Housing in PO31 8HF
What the homes in PO31 8HF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,038 (2024)
PO31 8HFCowes
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (71.9%). Flats make up 5.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
88.2% of households in the PO31 8HF area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 58.8% own outright and 29.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented11.2%20.5%
- Social rented0.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (21.8%). 18.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Isle of Wight
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Isle of Wight (August 2026, +7.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PO31 8HF (Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood) (about 1,038 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.