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Isle of Wight

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
140,519
Households
64,744
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.7 per 1k
64,744
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£264,622
Median property price
£867
Median rent
5,135
Postcodes
64,744
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£264,622
Median property price
£867
Median rent
5,135
Postcodes

Sold prices in Isle of Wight

England & Wales
Property sales · Isle of Wight
HM Land Registry · Isle of Wight
Average price
£284,523
YoY: -4.0%
Median price: £267,403
View district PO30
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 79 sales · avg £294,455
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£317k£279k£241k
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 Isle of Wight

England & Wales
Crime trends · Isle of Wight

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
333
YoY +11%
386324261
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
81
YoY +37%
1167636
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY -20%
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
29186
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
47
YoY +52%
725231
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
68
YoY +36%
795633
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · public order up sharply · criminal damage rising

657
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Isle of Wight

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

School applications

We've matched this area to Isle of Wight.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Isle of Wight
Apply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceHome education — find your councilHome education guidance

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Schools in Isle of Wight

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

Best schools in Isle of WightFilter and map

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

Transport in Isle of Wight

Smallbrook Junction (Isle of Wight Steam Railway is a 45-minute walk from the centre

Tram · 3.6 km

  • Smallbrook Junction (Isle of Wight Steam Railway

    Tram

    3.6 km

  • Wootton (Isle of Wight Steam Railway)

    Underground

    3.6 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Isle of Wight

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

Private rents in Isle of Wight

Median private rent

£867/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£659
1 bed
£867
2 bed
£1,082
3 bed
£1,508
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Isle of Wight

Coordinates50.6886, -1.2603
Postcodes
5,135
Population (Census)
140,519
Households (Census)
64,744
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.7 per 1k

Demographics in Isle of Wight

Ethnicity

Total residents: 140,459
White Brit.93.8%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 3.7%

Religion

Total residents: 140,453
Christian47.7%
No religion43.9%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 140,519
50–6422.7%
35–4915.5%
65–7415.4%
75–8410.0%
25–349.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%

Households

Total households: 64,744
Any member 66+18.1%
Other16.7%
All members 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
+ 7 other households · 30.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Isle of Wight

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.32 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.32 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).