Property market | £295,284 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Southampton (13.6 miles) | |
Broadband | 40.1mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 97.0% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 3.0% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 357 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 309 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Isle of Wight level) | |
Community | Median age is 50.6 | Population of 3,956 | Happiness is Below Average for Isle of Wight, High for UK | |
Crime | 2.0 burglaries per 1k people (Isle of Wight) | |
Commute (approx) | - Reading (67 mins) - Brighton (81 mins) | |
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£295,284 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Southampton (13.6 miles) | |
40.1mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 50.6 | 3,956 | Happiness is Below Average for Isle of Wight, High for UK | |
Ranked 357 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 309 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Isle of Wight level) | |
2.0 burglaries per 1k people (Isle of Wight) | |
- Reading (67 mins) - Brighton (81 mins) | |
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East Cowes has one main store nearby, Waitrose East Cowes. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Ben Joseph (Franchisee), Prince Of Wales, The Ship And Castle, Victoria Tavern, White Hart Inn. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Ali Cat Of Cowes, The Basque Kitchen. There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Seabreeze Coffee Shop, Shoreside Cafe, The Lunch Box Cafe.
The property market in East Cowes has had a steep increase over the last few years but a recent decline. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £432,686, which is down -0.5% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £295,284 (down -1.1% on last year) , a terraced house £233,835 (down -1.3% on last year) and a flat £153,451. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £636 per month. Property prices in East Cowes are similar to the average property prices across Isle of Wight and are similar when compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in East Cowes, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Isle of Wight region.
Property data is based on Isle of Wight level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of East Cowes, or click here to browse the longer list of East Cowes property transactions from 2023.
East Cowes has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2014. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Queensgate Foundation Primary Save school | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (7/12/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | East Cowes | |
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (7/17/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | East Cowes | |
Priory School Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | Whippingham |
School | Type |
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Queensgate Foundation Primary Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/12/2012) |
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (7/17/2019) |
Priory School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary |
Station | Distance from East Cowes | Commute options |
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Netley A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 67 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 99 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 117 mins - Southern) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 131 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 168 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Woolston A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -7% from the previous year. | 13 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 63 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 95 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 124 mins - Southern) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 127 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 164 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Sholing A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 13 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 66 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 98 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 121 mins - Southern) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 130 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 167 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Southampton Central A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Reading (62 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (93 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 91 mins - Great Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 97 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (104 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (123 mins - Southern) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 145 mins - Southern - £582 monthly fare) View details - Birmingham New Street (167 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (165 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 163 mins - Southern - £582 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 166 mins - Unmapped (was Gatwick Express) - £582 monthly fare) View details - Marylebone (1 change(s) - 173 mins - Chiltern Railways - £582 monthly fare) View details |
St Denys A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -9% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Reading (47 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (86 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 83 mins - Great Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 91 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (109 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (118 mins - Southern) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 140 mins - Southern - £582 monthly fare) View details - Birmingham New Street (150 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 158 mins - Southern - £582 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 161 mins - Unmapped (was Gatwick Express) - £582 monthly fare) View details - Cardiff Central (170 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Marylebone (1 change(s) - 165 mins - Chiltern Railways - £582 monthly fare) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Isle of Wight) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Isle of Wight residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 97.0% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.2% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.2% | 2.9% |
Black | 0.3% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.3% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Isle of Wight consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.6% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 14.3% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 9.6% | 357 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 19.9% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.2% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 15.3% | |
Routine occupations | 11.5% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 7.5% | 309 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Isle of Wight is slow (40mbps). East Cowes is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 40.1mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Isle of Wight level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 40.1 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 93.8% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.6% |
Crime stats were found at the Isle of Wight level:
Type | Isle of Wight | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 81 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 2 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 12 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 40 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of East Cowes.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Solent and South Downs | The Solent, English Channel | Coast around the Isle of Wight |
Solent and South Downs | The Solent, English Channel | Coastal areas at Cowes and East Cowes, and tidal areas of Newport |
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