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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 among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
26/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 285th of 294 English council areas — better than 3% of them.

Low crime49
Home affordability35
Affordable rents34
Good schools2
Life expectancy18
Low deprivation19
Employment38
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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 8° · 52% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:34

9h 31m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

55US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 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

Crime

5 reported · August 2026▼ 29% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Anti-social behaviour2

1 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Wight Rural South · Hampshire

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

24 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

£245,670 average▼ 1.1% YoY

Across Isle of Wight · to 2026-08

Detached£390,434
Semi-detached£274,146
Terraced£211,057
Flat£136,524

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

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

Property sales

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 173.7p · Asda (6.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (6.7 km)

1 station 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)

Internal migration

  • 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

Deprivation

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

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%)

47 inspected 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

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

171 applications decided

90.6% granted · 155 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Richard Quigley

Labour

Isle of Wight West

Recent votes:

  • AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1

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

5,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised

e.g. Office Cleaners, Commercial Cleaners for Offices, Commercial Cleaners

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

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

40% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Wind 23% · Biomass 9% · Nuclear 8%

240 gCO₂/kWh · very 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

Health services

1 GP surgery · 2 pharmacies in PO38

  • Ventnor Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

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

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

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 among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.