Hale Common
Built-up area in Isle of Wight, England
| Coordinates: | 50.653, -1.224 |
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| OS grid ref: | SZ 54 83 |
| Dialling code: | 01983 (Isle of Wight) |
Hale Common is a small rural hamlet on the central‑eastern side of the Isle of Wight, set amid mixed farmland and pockets of rolling downland. It lies a short distance from the villages of Arreton and Newchurch and is within easy reach of larger island centres such as Newport and Ryde, making it quietly well‑placed for both country walks and day trips to more built‑up areas.
Historically the settlement grew up around agriculture and retains a number of traditional farmsteads and lanes; today its economy remains largely rural with some tourism and island commuting. Socially it has the low‑key, close‑knit character of many small Isle of Wight communities, valued for peaceful lanes, bridleways and a strong local sense of place rather than any major commercial or tourist infrastructure.
Postcode districts covering Hale Common
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 19.9 miles32 km
- Portsmouth 13 miles21 km
- Gosport 11.2 miles18 km
- Waterlooville 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Fareham 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Eastleigh 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Eastleigh Town 22 miles35.5 km
- Havant 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Christchurch 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Totton 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Totton and Eling 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Chichester 23.5 miles37.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Winford Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Apse Heath Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Newchurch Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Arreton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Merstone Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Alverstone Garden Village Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Godshill Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Central Rural Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Lake South Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Shanklin Central Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Shanklin Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Hale Common
PO36 0LX, PO30 3AR, PO30 3AS, PO36 0LU
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Bournemouth Airport 28.4 miles45.8 km
- Shanklin Railway Station 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Lake Railway Station 2.6 miles4.1 km
Hotels near Hale Common Ad
- Haven Hall 5 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hambledon Hotel 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Fig Tree Shanklin 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Eastmount Hall Hotel 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Luccombe Manor Country House Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Rylstone Manor 4 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Luccombe Hall Hotel 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Hewitt's Restaurant & Rooms 3 4.6 miles7.3 km
- The Wight Mouse Inn 3 5.7 miles9.1 km
- One Holyrood Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
Local points of interest
- Carlisle Fort (Historical) Historic site 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Brading Roman Villa Historic site 3.4 miles5.6 km
- Ventnor Beach Beach 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Eight Acre Copse Forest 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Quarr Abbey Historic site 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Northcourt Country house 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Bembridge Harbour Harbour 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Bembridge Beach Beach 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Osborne House Historic site 7 miles11.3 km
- Gosport Premier Marina Marina 11 miles17.8 km
- HMS Warrior Museum 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Royal Navy Museum Museum 11.4 miles18.3 km