PO31 7PP

Cowes Medina · 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 7UU 83 m
PO31 7HG 105 m
PO31 7PW 108 m
PO31 7PR 112 m
PO31 7PN 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO31 7PP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO31
Postcode sector
PO31 7
Latitude
50.755225
Longitude
-1.299129
British National Grid easting
449,535
British National Grid northing
95,305

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Isle of Wight · E06000046
Parish or community
E04001300
Westminster constituency
Isle of Wight West · E14001304
Output area
E00087393
Lower layer super output area
Isle of Wight 002C · E01017304
Middle layer super output area
Isle of Wight 002 · E02003582

Postcode source versions

Explore PO31

88 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Stephenson Road, Cowes, PO31 7PP 10 April 2026 £262,500
1, Stephenson Road, Cowes, PO31 7PP 20 February 2026 £386,000
23, Stephenson Road, Cowes, PO31 7PP 30 June 2025 £302,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Lanesend Primary School

    Academy converter

    508 m
  2. Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    971 m
  3. Gurnard Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,092
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 519
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Criminal damage and arson 100
  • Public order 99
  • Shoplifting 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
111

56 female, 55 male

Postcode households
42
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO31 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

    471 m

  • EAST COWES MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH PATH, EAST COWES, PO32 6RP

    ODS code J84004

    947 m

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

  • Smithards Lane

    BCT · Cowes

    0.1 miles
  • Smithards Lane

    BCT · Cowes

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Hill Co-op

    BCT · Cowes

    0.1 miles
  • Fellows Road

    BCT · Cowes

    0.2 miles
  • Arctic Road

    BCT · Cowes

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Isle of Wight 002C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,379 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £345,000 from 10 recorded sales in PO31 7PP. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lanesend Primary School is the nearest published school at 508 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,092 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 519 events.

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