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 miles
- Portsmouth 11.6 miles
- Gosport 10.4 miles
- Waterlooville 16 miles
- Bognor Regis 23.2 miles
- Fareham 13.5 miles
- Eastleigh 23.3 miles
- Eastleigh Town 22.7 miles
- Havant 15.8 miles
- Totton 23.7 miles
- Totton and Eling 23.3 miles
- Chichester 21 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lake North Ward 0.5 miles
- Sandown Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Sandown North Ward 0.6 miles
- Lake Parish 0.7 miles
- Yaverland Built-up area 1 mile
- Lake South Ward 1.4 miles
- Brading Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Alverstone Garden Village Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Shanklin Central Ward 2.1 miles
- Shanklin Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Winford Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Apse Heath Built-up area 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Sandown South
PO36 9SA, PO36 8ER, PO36 9DJ, PO36 9GD, PO36 6DN, PO36 9DH, PO36 8HX, PO36 9PW, PO36 8EL … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 22 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 31.1 miles
- Sandown Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Lake Railway Station 0.8 miles
Hotels in Sandown South Ad
- Royal Pier
- Trouville Hotel 3
- Premier Inn Isle of Wight Sandown 3
- Trouville Hotel 3
- wight accomodation 3
- The Wighthill 4
- The Caledonian Island Hotel
- Channel View Hotel 2
- The Wight Bay Hotel 2
- Altavia Hotel
Local points of interest
- Carlisle Fort (Historical) Historic site 0.4 miles
- Brading Roman Villa Historic site 1.1 miles
- Bembridge Harbour Harbour 3.1 miles
- Eight Acre Copse Forest 3.3 miles
- Bembridge Beach Beach 4.2 miles
- Ventnor Beach Beach 5 miles
- Quarr Abbey Historic site 5.4 miles
- Osborne House Historic site 8.1 miles
- Northcourt Country house 8.7 miles
- Gosport Premier Marina Marina 9.9 miles
- HMS Warrior Museum 10 miles
- Royal Navy Museum Museum 10.1 miles