Bembridge

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 9° · 52% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:33

9h 31m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

49US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

• 5.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

7 reported · August 2026▼ 50% YoY

• Other theft3
• Violence & sexual offences2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Wight Rural East · Hampshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

233 reported road collisions (2025)

65 killed or seriously injured · 270 casualties · 16.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

53 food businesses within 2 miles

• 45 rated 4–5 ★ (41 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Brading (4.0 km)
• 18 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£245,670 average▼ 1.1% YoY

Across Isle of Wight · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£951 average monthly rent▲ 7.2% YoY

• 1 bed £663
• 2 bed £872
• 3 bed £1,089

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

9.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,048 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

18 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Bembridge Parish Council (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools38
• Sports pitches31
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

140,459 residents in Isle of Wight · 370/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 56%
• 65+: 29%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,726
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,290
• Net moves+436

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 56 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,626 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 73,120)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

51 schools · 16,601 pupils

36 primary · 6 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 16 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (70%)

47 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Isle of Wight

159 CQC-registered services

• Care homes62
• GP practices19
• Dentists33
• Homecare agencies39
• Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 80% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Isle of Wight

• Not in the Green Belt
• 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

171 applications decided

90.6% granted · 155 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Joe Robertson

Conservative

Isle of Wight East

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK (minority)

• Lab 1
• Con 2
• LD 4
• Grn 2
• Ref 19
• Oth 11

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

19 jobs advertised · £30,092 avg

e.g. Commis Chef, Administrator, Bar Team Member

Source: Adzuna

£662 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,363 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 78,882 certificates

12.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

44% low-carbon electricity

Gas 53% · Wind 25% · Biomass 11% · Nuclear 8%

222 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.6 yrs women · 77.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 59.3 women · 58.6 men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

0 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in PO35

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Isle of Wight East:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases493 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK175 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND171 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks155 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately152 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Bembridge · 0.4 km

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  Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge · 0.6 km

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  Bembridge railway station · 0.7 km

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  Bembridge Windmill · 1.0 km

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  Bembridge Lifeboat Station · 1.0 km

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