Ryde Central

Isle of Wight · South East · population 6,073 · 4 LSOAs

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

15Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,797 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,064 of 1,119 in South East
  • #18 of 18 in Isle of Wight
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,125
Median age (est.)50
Density4,353per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above27%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 11%25–44 22%45–64 32%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 45%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 8%Private rent 45%

Households

One person: 52%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 12%Lone parent: 9%Other: 12%
One person 52%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 12%Lone parent 9%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 16% · Professional 15% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure16%
Professional15%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors11%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional11%
Administrative7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 42% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Ryde Central is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,797 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 18 in Isle of Wight. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (40) and lowest on Living environment (8). Typical homes here sold for about £175,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 88 sales), 33% below the wider Isle of Wight median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,804 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 156 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 29 · #4,845
Employment 14 · #5,873
Education 28 · #4,961
Health 12 · #6,024
Crime 8 · #6,298
Housing & access 40 · #4,084
Living environment 8 · #6,305

House prices ?

£175,000median (12m) · -10.5% yr · n=88
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£175,00088-10.5%+11.4%
Detached£360,00012-5.3%+4.8%
Semi-detached£232,00014+4.9%+29.6%
Terraced£192,50012-18.6%-5.4%
Flat£130,00050-3.0%+11.5%
This area£175,000
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)£31,804±£4,713 · #6,005 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,163
Price-to-income ?5.5×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 ?

39Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

156 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 947 offences
Isle of Wight73
South East71
England83

Rank #5,954 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences498
Theft152
Burglary33
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson58
Public order & weapons112
Drugs50
Robbery13
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 128 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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