Masts on the Isle of Man, and how close they are

People ask about masts and no property site answers. 48 communication masts and towers are mapped on the Isle of Man. Where a listing publishes its own map pin, this measures the distance to the nearest one.

48masts and towers mapped

626 mtypical distance from a listing

47listings within 250 m of one

0identified as 5G by the data

Why this page cannot tell you which are 5G

The map data records that a mast is there. It does not record which generation it carries — not one of these 48 structures says 5G, 4G or anything else about its radio equipment. A site that labels a mast by generation next to a property is either using a source it has not named, or guessing. We would rather show you the mast and be straight about the gap.

If it matters to your decision, the operator or your island's telecoms regulator can tell you what is on a given mast. We are looking at whether a licensed source of radio type can be added here.

How far listings are from the nearest mast

Distance	Listings
Under 100 m	7
100 – 250 m	40
250 – 500 m	124
500 – 1000 m	210
1 km – 1.5 km	84

465 of 1,688 listings could be measured. Two things limit that, and neither is a fault in the mast data. A listing can only be measured if its agent publishes a map pin — 33% here do. And listings that share one coordinate, because an agent geocodes everything to the parish centre, are excluded: a shared pin cannot say anything about one building. Where the number is small, that is what a thin measurement looks like — not a claim that nothing is near a mast.

Closest to a mast

Property	Distance	Price
31 Princes Street, Douglas, IM1 1BB Douglas	43 m	£359,950
10 Castle Court, Farrants Way, Castletown, Isle of Man Casltetown	47 m	£219,000
Apartment 4, Douglas Head Apartments, Douglas Douglas	57 m	£495,000
7 Myrtle Street, Douglas, IM1 1ED Douglas	64 m	£230,000,160,000
12 Marsden Terrace, Ramsey, IM8 3DS Ramsey	67 m	£185,000,179,999
1 Myrtle Street, Douglas Douglas	72 m	£375,000
45, Scarlett Road, Castletown, Isle Of Man Castletown	95 m	£480,000
50, Queen Street, Castletown Castletown	106 m	£199,950
St. Mary's Church, The Parade, Castletown, IM9 1LG Castletown	114 m	£66,000
32 Berry Woods Grove, Douglas, Isle Of Man Douglas	121 m	£350,000
26 Hillberry Heights, Douglas, Isle of Man Douglas	131 m	£350,000
Woodlands, Belmont Hill, Douglas, Isle Of Man Douglas	145 m	£799,950
23 Crovens Close, Governors Hill, Douglas, IM2 7AH Douglas	145 m	£390,000,379,950
18 Albert Street, Douglas Douglas	147 m	£295,000
78 Lakeside Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man Douglas	152 m	£305,000
24 Hillberry Lakes, Governors Hill, Douglas, Isle of Man Douglas	157 m	£289,000
West Quay Ramsey	163 m	£750,000
5, Bank Street, Castletown, Isle of Man Castletown	169 m	£350,000
8 Peveril Terrace, Douglas Douglas	172 m	£239,950
7, Turnberry Avenue, Onchan, Isle of Man Onchan	177 m	£675,000
Hillberry Lakes, Governors Hill, Douglas Douglas	178 m	£310,000
1 Finch Hill Grove, Douglas Douglas	181 m	£220,000
62 Bucks Road, Douglas, IM1 3AE Douglas	184 m	£580,000
23 Mona Street, Douglas, IM1 2QE Douglas	185 m	£265,000
Ground Floor Shop, 62 Bucks Road, Douglas, IM1 3AE Douglas	185 m	£30,000

What is mapped

Kind	Count
Tagged as carrying mobile phone equipment	29
Mast	10
Communication tower	9

Operators named in the data: Sure (3), Manx Telecom (3), Arqiva (2), National Air Traffic Services (1), Isle of Man Government (1), Manx Radio (1). Most masts carry no operator tag.

Mast positions from OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overpass — ODbL 1.0, read 2026-08-23. Distances are between two approximate points: the mast as mapped, and the pin the agent published. Treat them as a guide, not a survey. Browse 1,131 homes for sale · Where our data comes from