Buying a home in PO30, Newport. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£261kmost £214k–£325k
Houses per m²£3,099flats £2,302
Sold last year2541,748 in five years
Prices in Isle of Wight-0.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PO30 sold for £260,683 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £213,668 and £324,916, for about 90 m² of space.

254 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £91k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in PO30 1 (£2,771) and the most in PO30 4 (£3,799).

Across Isle of Wight, prices are down 0.9% on a year ago and up 6.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,089 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,189 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £52,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in PO30 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£131,270£90k–£307k45 m²16
2£199,990£170k–£246k70 m²535
3£260,683£214k–£325k90 m²767
4£338,519£268k–£423k118 m²109
5+£471,281£344k–£632k166 m²81

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£131k£200k£261k£339k£471k
Detached—£275k£353k£407k£538k
Semi-detached£120k£215k£265k£307k£280k
Terraced£131k£180k£212k£271k£350k
Flats£91k£124k£144k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across PO30

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
PO30 1£2,771£2,184
PO30 2£3,195£2,494
PO30 3£3,456£2,657
PO30 4£3,799—
PO30 5£2,997£2,251

Schools near PO30

Best state primary within 2 kmCarisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School69% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%5 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmCarisbrooke College34.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about PO30

Is PO30 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Isle of Wight are down 0.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (69% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (34.5% against 43.8%); 254 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in PO30?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PO30 sold for £260,683 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £213,668 and £324,916.

How many homes sell in PO30 each year?

254 homes sold in the last year and 1,748 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near PO30?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School, where 69% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.