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East Cowes & Osborne: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the East Cowes & Osborne neighbourhood of Isle of Wight, England (ONS area Isle of Wight 003). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes PO30, PO32. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PO32 6JE.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Isle of Wight

East Cowes & Osborne is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Isle of Wight (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 2 falling of 17). Houses here typically resell for £260,000 and flats for £133,750 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Isle of Wight (0.8 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Ryde Pier Head, is 8.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 29 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£260,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£133,750

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% 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

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 17 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 2 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 2 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£44,900

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 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

Where East Cowes & Osborne sits in Isle of Wight

Typical house price: 7th lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Isle of Wight
Typical flat price: 6th lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Isle of Wight with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 9th lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Isle of Wight

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 29 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 East Cowes & Osborne

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Isle of Wight, 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 Isle of Wight, 1996 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 29 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Isle of Wight, 2 the other way and 13 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

Air quality
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Home improvement applications

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Ryde Pier Head Railway station, 8.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Island Line to Shanklin (about 28 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 Queensgate Foundation Primary 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Oct 2024).
Nearest state secondary school Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about East Cowes & Osborne

What is the typical house price in East Cowes & Osborne?

£260,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

How does East Cowes & Osborne compare with the rest of Isle of Wight?

Typical house price: 7th lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Isle of Wight. Typical flat price: 6th lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Isle of Wight with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Isle of Wight.

Is East Cowes & Osborne an affluent area?

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

Is East Cowes & Osborne gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to East Cowes & Osborne?

Ryde Pier Head. Railway station, 8.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Island Line to Shanklin (about 28 min).

Which state schools are nearest to East Cowes & Osborne?

Nearest state primary school. Queensgate Foundation Primary. 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy. 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).

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.