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Housing in PO30 1TH

What the homes in PO30 1TH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Newport Central & Parkhurst West
Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,705 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.3%). Flats make up 55.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

PO30 1THEngland
Detached3.5%22.9%
Semi-detached9.7%31.5%
Terraced29.9%23%
Purpose-built flat39.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building11.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.9% of households in the PO30 1TH area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 50.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 21.2% own outright and 11.8% with a mortgage.

PO30 1TH
33%
50%
16%
England
  • Owned32.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented50.3%20.5%
  • Social rented16.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO30 1THEngland
Owned outright21.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent45.7%18.2%
Other private rented4.6%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association14.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 52.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO30 1THEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30%). 18.7% of households include dependent children.

PO30 1THEngland
Living alone, under 6630%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.3%12.8%
Couple, no children12.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Isle of Wight

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Isle of Wight (August 2026, +7.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Isle of WightEngland
All homes£951£1,459
One bedroom£663£1,195
Two bedrooms£872£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,089£1,489
Four or more£1,515£2,161
Detached£1,270£1,640
Semi-detached£1,049£1,449
Terraced£988£1,435
Flat or maisonette£765£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PO30 1TH (Newport Central & Parkhurst West) (about 1,705 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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