Housing in PO30 5LS
What the homes in PO30 5LS 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
- 1,477 (2024)
PO30 5LSNewport
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.7%). Flats make up 10.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.9% of households in the PO30 5LS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 31.8% own outright and 24.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented26.4%20.5%
- Social rented16.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (17.6%). 31.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PO30 5LS (Newport Central & Parkhurst West) (about 1,477 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.