Housing in PO35 5AA
What the homes in PO35 5AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bembridge & Nettlestone
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,536 (2024)
PO35 5AABembridge
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (53.2%). Flats make up 15.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
84.3% of households in the PO35 5AA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 66.1% own outright and 18.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented14.3%20.5%
- Social rented0.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 38.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (29.1%). 11.1% 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 PO35 5AA (Bembridge & Nettlestone) (about 1,536 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.