Isle of Wight

Unitary authority in England

Coordinates:	50.67, -1.32
OS grid ref:	SZ 47 85

The Isle of Wight is England’s largest island and a ceremonial county governed as a unitary authority, with its council based in Newport. Sitting in the Solent off the south coast of England, it’s defined by a varied coastline of chalk stacks and cliffs such as the Needles, rolling downland and a string of small towns and villages including Cowes, Ventnor and Shanklin.

Famed for Victorian seafronts and royal connections at Osborne House, plus the media-friendly Cowes Week and the Isle of Wight Festival, the island has a strong tourism and maritime economy alongside agriculture and niche manufacturing. It’s also important for geology and fossils, with popular fossil-hunting sites and a long history visible in places like Carisbrooke Castle; socially it combines tight-knit island communities with a seasonal influx of visitors and a noticeably older resident profile.

Isle of Wight postcode districts

PO30, PO31, PO32, PO33, PO34, PO35, PO36, PO37, PO38, PO39, PO40, PO41

Most populated places in Isle of Wight

Places in Isle of Wight

Alverstone Garden Village Built-up area
Bembridge Built-up area
Brading Built-up area
Brighstone Built-up area
Cowes Built-up area
East Cowes Built-up area
Freshwater Parish
Freshwater and Totland Built-up area
Godshill Built-up area
Havenstreet Built-up area
Havenstreet and Ashey Parish
Merstone Built-up area
Newchurch Built-up area
Newport Built-up area
Newport and Carisbrooke Parish
Niton Built-up area
Niton and Whitwell Parish
Rookley Built-up area
Ryde Built-up area
Sandown Built-up area
Seaview and Nettlestone Built-up area
Shalfleet Built-up area
Shanklin Built-up area
Shorwell Built-up area
St. Helens Built-up area
Totland Parish
Ventnor Built-up area
Whitwell Built-up area
Wootton Built-up area
Wootton Bridge Parish
Wroxall Built-up area
Yarmouth Built-up area