Crap Towns / Sandown / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Sandown?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Sandown spilled for 2,534 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2024 to 2025, 9.2 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 1,416, down from 3,651 in 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 315 |
| 2024 | 3,651 | 307 |
| 2025 | 1,416 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Sandown | – | 2,534 |
| Cowes | 14.9 km | 1,121 |
| East Cowes | 13.6 km | 1,052 |
| Newport | 10.6 km | 906 |
| Ventnor | 6.7 km | 182 |
| Ryde | 8.1 km | 124 |
| Shanklin | 2.4 km | 107 |
| Gosport | 16.7 km | 49.0 |
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 19.3 km | 22.6 |
| Portsmouth | 20.5 km | 19.9 |
| South Hayling | 21.0 km | 1.3 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |