VICTORIA GROVE, PO32 6BJ House Prices & Local Information

PO32 6BJ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Victoria Grove, 0.7km from Osborne House in East Cowes. Administratively it sits within Osborne ward and the Isle of Wight constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, PO32 6BJ is a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. By day, the area transitions to a town fringe countryside character: mainly white, agricultural workforce, on the edges of smaller towns. At 47 years average, the community has a secure, family-first character — valued for its stability, low turnover, and strong local identity. 43% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 19% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 32 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £275k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for PO32 6BJ are sourced from Output Area E00087523 (shared with 16 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.