Sandown South
Ward in Isle of Wight, England
| Coordinates: | 50.657, -1.158 |
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| OS grid ref: | SZ 59 84 |
| Dialling code: | 01983 (Isle of Wight) |
Sandown South sits on the east coast of the Isle of Wight, covering the southern part of the borough’s seafront and residential streets. The ward fronts the broad sweep of Sandown Bay with a long esplanade and the familiar amusements of Sandown Pier, and is close to the island’s palaeontological draws such as Dinosaur Isle, so fossil-hunters and beachgoers form a steady trickle of visitors through the warmer months.
Historically it grew as a Victorian seaside resort and that leisure legacy still shapes the local economy - bed-and-breakfasts, cafes and seasonal jobs dominate alongside year-round services for a mixed population of retirees and families. Community life is anchored by coastal events, local clubs and easy links to neighbouring towns like Shanklin, while ongoing regeneration efforts aim to balance tourism with affordable housing and public-space improvements.
Postcode districts covering Sandown South
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Portsmouth 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Gosport 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Waterlooville 16 miles25.7 km
- Bognor Regis 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Fareham 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Eastleigh 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Eastleigh Town 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Havant 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Totton 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Totton and Eling 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Chichester 21 miles33.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Lake North Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Sandown Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Sandown North Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Lake Parish 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Yaverland Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Lake South Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Brading Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Alverstone Garden Village Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Shanklin Central Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Shanklin Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Winford Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Apse Heath Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Sandown South
PO36 9PN, PO36 8EP, PO36 9DR, PO36 9GG, PO36 9EN, PO36 8HD, PO36 8DW, PO36 8JN, PO36 8DA … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 22 miles35.4 km
- Bournemouth Airport 31.1 miles50.1 km
- Sandown Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Lake Railway Station 0.8 miles1.4 km
Hotels in Sandown South Ad
Local points of interest
- Carlisle Fort (Historical) Historic site 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Brading Roman Villa Historic site 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bembridge Harbour Harbour 3.1 miles5 km
- Eight Acre Copse Forest 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Bembridge Beach Beach 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Ventnor Beach Beach 5 miles8 km
- Quarr Abbey Historic site 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Osborne House Historic site 8.1 miles13 km
- Northcourt Country house 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Gosport Premier Marina Marina 9.9 miles15.9 km
- HMS Warrior Museum 10 miles16 km
- Royal Navy Museum Museum 10.1 miles16.3 km