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Isle of Wight
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any PO postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Isle of Wight
- 12planning applications this week
- 177.7pcheapest unleaded, most around 180.4p
- 8hygiene scores this month
- 4,965local businesses listed
- 56food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Medina Way (Isle Of Wight Council)
10 Oct to 11 Oct. Road repairs in the road. The road will be closed.
Medina Way, Newport -
Road closed: Lynch Lane (Southern Water)
8 Oct to 12 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables on the verge. The road will be closed.
Lynch Lane, Brighstone -
Approved: Demolition at Bridge Farm Rowlands Lane Ryde Isle Of Wight
Demolition of residential dwelling; Proposed replacement bungalow
Bridge Farm Rowlands Lane Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 4EA -
Approved: Going green at 207 Fairlee Road Newport Isle Of Wight
Proposed single storey rear extension; addition of solar panels to south west elevation; detached ancillary outbuilding to provide workshop and home office (revised description).
207 Fairlee Road Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 2EP
Isle of Wight in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
3,362crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£250kmiddle price, 554 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
70applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
9hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
104roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
177.7pcheapest unleadedat Asda Newport Isle Of Wight Superstore · most around 180.4p · dearest 185.9p · 14 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
2events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
716street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
47schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
158GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
443charities based in Isle of WightEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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A free site that shows what’s changing near any PO postcode in Isle of Wight, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
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Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Isle of Wight too.