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East Cowes

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
5,247
Households
2,372
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 2.1 per 1k
2,372
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
No religion · 47%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Low · 2.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£253,000
Median property price
117
Postcodes
2,372
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
No religion · 47%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Low · 2.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£253,000
Median property price
117
Postcodes

Sold prices in East Cowes

England & Wales
Property sales · East Cowes
HM Land Registry · East Cowes
Average price
£254,548
YoY: +5.2%
Median price: £244,167
View district PO32
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £151,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£422k£287k£151k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in East Cowes

England & Wales
Crime trends · East Cowes

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY -58%
18101
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving

11
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in East Cowes

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

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Schools in East Cowes

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

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School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Amenities in East Cowes

GPs make up most of the mapped places

87 GPs · 33 Museums · 11 Libraries · 135 in all

  • GPs87
  • Museums33
  • Libraries11
  • Hospitals4

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of East Cowes

Coordinates50.7570, -1.2839
Postcodes
117
Population (Census)
5,247
Households (Census)
2,372
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 2.1 per 1k

Demographics in East Cowes

Ethnicity

Total residents: 5,247
White Brit.95.3%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 2.6%

Religion

Total residents: 5,242
No religion47.2%
Christian44.8%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 1.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 5,247
50–6420.8%
35–4916.6%
65–7415.0%
25–3410.6%
75–849.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%

Households

Total households: 2,372
Any member 66+17.7%
Other15.0%
All members 66+13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
+ 8 other households · 31.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for East Cowes

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.28 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.28 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in East Cowes

PO32
117 postcodes