Ryde South

Isle of Wight · South East · population 8,600 · 5 LSOAs

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

19Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,571 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,042 of 1,119 in South East
  • #16 of 18 in Isle of Wight
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,575
Median age (est.)44
Density2,892per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above23%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 19%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure16%
Skilled trades14%
Professional12%
Elementary12%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 51% · Christian 40% · 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

Ryde South is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,571 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 18 in Isle of Wight. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (59) and lowest on Health (15). Typical homes here sold for about £213,750 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 106 sales), 18% below the wider Isle of Wight median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,267 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 18 · #5,599
Employment 15 · #5,811
Education 19 · #5,530
Health 15 · #5,852
Crime 34 · #4,543
Housing & access 41 · #4,043
Living environment 59 · #2,822

House prices ?

£213,750median (12m) · -0.6% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£213,750106-0.6%+10.8%
Detached£342,50020-2.9%+11.2%
Semi-detached£235,00044+9.3%+25.3%
Terraced£185,50022-11.7%+8.5%
Flat£134,25020+7.4%+27.9%
This area£213,750
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)£36,267±£5,237 · #4,611 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,966
Price-to-income ?5.9×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 ?

41Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 559 offences
Isle of Wight73
South East71
England83

Rank #3,215 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences341
Theft60
Burglary13
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons57
Drugs12
Robbery6
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 60 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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