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 miles26.9 km
- Portsmouth 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Bournemouth 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Gosport 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Waterlooville 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Fareham 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Eastleigh 20.2 miles32.4 km
- Eastleigh Town 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Havant 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Christchurch 20 miles32.2 km
- Totton 18.5 miles29.9 km
- Totton and Eling 18.2 miles29.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Newport and Carisbrooke Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Newport West Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Newport Central Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Pan & Barton Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Newport Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Carisbrooke & Gunville Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Chillerton and Gatcombe Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Parkhurst & Hunnyhill Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Merstone Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Rookley Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Fairlee & Whippingham Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Central Rural Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Mountjoy & Shide
PO30 1QS, PO30 1RG, PO30 3DT, PO30 1RB, PO30 1AN, PO30 1AW, PO30 2PJ, PO30 1YS, PO30 1ND … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Bournemouth Airport 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Sandown Railway Station 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Shanklin Railway Station 6.3 miles10.2 km
Hotels near Mountjoy & Shide Ad
- Hewitt's Restaurant & Rooms 3 1 mile1.6 km
- One Holyrood Hotel 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Charter House 1 mile1.6 km
- Haven Hall 5 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Villa Rothsay Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Hambledon Hotel 6.6 miles10.7 km
- The Wight Mouse Inn 3 6.2 miles10 km
- The Lakes Rookley 5 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Fig Tree Shanklin 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Lakeside Park Hotel & Spa 4 miles6.5 km
Schools in Mountjoy & Shide
- Nine Acres Primary School Primary
- St George's School Special
Local points of interest
- Northcourt Country house 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Osborne House Historic site 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Quarr Abbey Historic site 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Brading Roman Villa Historic site 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Carlisle Fort (Historical) Historic site 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Ventnor Beach Beach 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Eight Acre Copse Forest 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Bembridge Harbour Harbour 8.7 miles14 km
- Calshot Beach Beach 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Exbury House Estate 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Bembridge Beach Beach 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Cadland House Estate 10.9 miles17.5 km