Seaview and Nettlestone
Seaview and Nettlestone is a town in the Isle of Wight, England, with a population of around 3,000. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 33 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Smallbrook Junction, 3.2 km away. There were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Seaview and Nettlestone 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
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 283rd of 294 English council areas — better than 4% of them.
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° · 79% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 19° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:25
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
16US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Crime
10 reported · July 2026▲ 25% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Public order2
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Wight Rural East · 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
78 food businesses within 2 miles
- 64 rated 4–5 ★ (56 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Smallbrook Junction (3.2 km)
- 33 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Smallbrook Junction (3.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£240,998 average▲ 1.1% YoY
Across Isle of Wight · to 2026-06
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: 159.9p · Esso (9.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (9.6 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
35 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: The Seaview Hotel (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools10
- Sports pitches10
- Golf courses1
- 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)
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
- 24 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
Joe Robertson
Conservative
Isle of Wight East
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft 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
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,635 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
32% low-carbon electricity
Gas 39% · Imports 29% · Solar 21% · Biomass 6%
179 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 East:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases492 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership371 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office251 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s212 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership210 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Nettlestone and Seaview · 0.3 kmNettlestone and Seaview is a civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. It contains the villages of Nettlestone and Seaview.
Seaview Chain Pier · 0.4 kmSeaview Chain Pier was built in 1881 at Seaview, near Ryde on the Isle of Wight. The pier was designed by Frank Caws. Construction was from September 1879. The pier was opened in 1881 with finishing work completed in…
St Peter's Church, Seaview · 0.7 kmSt. Peter's Church, Seaview is a parish church in the Church of England located in Seaview, Isle of Wight.
Seaview, Isle of Wight · 0.7 kmSeaview is a small Edwardian resort located on the north-eastern corner of the Isle of Wight, overlooking the Solent. The village is popular with tourists and is 2+1⁄3 miles (3.8 km) from the town of Ryde, where most…
Nettlestone · 0.7 kmNettlestone is a village on the Isle of Wight, England, about 4 miles (6 km) south east from Ryde. It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having been in existence in 1066. Together with Seaview, it forms the c…
- Alan Hersey Nature Reserve · 0.8 km
The Alan Hersey Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located on the north east coast of the Isle of Wight between Springvale and Seaview. On a flood plain, fluvial water runs down the valley into the reserve and a culve…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Seaview and Nettlestone?
- Seaview and Nettlestone is a town in Isle of Wight, England, in the Isle of Wight local authority.
- How deprived is Seaview and Nettlestone?
- The Isle of Wight local authority, which includes Seaview and Nettlestone, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.