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Isle of Wight National Health Service
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - D9Y0V
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Isle of Wight 018A E01017363
E01017363
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Isle of Wight 018 E02003598
E02003598
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Isle of Wight 018A E01017363
E01017363
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Isle of Wight 018 E02003598
E02003598
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
4:16 AM
Sunrise
7:45 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:16 AM
Sunset (today)
7:45 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PO38 1HS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 3423
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01017363 and MSOA E02003598 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PO38 1HS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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