Transport is provided by Southern Vectis community service route 39 to the town centre and standard service routes 8 and 9 to Sandown and Ryde, which run nearby.
Most of the original Victorian terraced houses still remain today, as well as St. Paul's Church which lies in Staplers Road.
The architectural style of the original Barton houses is very typical of Victorian houses in the Newport area, with red brick facades and grey slate roof tiles.
During the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, a team called Barton was represented in the Isle of Wight Football League and were quite successful challenging for honours against the other notable sides of the time Parkhurst and Seaview.
Barton is known locally as 'Barton Village' and is technically not part of the more modern Pan Estate.