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Godshill (Isle of Wight)

Godshill (Isle of Wight) is a village in the Isle of Wight, England, with a population of around 1,000. There are 14 bus stops, 1 GP surgery or clinic, 8 restaurants or cafés, and the nearest railway station is Shanklin, 5.4 km away. In June 2026, there were around 4 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Godshill (Isle of Wight) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Isle of Wight area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 140,459 residents at roughly 370 people per km².

Council
Isle of Wight
County
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight
Police force
Hampshire
27/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 283rd of 294 English council areas — better than 4% of them.

Low crime49
Home affordability35
Affordable rents34
Good schools2
Life expectancy23
Low deprivation25
Employment36
Low council tax7

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

21°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 18° · 80% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 18° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:25

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026 67% YoY

  • Public order1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Wight Rural South · Hampshire

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

Road safety

229 reported road collisions (2024)

75 killed or seriously injured · 305 casualties · 16.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

25 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 22 rated 4–5 ★ (18 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Shanklin (5.4 km)
  • 14 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Shanklin (5.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£240,998 average 1.1% YoY

Across Isle of Wight · to 2026-06

Detached£383,425
Semi-detached£269,104
Terraced£206,436
Flat£134,013

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£950 average monthly rent 7.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £662
  • 2 bed £871
  • 3 bed £1,087

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (6.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (6.7 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

18 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: 40 kW Project EV Atess (2.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 80 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,626 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,751
B £2,042
C £2,334
D £2,626
E £3,209
F £3,793
G £4,376
H £5,252

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

Schools

51 schools · 16,601 pupils

36 primary · 6 secondary · 9 other

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

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

Secondary schools:

  • Lift RydeGood
  • Carisbrooke CollegeRequires improvement
  • Christ The King CollegeRequires improvement
  • Medina CollegeRequires improvement
  • Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
  • The Island Free School

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

Care & health services

158 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes61
  • GP practices19
  • Dentists33
  • Homecare agencies39
  • Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 82% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Isle of Wight

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

168 applications decided

92.3% granted · 155 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Richard Quigley

Labour

Isle of Wight West

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK (minority)

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Parks & greens11
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,635 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

15 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg

e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Rental Property Cleaning Specialists

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£662 median full-time weekly pay

3.7% 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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

29% low-carbon electricity

Gas 41% · Imports 30% · Solar 18% · Biomass 7%

187 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

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

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

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

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • All Saints' Church, Godshill · 0.2 km

    All Saints' Church, Godshill is a parish church in the Church of England located in Godshill, Isle of Wight.

  • Godshill · 0.3 km

    Godshill is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England, with a population of 1,459 at the 2011 Census. It lies between Newport and Ventnor in the southeast of the island.

  • Godshill railway station · 0.5 km

    Godshill station was at Godshill on the Isle of Wight on the Newport, Godshill & St Lawrence Railway, later the Isle of Wight Central Railway.

  • Great Budbridge Manor · 1.5 km

    The Great Budbridge Manor is a manor house just south of Merstone, near Arreton, Isle of Wight, England. Fish ponds on the grounds appear medieval.

  • The Wilderness SSSI, Isle of Wight · 1.7 km

    The Wilderness is a Site of Special Scientific Interest which is located on the Isle of Wight, England. It is close to the village of Rookley in the valley of the River Medina. The Wilderness is an area of wet woodlan…

  • Sandford, Isle of Wight · 2.0 km

    Sandford is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight. Sandford is on the outskirts of Godshill in the southeast part of the island. Sandford has a latitude of 50°37′48.23″N 1°13′45.63″W. Sandford is located on the A 3020 road an…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Godshill (Isle of Wight)?
Godshill (Isle of Wight) is a town in Isle of Wight, England, in the Isle of Wight local authority.
How deprived is Godshill (Isle of Wight)?
The Isle of Wight local authority, which includes Godshill (Isle of Wight), is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.