PO31 Postcode Area Information

Population
14,806
Avg Annual Income
£42,750
Full Time Employees
24.83%
Average Age
45.50

Area Overview

The postcode area is located in the Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight postcode town, in the South East, England region.

A Major part of this postcode area district describes a mix of ages and family situations in a rural setting:

  • Mostly older residents (45+) but also families with children: While the majority of residents are older, there's also a typical number of children aged 5-14, suggesting families tend to have older parents.
  • Spread out, rural area with low population density: Think of lots of space and far-between houses, unlike more crowded areas.
  • Cars are essential: Due to the remote location, most households have two or more cars to get around.

Imagine a peaceful countryside with detached houses, older residents, and some families with older parents. That's the vibe of the a big area of PO31 postcode district

It's important to note that this description generalizes the area and individual experiences may vary.

Electoral Wards

The postcode area covers Cowes Medina, Cowes North, Cowes South & Northwood, Cowes West & Gurnard electoral wards.

PO31 Postcode Map

Age
Ethinicity
Deprivation
Education
Occupation
Religion
PO31 Area Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of PO31 postcode area is 14,806. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the area is White: English, with a total of 13,652, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 526. In terms of religion, most people mentioned No religion (6,981), followed by Christian (6,624).

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (3,492), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (2,243).

Economic Status

Most people in the nearby area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (3,678), while 3,644 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 4,336 adults have Level 4 education, while 1,756 have Level 2 education. The most common occupations are

  • Professional occupations (1430)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (933), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (864)

Age

The average age of people living in area is 46 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (2565), Between 55 to 64 (2335), and Between 45 to 54 (2311).

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (2,875) followed by Small employers and own account workers (1,701), and Semi-routine occupations (1,638).

Postcodes in PO31

There are total 2 postcode sectors present in the PO31 (listed below). The postcode PO31 has a total of 511 postcodes.

PO31 7AQ (terminated)
PO31 7ED (terminated)
PO31 7AF (terminated)
PO31 7ZU (terminated)
PO31 7UL (terminated)
PO31 7SB (terminated)
PO31 7BL (terminated)
PO31 7YU (terminated)
PO31 7SH (terminated)
PO31 7ZW (terminated)
PO31 7YT (terminated)
PO31 7ZR (terminated)
PO31 7YQ (terminated)
PO31 7WX (terminated)
PO31 7ZP (terminated)
PO31 7WA (terminated)
PO31 7WY (terminated)
PO31 7WQ (terminated)
PO31 7XN (terminated)
PO31 7WZ (terminated)
PO31 7ZJ (terminated)
PO31 7RD (terminated)
PO31 7UX (terminated)
PO31 7ZN (terminated)
PO31 7ZQ (terminated)
PO31 7TB (terminated)
PO31 7JS (terminated)
PO31 7XY (terminated)
PO31 7BP (terminated)
PO31 7AB (terminated)
PO31 7XZ (terminated)
PO31 7AP (terminated)
PO31 7BW (terminated)
PO31 7YL (terminated)
PO31 7BF (terminated)
PO31 7YR (terminated)
PO31 7YP (terminated)
PO31 7YS (terminated)
PO31 7BZ (terminated)
PO31 7XX (terminated)
PO31 7DL (terminated)
PO31 7JB (terminated)
PO31 7XU (terminated)
PO31 7XP (terminated)
PO31 7XL (terminated)
PO31 7NR (terminated)
PO31 7RF (terminated)
PO31 7XR (terminated)
PO31 7BJ (terminated)
PO31 7RU (terminated)
PO31 7XA (terminated)
PO31 7BY (terminated)
PO31 7PD (terminated)
PO31 7BA (terminated)
PO31 7RG (terminated)
PO31 7BN (terminated)
PO31 7DB (terminated)
PO31 7DE (terminated)
PO31 7RQ (terminated)
PO31 7SD (terminated)
PO31 8YS (terminated)
PO31 8ZW (terminated)
PO31 8YJ (terminated)
PO31 8LA (terminated)
PO31 8ZQ (terminated)
PO31 8ZS (terminated)
PO31 8XA (terminated)
PO31 8ZN (terminated)
PO31 8ZJ (terminated)
PO31 8NH (terminated)
PO31 8ZH (terminated)
PO31 8ZR (terminated)
PO31 8YR (terminated)
PO31 8YT (terminated)
PO31 8NX (terminated)
PO31 8YH (terminated)
PO31 8YL (terminated)
PO31 8YW (terminated)
PO31 8YP (terminated)
PO31 8YU (terminated)
PO31 8YX (terminated)
PO31 8LH (terminated)
PO31 8HR (terminated)
PO31 8RP (terminated)
PO31 8LG (terminated)
PO31 8HS (terminated)
ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaPO31
Ward

Cowes Medina

Cowes North

Cowes South & Northwood

Cowes West & Gurnard

LTLA22Isle of Wight
UTLA22Isle of Wight
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland

PO31 Crime Statstics

Crime rate over the last 12 Months

Crime rate by Month

10

Anti-social behaviour

2

Burglary

4

Criminal damage and arson

3

Other theft

3

Public order

2

Shoplifting

3

Vehicle crime

17

Violence and sexual offences

10

Anti-social behaviour

1

Bicycle theft

2

Burglary

11

Criminal damage and arson

3

Drugs

2

Other crime

2

Other theft

2

Public order

2

Shoplifting

1

Vehicle crime

48

Violence and sexual offences

6

Anti-social behaviour

1

Burglary

6

Criminal damage and arson

2

Drugs

5

Other crime

3

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

9

Public order

1

Shoplifting

52

Violence and sexual offences

6

Anti-social behaviour

3

Burglary

10

Criminal damage and arson

1

Drugs

1

Other crime

5

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

4

Public order

3

Shoplifting

1

Theft from the person

2

Vehicle crime

28

Violence and sexual offences

3

Anti-social behaviour

2

Burglary

5

Criminal damage and arson

1

Drugs

1

Other crime

3

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

9

Public order

1

Shoplifting

1

Theft from the person

1

Vehicle crime

33

Violence and sexual offences

7

Anti-social behaviour

3

Burglary

5

Criminal damage and arson

3

Drugs

1

Other crime

3

Other theft

6

Public order

1

Shoplifting

2

Theft from the person

25

Violence and sexual offences

6

Anti-social behaviour

2

Burglary

6

Criminal damage and arson

2

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

3

Public order

1

Shoplifting

1

Vehicle crime

26

Violence and sexual offences

5

Anti-social behaviour

1

Burglary

3

Criminal damage and arson

1

Drugs

2

Other crime

1

Other theft

4

Public order

2

Shoplifting

1

Vehicle crime

27

Violence and sexual offences

4

Anti-social behaviour

1

Burglary

6

Criminal damage and arson

2

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

5

Public order

1

Shoplifting

5

Vehicle crime

32

Violence and sexual offences

3

Anti-social behaviour

1

Burglary

4

Criminal damage and arson

1

Drugs

1

Other crime

7

Other theft

5

Public order

2

Shoplifting

1

Vehicle crime

17

Violence and sexual offences

4

Anti-social behaviour

8

Burglary

8

Criminal damage and arson

2

Drugs

8

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

3

Public order

5

Shoplifting

3

Vehicle crime

21

Violence and sexual offences

6

Anti-social behaviour

2

Burglary

11

Criminal damage and arson

3

Drugs

2

Other crime

2

Other theft

4

Possession of weapons

2

Public order

1

Robbery

3

Shoplifting

1

Vehicle crime

26

Violence and sexual offences

4

Anti-social behaviour

3

Burglary

7

Criminal damage and arson

1

Other crime

4

Other theft

9

Public order

8

Shoplifting

32

Violence and sexual offences

6

Anti-social behaviour

1

Bicycle theft

2

Burglary

6

Criminal damage and arson

2

Drugs

1

Other crime

4

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

11

Public order

1

Shoplifting

1

Vehicle crime

29

Violence and sexual offences

5

Anti-social behaviour

1

Bicycle theft

1

Burglary

4

Criminal damage and arson

1

Drugs

2

Other crime

4

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

11

Public order

8

Shoplifting

31

Violence and sexual offences

9

Anti-social behaviour

1

Burglary

10

Criminal damage and arson

2

Drugs

1

Other crime

3

Other theft

9

Public order

2

Shoplifting

2

Vehicle crime

29

Violence and sexual offences

8

Anti-social behaviour

6

Criminal damage and arson

2

Drugs

2

Other crime

4

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

9

Public order

1

Shoplifting

39

Violence and sexual offences

4

Anti-social behaviour

1

Bicycle theft

3

Burglary

13

Criminal damage and arson

2

Drugs

3

Other theft

8

Public order

1

Theft from the person

22

Violence and sexual offences

3

Anti-social behaviour

2

Burglary

6

Criminal damage and arson

1

Drugs

2

Other crime

7

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

6

Public order

1

Robbery

1

Shoplifting

1

Theft from the person

31

Violence and sexual offences

5

Anti-social behaviour

1

Burglary

3

Criminal damage and arson

3

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

7

Public order

2

Shoplifting

1

Vehicle crime

25

Violence and sexual offences

4

Anti-social behaviour

9

Criminal damage and arson

3

Drugs

3

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

9

Public order

1

Vehicle crime

37

Violence and sexual offences

3

Anti-social behaviour

6

Criminal damage and arson

2

Drugs

2

Other theft

8

Public order

1

Vehicle crime

31

Violence and sexual offences

PO31 Property Statstics

Sold House Prices over the last 12 Months

Sold House Prices by Month

House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£238,750.00£205,000.00 - £272,500.002
Semi-Detached£260,000.00£260,000.00 - £260,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Semi-Detached£350,000.00£350,000.00 - £350,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£170,000.00£170,000.00 - £170,000.001
Semi-Detached£382,000.00£121,000.00 - £650,000.003
Terraced£231,750.00£220,000.00 - £243,500.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Flat£300,000.00£300,000.00 - £300,000.001
Other£525,000.00£525,000.00 - £525,000.001
Semi-Detached£445,000.00£240,000.00 - £775,000.004
Terraced£266,333.33£157,000.00 - £392,000.003
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£330,000.00£330,000.00 - £330,000.001
Flat£235,000.00£235,000.00 - £235,000.001
Semi-Detached£198,000.00£198,000.00 - £198,000.001
Terraced£216,500.00£216,500.00 - £216,500.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£545,000.00£230,000.00 - £845,000.004
Flat£207,083.33£116,000.00 - £310,000.006
Other£340,000.00£240,000.00 - £440,000.002
Semi-Detached£191,928.57£90,000.00 - £420,000.008
Terraced£193,000.00£166,000.00 - £220,000.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£442,500.00£245,000.00 - £820,000.007
Flat£164,083.33£135,000.00 - £177,000.006
Semi-Detached£283,333.33£225,000.00 - £330,000.006
Terraced£269,785.71£165,000.00 - £450,000.007
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£895,000.00£895,000.00 - £895,000.001
Flat£236,875.00£118,000.00 - £285,000.004
Other£198,000.00£198,000.00 - £198,000.001
Semi-Detached£312,500.00£250,000.00 - £375,000.002
Terraced£281,666.67£220,000.00 - £375,000.003
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£478,400.00£315,000.00 - £660,000.005
Flat£161,200.00£133,000.00 - £185,000.005
Other£263,500.00£52,000.00 - £475,000.002
Semi-Detached£290,000.00£170,000.00 - £485,000.004
Terraced£319,000.00£150,000.00 - £505,000.005
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£375,000.00£350,000.00 - £400,000.002
Flat£177,000.00£102,500.00 - £305,000.005
Semi-Detached£315,833.33£240,000.00 - £385,000.0012
Terraced£254,090.91£175,000.00 - £365,000.0011
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£480,137.50£300,000.00 - £1,285,000.008
Flat£187,500.00£155,000.00 - £220,000.002
Other£229,000.00£63,000.00 - £395,000.002
Semi-Detached£324,416.67£235,000.00 - £406,500.006
Terraced£247,135.71£195,000.00 - £320,000.007
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£737,105.56£193,950.00 - £1,450,000.009
Flat£177,400.00£92,000.00 - £250,000.005
Other£238,000.00£238,000.00 - £238,000.001
Semi-Detached£287,500.00£220,000.00 - £360,000.006
Terraced£274,583.33£215,000.00 - £485,000.006
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£338,525.00£210,000.00 - £475,000.0010
Flat£372,000.00£135,000.00 - £575,000.005
Semi-Detached£289,875.00£193,000.00 - £445,000.008
Terraced£298,500.00£215,000.00 - £515,000.005
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£575,414.29£342,500.00 - £745,000.008
Flat£280,000.00£180,000.00 - £515,000.005
Other£2,423,635.25£65,000.00 - £8,464,541.003
Semi-Detached£293,900.00£180,000.00 - £448,000.0010
Terraced£235,400.00£189,000.00 - £268,000.005
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£374,428.57£150,000.00 - £1,300,000.008
Flat£103,833.33£56,500.00 - £155,000.003
Semi-Detached£297,750.00£233,000.00 - £362,500.002
Terraced£240,500.00£185,000.00 - £385,000.004
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£852,666.67£277,000.00 - £1,750,000.009
Flat£185,000.00£185,000.00 - £185,000.001
Other£1,790,000.00£35,000.00 - £3,545,000.002
Semi-Detached£175,450.00£55,000.00 - £368,400.007
Terraced£253,125.00£217,500.00 - £290,000.004
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£724,000.00£290,000.00 - £1,320,000.005
Flat£165,000.00£165,000.00 - £165,000.001
Other£180,000.00£180,000.00 - £180,000.001
Semi-Detached£339,438.89£205,000.00 - £440,000.009
Terraced£258,142.86£172,000.00 - £340,000.007
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£350,000.00£350,000.00 - £350,000.001
Flat£201,900.00£115,000.00 - £350,000.005
Other£3,440,000.00£3,440,000.00 - £3,440,000.001
Semi-Detached£269,666.67£215,000.00 - £335,000.003
Terraced£218,750.00£150,000.00 - £271,000.008
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£246,000.00£246,000.00 - £246,000.001
Flat£345,000.00£345,000.00 - £345,000.001
Other£1,640,000.00£1,640,000.00 - £1,640,000.001
Semi-Detached£314,666.67£168,000.00 - £495,000.006
Terraced£347,800.00£150,000.00 - £970,000.005
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£660,500.00£290,000.00 - £1,400,000.006
Flat£195,000.00£120,000.00 - £310,000.004
Other£288,750.00£130,000.00 - £447,500.002
Semi-Detached£332,500.00£300,000.00 - £365,000.002
Terraced£253,500.00£230,000.00 - £272,500.005
Schools

NamePupilsAgePostcode
Cowes Primary SchoolPrimary, Good195 5-11PO318HF
Gurnard Primary SchoolPrimary, Good400 4-11PO318DS
Northwood Primary SchoolPrimary, Good200 5-11PO318PU
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston AcademySecondary, Good1226 11-19PO318HB
Lanesend Primary SchoolPrimary, Requires improvement432 5-11PO317ES
Amenities
  • The Woodvale Hotel, PO31 8LE
  • Caledon Guest House, PO31 7EG
  • Cowes Club (IoW) Ltd, PO31 8QE
  • Duke Of York Inn, PO31 7BT
  • Endeavour House, PO31 7EG
  • Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club, PO31 7NU
  • Cowes Ale House, PO31 7BE
  • Cowes Combined Services And Social Club, PO31 7AJ
  • Cowes Conservative Club, PO31 7SE
  • Cowes Golf Club, PO31 8HN
  • Elixir Freshly Frozen, PO31 8QE
  • Island Egg Company, PO31 8NS
  • All About Catering, PO31 7UT
  • Fat Papas, PO31 8NN
  • Cowes Grazing By The Borneo Pantry, PO31 7AD
  • Holy Trinity Parish Church, PO31 7HF
  • J.Newton, PO31 7NP
  • Marsek's Coffee House, PO31 7SA
  • Phoenix-Knights, PO31 8QE
  • Eegon's Of Cowes, PO31 7AJ
  • Ali Cat Of Cowes, PO31 7BX
  • All About Catering, PO31 8AZ
  • All About Catering Ltd, PO31 7BD
  • Angel In The Kitchen At Sir Max Aitken Museum, PO31 7AJ
  • Aldi Stores Limited, PO31 8BF
  • Marks And Spencer, PO31 7TF
  • Sainsbury's, PO31 7AY
  • The Southern Co-Operative Limited, PO31 7EL
  • Captain Takeout, PO31 7RL
  • Chip Ahoy, PO31 7JH
  • Corries Cabin, PO31 7BG
  • Dalyan Kebab, PO31 7BH
  • Flavour Trayz, PO31 7AD
  • Booker Ltd, PO31 7UP
  • Milkman, PO31 8PP
  • Abbeyfield Cowes, PO31 7QJ
  • Blackberry Lane Pre-School, PO31 8HF
  • Cherry Blossom Care Home, PO31 7PJ
  • Cherry Trees Care Home, PO31 7NQ
  • Cowes Primary School (Club Cool), PO31 8HF
  • Caterlink - Cowes Enterprise College, PO31 8HB
  • Cowes Primary School, PO31 8HF
  • Gurnard Primary School - Compass, PO31 8DS
  • Lanesend Primary School - Compass, PO31 7ET
  • Little Ladybirds Preschool Ltd, PO31 8PU
  • Poundland, PO31 7SB
  • Aqua Marine Gifts \& Cards, PO31 7RR
  • Bakd By Jen, PO31 7TA
  • Blakes News, PO31 7NZ
  • Bliss Ice Cream Parlour, PO31 7QN