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Where is Isle of Wight?

Isle of Wight is located in the county of Surrey, South East England, two miles west of the town of Leatherhead, eight miles east of the major town of Woking, and 19 miles south-west of London. Isle of Wight lies three miles south-west of the Greater London border. Isle of Wight falls within the district council of Mole Valley, under the county council of Surrey. It is in the KT23 postcode district. The post town for Isle of Wight is Leatherhead.

Isle of Wight on a map

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

Which county is Isle of Wight in?

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

Ceremonial CountySurrey
Historic CountySurrey
Administrative CountySurrey

Where is Isle of Wight in Surrey?

Isle of Wight is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Surrey, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Surrey.

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

What is the postcode for Isle of Wight?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Isle of Wight is KT23 3HZ.

Where is Isle of Wight in KT23?

Isle of Wight is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KT23 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KT23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Isle of Wight within KT23
Location of Isle of Wight within KT23

What is the post town for Isle of Wight?

The post town for Isle of Wight is Leatherhead. Isle of Wight is in the KT23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leatherhead.

What is the latitude and longitude of Isle of Wight?

The centre of Isle of Wight is located at position 51.2949° latitude and -0.38837° longitude.

Latitude51.2949°
Longitude-0.38837°

What is the easting and northing of Isle of Wight?

The centre of Isle of Wight is located at the grid reference easting 512466 and northing 156319 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting512466
Northing156319

What are the nearest towns to Isle of Wight?

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

west
2m
Isle of Wight is 2 miles west of Leatherhead
north-west
5m
Isle of Wight is 5 miles north-west of Dorking
south
5m
Isle of Wight is 5 miles south of Esher
south-west
6m
Isle of Wight is 6 miles south-west of Epsom
south-east
6m
Isle of Wight is 6 miles south-east of Weybridge
south
6m
Isle of Wight is 6 miles south of Walton-on-Thames
south-east
7m
Isle of Wight is 7 miles south-east of Addlestone
south-west
7m
Isle of Wight is 7 miles south-west of Ewell
east
8m
Isle of Wight is 8 miles east of Woking
west
8m
Isle of Wight is 8 miles west of Banstead

What are the nearest cities to Isle of Wight?

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

south-west
18m
Isle of Wight is 18 miles south-west of City of Westminster
south-west
19m
Isle of Wight is 19 miles south-west of London
south-west
20m
Isle of Wight is 20 miles south-west of City of London
south
32m
Isle of Wight is 32 miles south of St Albans
north
34m
Isle of Wight is 34 miles north of Brighton and Hove
north-east
36m
Isle of Wight is 36 miles north-east of Chichester
north-east
43m
Isle of Wight is 43 miles north-east of Winchester
north-east
46m
Isle of Wight is 46 miles north-east of Portsmouth
south-west
48m
Isle of Wight is 48 miles south-west of Chelmsford
south-east
49m
Isle of Wight is 49 miles south-east of Oxford