# PO31 8QS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 50.749111, -1.303912
- **Open Location Code:** 9C2WPMXW+JC
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO90ir
- **Qibla:** 117°
- **Grid reference:** SZ 49204 94622
- **UTM:** 30U 619651 5623297
- **Elevation:** 50m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South East (E12000008)
- **Admin district:** Isle of Wight (E06000046)
- **Ward:** Cowes South & Northwood (E05013368)
- **Constituency:** Isle of Wight West (E14001304)
- **Parish code:** E04001324
- **Travel to work area:** E30000070
- **Police force area:** E23000030
- **Built-up area:** E63013813
- **European electoral region:** South East (E15000008)
- **Date introduced:** 1991-09

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01017329
- **2021 MSOA:** Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood (E02003582)
- **2021 output area:** E00087513
- **2011 LSOA:** E01017329
- **2011 MSOA:** E02003582
- **2011 output area:** E00087513
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33037556
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: further from a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 22561
- **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 | 10219 |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 4260 |
| GP | Dr B Parsons & Partners | 288 |
| School | Lanesend Primary School | 281 |
| Airport | Southampton Airport | 22677 |
| Bus stop | Somerton Park-and-Ride | 95 |
| Food bank | Isle of Wight | 432 |
| Defibrillator | Bes Group Asset Reliability Strainstall Limited | 117 |
| Pharmacy | Jhoots Pharmacy | 253 |
| Post office | Mill Hill Post Office | 605 |
| Library | Cowes Library | 1290 |
| Coast | — | 2737 |
| Central London | — | 117671 |

## Utilities

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

## Adjacent postcodes

- [PO31 8AP](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208AP)
- [PO31 8HU](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208HU)
- [PO31 8PB](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208PB)
- [PO31 7UP](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%207UP)

## Boundary

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

## Data

- [HTML](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208QS)
- [JSON](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208QS.json)
- [Markdown](https://openpostcodes.uk/PO31%208QS.md)
