Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8432
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8432 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 2AR
Crime trends · near PO38 2AR
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY -67%
ASB
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
9
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,244
White Brit.96.5%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 1.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,247
Christian50.1%
No religion42.1%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,242
50–6426.1%
65–7419.2%
35–4914.2%
75–8410.6%
25–346.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.9%
Households
Total households: 572
Any member 66+18.0%
All members 66+17.8%
Other16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.7%
+ 7 other households · 26.0%
Administrative Information
Isle of Wight
Local Authority
Council Area
Isle of Wight West E14001304
Constituency
E14001304
Hampshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Chale, Niton & Shorwell
Constituency code
E14001304
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Chale
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 017C E01017299
E01017299
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Isle of Wight 017 E02003597
E02003597
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Isle of Wight 017C E01017299
E01017299
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Isle of Wight 017 E02003597
E02003597
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
4:17 AM
Sunrise
7:46 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:17 AM
Sunset (today)
7:46 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 1985
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~41 years
Active Duration
1985 -> Present
April 1985 — Introduced
Postcode PO38 2AR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 8432
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01017299 and MSOA E02003597 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PO38 2AR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1985
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~41 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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