Ventnor & Wroxall
Isle of Wight · South East · population 7,271 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode PO38
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,578 of 6,856 in England
- #1,044 of 1,119 in South East
- #17 of 18 in Isle of Wight
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 14% · Professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Skilled trades | 15% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Professional | 14% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 44% · 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
Ventnor & Wroxall is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,578 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 18 in Isle of Wight. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (40) and lowest on Housing & access (4). Typical homes here sold for about £245,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 121 sales), 6% below the wider Isle of Wight median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,230 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £245,000 | 121 | +2.7% | +0.8% |
| Detached | £387,500 | 42 | -3.1% | -1.3% |
| Semi-detached | £250,000 | 39 | +9.6% | +23.8% |
| Terraced | £178,500 | 20 | -8.5% | -7.9% |
| Flat | £155,500 | 20 | -22.2% | -4.3% |
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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 ?
- #4,375 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 #3,478 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 259 |
| Theft | 85 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 43 |
| Public order & weapons | 64 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other | 11 |
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 →
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
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Denton SouthTameside19£215,000
- Clay CrossNorth East Derbyshire19£209,498
- Tamerton FoliotPlymouth19£195,000
- Highbury ValeNottingham19£178,250
- Castleford WestWakefield19£173,750
- New Addington CentralCroydon19£395,975