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Cowplain West: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Cowplain West neighbourhood of Havant, England (ONS area Havant 019). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes PO8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PO8 9UE.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

Cowplain West is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Havant (2 of 19 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £300,000 and flats for £114,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Havant (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Rowlands Castle, is 5.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£300,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£114,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.06; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 1 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£50,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.1 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Cowplain West sits in Havant

Typical house price: 6th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Havant
Typical flat price: the lowest of the 13 neighbourhoods in Havant with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 8th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Havant

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Cowplain West

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Havant, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Havant, 1997 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Havant, 2 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Recent price momentum
Solar and heat pumps

Falling behind the borough

Air quality
Homes improving their energy rating

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Rowlands Castle Railway station, 5.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (85 to 91 min) and Portsmouth Harbour (about 25 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Woodcroft Primary 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).
Nearest state secondary school The Cowplain School 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Cowplain West

What is the typical house price in Cowplain West?

£300,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

How does Cowplain West compare with the rest of Havant?

Typical house price: 6th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Havant. Typical flat price: the lowest of the 13 neighbourhoods in Havant with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 8th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Havant.

Is Cowplain West an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Cowplain West gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.06; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Cowplain West?

Rowlands Castle. Railway station, 5.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (85 to 91 min) and Portsmouth Harbour (about 25 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Cowplain West?

Nearest state primary school. Woodcroft Primary. 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The Cowplain School. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.