PO31 7HW

a postcode in Isle of Wight

Introduced in January 1980

PO31 7HW	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with PO31 7HW

Unnamed road - 12 properties, USRN 82005315

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7564 / 50°45'23"N

Longitude: -1.2988 / 1°17'55"W

UTM Reference: 30U 619996 5624121

OS Easting: 449560

OS Northing: 95440

OS Grid: SZ495954

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 89R.GGV

Mapcode Global: FRA 8752.V5D

Open Location Code: 9C2WQP42+HF

Maidenhead Locator System: IO90is41

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 14965 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for PO31 7HW on Tuesday 23 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:56
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:06
Sunrise	04:52
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:07
Sunset	21:22
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:08
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:18

Hours of daylight today	04:22 to 21:52
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:52 to 04:22
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets	00:07
Moon Rises	14:10

For a full sun and moon calendar for PO31 7HW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in PO31 7HW

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
28 September 2023	1 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£220,000
23 May 2023	7 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£330,000
20 May 2022	3 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£290,000
31 July 2020	3 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£200,000
23 July 2020	7 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£259,950
23 June 2017	2 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£160,000
7 November 2014	7 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£187,500
23 May 2014	5 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Detached	Freehold	£160,000
10 August 2012	6 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,500
23 August 2010	2 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£142,000
3 August 2007	3 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£161,000
5 July 2006	3 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£142,500
27 February 2004	8 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Detached	Freehold	£91,000
28 June 2002	8 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Detached	Freehold	£91,000
7 April 2000	4 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£69,000
28 April 1999	6 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,000
22 December 1997	6 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£42,000
31 October 1997	4 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£48,950
12 November 1996	10 Laurel Estate, Cowes PO31 7HW	Detached	Freehold	£48,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for PO31 7HW

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Isle of Wight West

MP

Richard Quigley Labour

Isle of Wight Council

Unitary Authority electoral division (UTE)

Cowes Medina

Councillor

Lora Peacey-Wilcox Independent

PO31 7HW also falls within the Civil Parish of Cowes, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for PO31 7HW

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00087393		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01017304	Isle of Wight 002C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003582	Isle of Wight 002	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04001300	Cowes	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05013366	Cowes Medina	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	6 May 2021	DLUHC
E06000046	Isle of Wight	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000008	South East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001304	Isle of Wight West	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000030	Hampshire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000070	Isle of Wight	Travel to Work Areas	Other	1 January 2009	ONS
E33041072		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000055	Solent	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000253	NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2021	ODS
E40000005	South East	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2018	ODS
E54000042	NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000016	Wessex	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E63013813	Cowes	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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