Shalfleet
Shalfleet is a village in the Isle of Wight, England, with a population of around 605. It has around 1 restaurant and café, and 8 bus stops. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Shalfleet 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
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 21° / 18° · 71% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 18° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:26
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
5 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Other crime2
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Wight Rural West · 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
11 food businesses within 2 miles
- 7 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Lymington Pier (10.1 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: 168.7p · Asda (9.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (9.3 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: The Cow Co. & Tom's Eco Lodge (4.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches4
- 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
- 36 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
- Parks & greens13
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,635 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
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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
13% low-carbon electricity
Gas 45% · Imports 42% · Biomass 7% · Wind 6%
206 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:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases374 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership357 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership286 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office236 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s215 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Church of St Michael the Archangel, Shalfleet · 0.2 kmThe Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Shalfleet is a parish church in the Church of England located in Shalfleet, Isle of Wight.
Shalfleet · 0.2 kmShalfleet is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. It is located between Yarmouth and Newport in the northwest of the island.
Ningwood railway station · 1.4 kmNingwood railway station, was an intermediate station of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, incorporated in 1860.
Calbourne & Shalfleet railway station · 1.5 kmCalbourne and Shalfleet railway station, was an intermediate station of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, incorporated in 1860, opened over a ten-month period between 1888 and 1889 and closed 65 years late…
Newbridge, Isle of Wight · 1.5 kmNewbridge is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight. It is situated on a small hill, nine kilometres to the west of Newport on the western half of the island. It is in the civil parish of Shalfleet.
Ningwood · 1.6 kmNingwood is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is on several lanes about three miles east of Yarmouth in the northwest of the island. In the 2011 Census the population of the village was included in the civil parish o…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shalfleet?
- Shalfleet is a town in Isle of Wight, England, in the Isle of Wight local authority.
- What is the population of Shalfleet?
- Shalfleet has an approximate settlement population of 605.
- How deprived is Shalfleet?
- The Isle of Wight local authority, which includes Shalfleet, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.