High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£168,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PO31 7EA
Postcode
PO31 7EA
Coordinates
50.7592, -1.2964
Grid reference
SZ497957
Easting
449,725
Northing
95,748
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WQP53+MC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Cowes
Travel to Work
Isle of Wight
ITL Region
Isle of Wight
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12471
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12471 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · PO31 7EA
HM Land Registry · Isle of Wight
Average price
£160,250
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £168,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – May '24May '24: 1 sales · avg £135,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£170k£153k£135k
Nov '23Dec '23Mar '24May '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near PO31 7EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near PO31 7EA
Counts are for Cowes Medina electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY -20%
19101
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.8%
Other White5.1%
Other Asian1.4%
African1.2%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
No religion52.9%
Christian36.1%
Not answered7.0%
Other religion1.6%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6420.8%
35–4916.6%
25–3416.2%
65–7410.1%
10–156.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Other24.9%
Any member 66+15.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.5%
+ 8 other households · 33.9%
Administrative Information
Isle of Wight
Local Authority
Council AreaIsle of Wight West E14001304
Constituency
E14001304Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Cowes Medina
Constituency code
E14001304
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Cowes
International Territorial Level
Isle of Wight
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Isle of Wight National Health Service
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - D9Y0V
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Isle of Wight 001C E01017305
E01017305MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Isle of Wight 001 E02003581
E02003581LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Isle of Wight 001C E01017305
E01017305MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Isle of Wight 001 E02003581
E02003581Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
5:44 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:44 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PO31 7EA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 12471
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01017305 and MSOA E02003581 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PO31 7EA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PO31 7EA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
73%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 23%
Attainment 8
42.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
37%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
68%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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