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Housing in PO38 1RQ

What the homes in PO38 1RQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ventnor & Wroxall
Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,270 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (28.4%). Flats make up 41.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.

PO38 1RQEngland
Detached28.4%22.9%
Semi-detached17.2%31.5%
Terraced13.3%23%
Purpose-built flat13.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house22.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.1% of households in the PO38 1RQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 50.5% own outright and 20.6% with a mortgage.

PO38 1RQ
71%
23%
England
  • Owned71.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented22.7%20.5%
  • Social rented5.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PO38 1RQEngland
Owned outright50.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.3%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association5.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 44.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PO38 1RQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24%). 10.8% of households include dependent children.

PO38 1RQEngland
Living alone, under 6624%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.5%12.8%
Couple, no children16.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 PO38 1RQ (Ventnor & Wroxall) (about 1,270 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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