Cowes Central

Isle of Wight · South East · population 7,797 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

43Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Cowes Central is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,905 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 18 in Isle of Wight. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (58) and lowest on Health (31). Typical homes here sold for about £229,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 146 sales), 12% below the wider Isle of Wight median of £260,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,623 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 38 · #4,214
Employment 42 · #3,967
Education 41 · #4,056
Health 31 · #4,707
Crime 50 · #3,391
Housing & access 58 · #2,905
Living environment 34 · #4,529

House prices ?

£229,000median (12m) · -2.1% yr · n=146
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£229,000146-2.1%+21.2%
Detached£626,75016+74.1%+95.9%
Semi-detached£260,00029-4.4%+23.8%
Terraced£220,000650.0%+22.2%
Flat£190,00036+6.4%+11.8%
This area£229,000
Isle of Wight£260,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

76Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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