# PO31 8BW

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 50.766922, -1.310667
- **Open Location Code:** 9C2WQM8Q+QP
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO90is
- **Qibla:** 117°
- **Grid reference:** SZ 48709 96598
- **UTM:** 30U 619129 5625266
- **Elevation:** 7m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South East (E12000008)
- **Admin district:** Isle of Wight (E06000046)
- **Ward:** Cowes North (E05013367)
- **Constituency:** Isle of Wight West (E14001304)
- **Parish code:** E04001300
- **Travel to work area:** E30000070
- **Police force area:** E23000030
- **Built-up area:** E63013813
- **European electoral region:** South East (E15000008)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01017300
- **2021 MSOA:** Cowes Central (E02003581)
- **2021 output area:** E00087371
- **2011 LSOA:** E01017300
- **2011 MSOA:** E02003581
- **2011 output area:** E00087371
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33041069
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: further from a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 16831
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000005
- **ICB location:** E38000266
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000067
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000038

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Ryde Pier Head | 11076 |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 6271 |
| GP | Dr B Parsons & Partners | 1824 |
| School | Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy | 565 |
| Airport | Southampton Airport | 20646 |
| Bus stop | Egypt Hill | 194 |
| Food bank | Isle of Wight | 1606 |
| Defibrillator | New Holmwood Hotel | 98 |
| Pharmacy | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1081 |
| Post office | Mill Hill Post Office | 1506 |
| Library | Cowes Library | 1173 |
| Coast | — | 802 |
| Central London | — | 116582 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region H, MPAN 20)
- **Water:** Southern Water
- **Sewerage:** Southern Water
- **Broadband:** 97.9% gigabit, 100% superfast, 97.9% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [PO31 8BU](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208BU)
- [PO31 8BN](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208BN)
- [PO31 8AU](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208AU)
- [PO31 8BL](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208BL)
- [PO31 8NY](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208NY)
- [PO31 8BJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208BJ)
- [PO31 8BS](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208BS)
- [SO45 1AA](https://openpostcodes.uk/SO45%201AA)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208BW.json).

## Data

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