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Postcode · East Cowes

Housing in PO32 6JL

What the homes in PO32 6JL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
East Cowes & Osborne
Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,771 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38%). Flats make up 25.5%, above the 22.2% across England.

PO32 6JLEngland
Detached4.8%22.9%
Semi-detached38%31.5%
Terraced31.7%23%
Purpose-built flat24.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.5% of households in the PO32 6JL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 20.1% own outright and 21.4% with a mortgage.

PO32 6JL
41%
18%
39%
England
  • Owned41.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented17.7%20.5%
  • Social rented39.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO32 6JLEngland
Owned outright20.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council3.9%8.3%
From a housing association35.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO32 6JLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.8%). 29% of households include dependent children.

PO32 6JLEngland
Living alone, under 6620.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14%12.8%
Couple, no children15.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%7.7%
Rents

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.

Isle of WightEngland
All homes£951£1,459
One bedroom£663£1,195
Two bedrooms£872£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,089£1,489
Four or more£1,515£2,161
Detached£1,270£1,640
Semi-detached£1,049£1,449
Terraced£988£1,435
Flat or maisonette£765£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PO32 6JL (East Cowes & Osborne) (about 1,771 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.

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