Newport South & West

Isle of Wight · South East · population 9,497 · 6 LSOAs

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

42Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,940 of 6,856 in England
  • #855 of 1,119 in South East
  • #6 of 18 in Isle of Wight
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,416
Median age (est.)46
Density377per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above27%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 11%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades14%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

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

Newport South & West is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,940 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 18 in Isle of Wight. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (50) and lowest on Health (28). Typical homes here sold for about £255,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 140 sales), in line with the wider Isle of Wight median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,246 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 78 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 46 · #3,679
Employment 40 · #4,091
Education 44 · #3,864
Health 28 · #4,920
Crime 49 · #3,467
Housing & access 44 · #3,837
Living environment 50 · #3,426

House prices ?

£255,000median (12m) · -3.0% yr · n=140
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£255,000140-3.0%+11.1%
Detached£360,00047-2.7%+18.0%
Semi-detached£255,00030-10.8%+22.9%
Terraced£215,00041+1.2%+13.2%
Flat£138,75022-4.3%-1.6%
This area£255,000
Isle of Wight£260,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£39,246±£5,502 · #3,639 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,235
Price-to-income ?6.5×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

69Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

78 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 745 offences
Isle of Wight73
South East71
England83

Rank #3,991 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences349
Theft148
Burglary15
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson60
Public order & weapons90
Drugs47
Robbery10
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 129 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 →

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