Mountjoy & Shide
Ward in Isle of Wight, England
| Coordinates: | 50.686, -1.299 |
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| OS grid ref: | SZ 49 87 |
| Dialling code: | 01983 (Isle of Wight) |
Mountjoy & Shide sits on the eastern fringe of Newport on the Isle of Wight, a mix of post‑war suburban housing, small industrial estates and surprisingly pocketed green space. The former chalk workings around Shide Chalk Pit have become a local nature reserve, giving the area a distinctive limestone grassland feel amid the housing, and the ward enjoys straightforward bus links into Newport town centre.
Historically the locality was shaped by brick and chalk extraction, remnants of which still influence the built environment and local street layout. Today it has a varied social mix, with local shops, community groups and affordable housing alongside light industry, so it feels more like a practical, everyday corner of island life than a tourist spot.
Postcode districts covering Mountjoy & Shide
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 16.7 miles
- Portsmouth 13.2 miles
- Bournemouth 24.7 miles
- Gosport 10.6 miles
- Waterlooville 17.5 miles
- Fareham 12.5 miles
- Eastleigh 20.2 miles
- Eastleigh Town 19.2 miles
- Havant 18.2 miles
- Christchurch 20 miles
- Totton 18.5 miles
- Totton and Eling 18.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newport and Carisbrooke Parish 0.9 miles
- Newport West Ward 1 mile
- Newport Central Ward 1.1 miles
- Pan & Barton Ward 1.2 miles
- Newport Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Carisbrooke & Gunville Ward 1.6 miles
- Chillerton and Gatcombe Parish 2.1 miles
- Parkhurst & Hunnyhill Ward 2.2 miles
- Merstone Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Rookley Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Fairlee & Whippingham Ward 2.6 miles
- Central Rural Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Mountjoy & Shide
PO30 1RW, PO30 1QU, PO30 1RB, PO30 1RD, PO30 1DR, PO30 3DT, PO30 1RN, PO30 1XP, PO30 1AN … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 18.5 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 24.7 miles
- Sandown Railway Station 6.3 miles
- Shanklin Railway Station 6.3 miles
Hotels near Mountjoy & Shide Ad
- Charter House 4 1 mile
- The Wheatsheaf Hotel 1 mile
- Travelodge Newport Isle of Wight 3 1 mile
- One Holyrood Hotel 4 1.1 miles
- Premier Inn Isle Of Wight 3 1.5 miles
- The Anchor Inn 5.2 miles
- Fountain Inn 3 5.3 miles
- The Union Inn 5.5 miles
- Three Bishops Inn 5.2 miles
- Medehamstede 6.6 miles
Schools in Mountjoy & Shide
- Nine Acres Primary School Primary
- St George's School Special
Local points of interest
- Northcourt Country house 3.7 miles
- Osborne House Historic site 4.7 miles
- Quarr Abbey Historic site 5.3 miles
- Brading Roman Villa Historic site 6.5 miles
- Carlisle Fort (Historical) Historic site 6.8 miles
- Ventnor Beach Beach 7.5 miles
- Eight Acre Copse Forest 7.6 miles
- Bembridge Harbour Harbour 8.7 miles
- Calshot Beach Beach 8.8 miles
- Exbury House Estate 9.1 miles
- Bembridge Beach Beach 9.5 miles
- Cadland House Estate 10.9 miles