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Ventnor & Wroxall: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Ventnor & Wroxall neighbourhood of Isle of Wight, England (ONS area Isle of Wight 018). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes PO38. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PO38 1AJ.

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

Ventnor & Wroxall is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Isle of Wight (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 15 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £257,500 and flats for £195,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Isle of Wight (0.9 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Shanklin, is 4.5 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

£257,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£195,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +34% 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

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.11; 1 of 15 signals up, 0 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 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£41,100

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 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 Ventnor & Wroxall sits in Isle of Wight

  • Typical house price: joint 5th lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Isle of Wight
  • Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Isle of Wight with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 3rd 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 Ventnor & Wroxall

House prices: Ventnor & Wroxall against Isle of Wight: This neighbourhood £51k (1995) to £278k (2026); Isle of Wight £50k (1995) to £279k (2026).£86k£292k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£278kIsle of Wight£279k
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).
Flat prices: Ventnor & Wroxall against Isle of Wight: This neighbourhood £29k (1995) to £175k (2026); Isle of Wight £34k (1995) to £140k (2026).£51k£178k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£175kIsle of Wight£140k
Median resale price of flats 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).

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

1 of 15 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Isle of Wight, 0 the other way and 14 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

  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Shanklin Railway station, 4.5 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 Ryde Pier Head (about 27 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 St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2021).
  • Nearest state secondary school The Island Free School 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 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 Ventnor & Wroxall

What is the typical house price in Ventnor & Wroxall?

£257,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.

How does Ventnor & Wroxall compare with the rest of Isle of Wight?

Typical house price: joint 5th lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Isle of Wight. Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Isle of Wight with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Isle of Wight.

Is Ventnor & Wroxall an affluent area?

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

Is Ventnor & Wroxall gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.11; 1 of 15 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Ventnor & Wroxall?

Shanklin. Railway station, 4.5 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 Ryde Pier Head (about 27 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Ventnor & Wroxall?

Nearest state primary school. St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy. 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2021). Nearest state secondary school. The Island Free School. 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 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.