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Where is Alverstone?

Alverstone is located in the county of Isle of Wight, South East England, two miles north-west of the town of Sandown, ten miles south-west of the major city of Portsmouth, and 75 miles south-west of London. Alverstone lies eight miles south of the Hampshire border, and was historically in the county of Hampshire. Alverstone falls within the unitary authority of Isle of Wight. It is in the PO36 postcode district.

Alverstone on a map

Map showing extent of Alverstone as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Alverstone
Map showing location of Alverstone within the UK
Location of Alverstone within the UK

Which county is Alverstone in?

Alverstone is in the ceremonial county of Isle of Wight, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Isle of Wight.

Ceremonial CountyIsle of Wight
Historic CountyHampshire
Administrative CountyIsle of Wight

Where is Alverstone in Isle of Wight?

Alverstone is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Isle of Wight, and towards the easternmost extremity of Isle of Wight.

Map showing location of Alverstone within Isle of Wight
Location of Alverstone within Isle of Wight

What is the postcode for Alverstone?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Alverstone is PO36 0HA.

Where is Alverstone in PO36?

Alverstone is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PO36 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PO36 postcode district.

Map showing location of Alverstone within PO36
Location of Alverstone within PO36

What is the latitude and longitude of Alverstone?

The centre of Alverstone is located at position 50.66583° latitude and -1.18472° longitude.

Latitude50.66583°
Longitude-1.18472°

What is the easting and northing of Alverstone?

The centre of Alverstone is located at the grid reference easting 457715 and northing 85446 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting457715
Northing85446

What are the nearest towns to Alverstone?

Position of Alverstone relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Alverstone to the centre of the town.

north-west
2m
Alverstone is 2 miles north-west of Sandown
south-west
2m
Alverstone is 2 miles south-west of Brading
north
3m
Alverstone is 3 miles north of Shanklin
south
5m
Alverstone is 5 miles south of Ryde
north
5m
Alverstone is 5 miles north of Ventnor
south-east
5m
Alverstone is 5 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
8m
Alverstone is 8 miles south-east of East Cowes
south-east
8m
Alverstone is 8 miles south-east of Cowes
south
9m
Alverstone is 9 miles south of Gosport
south
13m
Alverstone is 13 miles south of Fareham

What are the nearest cities to Alverstone?

Position of Alverstone relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Alverstone to the centre of the city.

south-west
10m
Alverstone is 10 miles south-west of Portsmouth
south-east
19m
Alverstone is 19 miles south-east of Southampton
south-west
21m
Alverstone is 21 miles south-west of Chichester
south
28m
Alverstone is 28 miles south of Winchester
south-east
39m
Alverstone is 39 miles south-east of Salisbury
west
47m
Alverstone is 47 miles west of Brighton and Hove
south-east
71m
Alverstone is 71 miles south-east of Bath
south-west
74m
Alverstone is 74 miles south-west of City of Westminster
south-east
74m
Alverstone is 74 miles south-east of Wells
south-west
74m
Alverstone is 74 miles south-west of London