PO31 7GE

Cowes West & Gurnard · Isle of Wight · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cowes
Local authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West
Postcode district
PO31
Postcode sector
PO31 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO31 7BB 165 m
PO31 7UB 173 m
PO31 7GB 176 m
PO31 7UE 176 m
PO31 7GA 193 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO31 7GE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO31
Postcode sector
PO31 7
Latitude
50.751306
Longitude
-1.314539
British National Grid easting
448,452
British National Grid northing
94,859

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Isle of Wight · E06000046
Parish or community
E04001304
Westminster constituency
Isle of Wight West · E14001304
Output area
E00087449
Lower layer super output area
Isle of Wight 002D · E01017316
Middle layer super output area
Isle of Wight 002 · E02003582

Postcode source versions

Explore PO31

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Sunset Drive, Cowes, PO31 7GE 30 September 2025 £535,000
4, Sunset Drive, Cowes, PO31 7GE 26 August 2025 £615,000
12, Sunset Drive, Cowes, PO31 7GE 25 July 2025 £600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. Lanesend Primary School

    Academy converter

    680 m
  2. Gurnard Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
589
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 310
  • Public order 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 59
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Other theft 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO31 7 residents
8,868

Age bands in PO31 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,442 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

800 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

2,137 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,279 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

1,626 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • COWES MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 NEWPORT ROAD, COWES, PO31 7ER

    ODS code J84015

    878 m

  • EAST COWES MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH PATH, EAST COWES, PO32 6RP

    ODS code J84004

    2.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Broadfields Avenue

    BCT · Cowes

    0.1 miles
  • Broadfields Avenue

    BCT · Cowes

    0.1 miles
  • Three Gates Road

    BCT · Cowes

    0.2 miles
  • Round House

    BCT · Cowes

    0.2 miles
  • Three Gates Road

    BCT · Cowes

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Isle of Wight 002D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,372 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £550,000 from 5 recorded sales in PO31 7GE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Isle of Wight is £240,998 in June 2026, up 1.1% year on year.

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lanesend Primary School is the nearest published school at 680 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

589 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 310 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.