Shanklin Central & Lake

Isle of Wight · South East · population 8,742 · 6 LSOAs

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

24Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,242 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,015 of 1,119 in South East
  • #12 of 18 in Isle of Wight
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,710
Median age (est.)55
Density1,408per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above23%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 17%45–64 30%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 12%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 42%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 15% · Caring & leisure 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors15%
Caring & leisure14%
Skilled trades13%
Elementary12%
Professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%
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 50% · No religion 41% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Shanklin Central & Lake is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,242 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 18 in Isle of Wight. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (44) and lowest on Employment (15). Typical homes here sold for about £240,750 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 116 sales), 7% below the wider Isle of Wight median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,055 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 66 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 26 · #5,050
Employment 15 · #5,839
Education 27 · #4,975
Health 16 · #5,749
Crime 43 · #3,892
Housing & access 43 · #3,933
Living environment 44 · #3,830

House prices ?

£240,750median (12m) · +0.3% yr · n=116
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£240,750116+0.3%+14.6%
Detached£330,00030-5.7%+6.8%
Semi-detached£296,75032+9.9%+24.3%
Terraced£210,00013+2.4%+5.0%
Flat£142,00041-1.6%-9.7%
This area£240,750
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)£31,055±£4,455 · #6,181 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,240
Price-to-income ?7.8×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

45Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

66 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 578 offences
Isle of Wight73
South East71
England83

Rank #3,283 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences300
Theft66
Burglary19
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson68
Public order & weapons78
Drugs22
Robbery3
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 73 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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