Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood
Isle of Wight · South East · population 8,600 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,780 of 6,856 in England
- #460 of 1,119 in South East
- #1 of 18 in Isle of Wight
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Managers & directors 13% · Skilled trades 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 45% · Other 0%
Born outside the UK: 6%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,780 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 18 in Isle of Wight. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (90) and lowest on Housing & access (44). Typical homes here sold for about £325,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 117 sales), 25% above the wider Isle of Wight median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,173 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 34 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £325,000 | 117 | -1.5% | +10.6% |
| Detached | £435,000 | 47 | +4.6% | +27.9% |
| Semi-detached | £282,500 | 51 | +2.7% | +9.1% |
| Terraced | £286,000 | 15 | +17.5% | +45.9% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,461 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #752 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 183 |
| Theft | 24 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 24 |
| Public order & weapons | 41 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 29 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Isle of Wight
Similar areas across England
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