Housing in PO30 5WX
What the homes in PO30 5WX 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
- 1,528 (2024)
PO30 5WXNewport
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.6%). Flats make up 34.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
45.5% of households in the PO30 5WX area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 23.5% own outright and 22% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented43.3%20.5%
- Social rented10.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.7% 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 (29.9%). 21.2% 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 5WX (Newport Central & Parkhurst West) (about 1,528 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.