UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/isle-of-wight
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Isle of Wight
Homes in Isle of Wight sold for a median of £260,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,068 standard sales.
That makes it the fourth cheapest of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,355 | £380,000 | £300,000 to £490,000 | £3,212/m²from 58 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,143 | £260,000 | £215,000 to £314,000 | £2,895/m²from 40 sales |
| Terraced | 831 | £215,000 | £182,000 to £256,000 | £2,761/m²from 31 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 739 | £145,000 | £115,000 to £190,000 | £2,448/m²from 32 sales |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Isle of Wight, at 33% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 28%.
Detached houses stand out against the South East as a whole: a median of £380,000 here, 36% less than the £595,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,911 per m², 33% below the £4,375 across the South East as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 36%, from £191,000 in 2016 to £260,500 in 2025, more than the 30% rise across the South East as a whole.
Postcode districts in Isle of Wight
The dearest district was PO35 (Bembridge), at £385,000, and the cheapest was PO32 (East Cowes), at £225,500.
The next dearest were PO31 (Cowes) and PO40 (Freshwater), and the next cheapest PO30 (Newport) and PO33 (Ryde).
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Post towns in Isle of Wight, by number of sales: Ryde (PO33), Newport (PO30), Sandown (PO36), Cowes (PO31), Ventnor (PO38), Shanklin (PO37), East Cowes (PO32), Freshwater (PO40), and 4 more.
- PO35Bembridge, 127 salesMedian price £385,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- PO31Cowes, 429 salesMedian price £290,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
- PO40Freshwater, 178 salesMedian price £288,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- PO38Ventnor, 373 salesMedian price £287,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −6%
- PO37Shanklin, 253 salesMedian price £265,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −12%
- PO36Sandown, 483 salesMedian price £250,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- PO33Ryde, 913 salesMedian price £243,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- PO30Newport, 829 salesMedian price £235,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- PO32East Cowes, 250 salesMedian price £225,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: PO34 £410k (88 sales), PO39 £310k (87 sales), PO41 £450k (58 sales).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in PO31 (Cowes), up 7%, and fell most in PO37 (Shanklin), down 12%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Mill Hill Road, Cowes (PO31)23 sales
- Carisbrooke Road, Newport (PO30)19 sales
- St Edmunds Walk, Wootton Bridge (PO33)18 sales
- Newport Road, Cowes (PO31)16 sales
- York Avenue, East Cowes (PO32)16 sales
- George Street, Ryde (PO33)15 sales
- Sandown Road, Lake (PO36)15 sales
- Sylvan Drive, Newport (PO30)14 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Baring Road, Cowes (PO31, detached houses, £547,500), Pallance Road, Northwood (PO31, detached houses, £374,000) and Steyne Road, Bembridge (PO35, £335,000).
The cheapest were Crocker Street, Newport (PO30, flats, £88,000), Brambles Chine, Freshwater (PO40, semi-detached houses, £104,500) and Gurnard Pines, Gurnard (PO31, semi-detached houses, £105,000).
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Isle of Wight and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Ashford£345,000
- Eastleigh£345,000
- Fareham£345,000
- Havant£320,000
- Folkestone and Hythe£317,500
- Medway£312,000
- Swale£310,000
- Dover£293,500
- Thanet£293,000
- Hastings£280,000
- Eastbourne£276,000
- Isle of Wight, this council area£260,000
- Southampton£260,000
- Portsmouth£258,000
- Gosport£255,000
Living in Isle of Wight
Crime
74 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
88% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
22% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 64 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,626 a year in the Isle of Wight for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 93 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Isle of Wight's figures come from 4,068 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.