Isle of Wight
PO31 house prices in Isle of Wight
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Isle of Wight, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£287,500
Range £125,000–£535,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Aug 2025 and 12 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in PO31: the typical (median) sold price is £287,500, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). PO31 is an active market, with about 21 recorded sales a month. By property type, 30% were terraced homes (typically £265,000) and 29% were semi-detached homes (typically £272,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,626 a year: Isle of Wight's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Isle of Wight, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on PO31: steady sales, so price from the evidence
250 sales since August 2025 make PO31 a steady market, which is enough to price from, though not enough history for us to call a clear twelve-month direction.
If you are thinking of selling, most PO31 sales sit between £125,000 and £535,000, which makes £287,500 a blunt instrument, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, typical prices in PO31 sit close to the UK average, so hold any asking price up against the sold homes of the same type.
On any PO31 home we would check what has been applied for nearby (550 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,626 a year), and ask a conveyancer to read the title.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free PO31 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
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At a glance
PO31 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£287,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
21.2
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,626
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in PO31
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in PO31 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £405,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £192,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 63 | £405,000 | £282,000–£762,000 |
| Semi-detached | 67 | £272,500 | £149,000–£445,000 |
| Terraced | 69 | £265,000 | £174,000–£402,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 30 | £192,500 | £120,950–£530,500 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Aug 2025 and 12 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in PO31
The quarterly typical price fell 14.5%, from £310,000 in Q3 2025 (49 sales) to £265,000 in Q3 2026 (25 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | £310,000 | 49 |
| Q4 2025 | £286,000 | 90 |
| Q1 2026 | £296,000 | 48 |
| Q2 2026 | £269,000 | 38 |
| Q3 2026 | £265,000 | 25 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Aug 2025 and 12 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of PO31 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most PO31 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £125,000 and £535,000, around a typical £287,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Aug 2025 and 12 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in PO31
Terraced homes were 30% of recorded sales (69 of 229). 78% of sales were freehold and 22% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached28%
- Semi-detached29%
- Terraced30%
- Flat / maisonette13%
Tenure
- Freehold78%
- Leasehold22%
See the figures
195 freehold (78%) and 55 leasehold (22%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in PO31, including 5 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Aug 2025 and 12 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
GRANVILLE COURT, BERNARD ROAD, COWES
£84,999 (2025)£168,000 (2026)+97.6% over 0.8 yrs (+124.3%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where PO31 sits in Isle of Wight
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in PO31
LOWER HORNHILL, REW STREET, COWES
Detached · Freehold · 12 Aug 2026
£210,000
46C, MEDINA ROAD, COWES
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 11 Aug 2026
£253,456
32, CHURCHILL ROAD, COWES
Detached · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026
£245,000
3, WILLOW TREE DRIVE, COWES
Detached · Freehold · 6 Aug 2026
£405,000
25, TENNYSON ROAD, COWES
Terraced · Freehold · 4 Aug 2026
£130,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). PO31 includes the Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet ward.
In plain English
What the Isle of Wight (PO31) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £405,000 against £192,500 for flats: about 2.1 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £125,000 and £535,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 21 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 18 August 2025 and 12 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on PO31
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in PO31
£2,626
Band D a year in Isle of Wight, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,751 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,042 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,334 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,626 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,209 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,793 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,376 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,252 |
These are Isle of Wight's charges for 2026-27, the authority PO31 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Isle of Wight · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near PO31
6
open schools within 3 km, nearest Lanesend Primary School.
All schools
Lanesend Primary School
Primary · Academies · PO31 7ES
483 m
Requires improvement · 2022
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · PO31 8HB
819 m
Good · 2017
Gurnard Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · PO31 8DS
956 m
Good · 2012
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · PO32 6AS
2.1 km
Requires improvement · 2023
Northwood Primary School
Primary · Academies · PO31 8PU
2.2 km
Good · 2024
Queensgate Foundation Primary
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · PO32 6PA
2.3 km
Good · 2012
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the PO31 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 6 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near PO31
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around PO31
550
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 September 2026.
Recent applications
IOW/26/01211/FULUndecided
270 m
Proposed detached dwelling formation of vehicular access and parking area
Received 2026-09-02
IOW/26/01103/CLPUDUndecided
295 m
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed outbuilding
Received 2026-08-13
IOW/26/00900/TWPermitted
356 m
T1; Conifer - Reduce to ground level. Reason: Tree has outgrown its location, low amenity.
Received 2026-07-02 · decided 2026-09-01
IOW/26/00753/HOURejected
436 m
Proposed 2 metre high fence
Received 2026-06-03 · decided 2026-08-03
IOW/26/00737/HOUPermitted
339 m
Proposed single storey rear extension to form conservatory
Received 2026-06-01 · decided 2026-08-05
IOW/26/00654/HOUPermitted
416 m
Retention of outbuilding
Received 2026-05-18 · decided 2026-07-15
Applications are matched within 500 m of the PO31 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for PO31 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 550 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for PO31
Decile 6 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled PO31 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 9, with a median of decile 6 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
PO31 7HJ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 6 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so PO31 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in PO31: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in PO31, band by band
Isle of Wight's council tax for 2026-27 set against the PO31 median sold price of £287,500 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearIsle of Wight | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £287,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,751 | £146 | 0.61% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,042 | £170 | 0.71% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,334 | £195 | 0.81% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,626 | £219 | 0.91% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,209 | £267 | 1.12% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,793 | £316 | 1.32% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,376 | £365 | 1.52% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,252 | £438 | 1.83% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the PO31 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Isle of Wight, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in PO31 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 247 distinct addresses in the records we hold for PO31. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
LOWER HORNHILL, REW STREET, COWES
PO31 8NU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£210,000
2026-08-12
46C, MEDINA ROAD, COWES
PO31 7BX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£253,456
2026-08-11
32, CHURCHILL ROAD, COWES
PO31 8HH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£245,000
2026-08-10
3, WILLOW TREE DRIVE, COWES
PO31 8AR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£405,000
2026-08-06
25, TENNYSON ROAD, COWES
PO31 7QA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£130,000
2026-08-04
66, BELLEVUE ROAD, COWES
PO31 7HJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-07-31
32, BRIDGE ROAD, COWES
PO31 7DH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£170,000
2026-07-31
FLAT 19, ADMIRAL GARDENS, COWES
PO31 7XE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£305,000
2026-07-31
48, GRANVILLE ROAD, COWES
PO31 7JF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£125,000
2026-07-31
THE GLOSTER, THE PARADE, COWES
PO31 7QD · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£530,000
2026-07-28
27, WEST HILL ROAD, COWES
PO31 7SF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-07-24
WESTPOINT, 99, BARING ROAD, COWES
PO31 8DS · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-07-20
40, COCKLETON LANE, COWES
PO31 8JD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£335,000
2026-07-20
44, PELHAM ROAD, COWES
PO31 7DR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£232,500
2026-07-20
35, NEWPORT ROAD, COWES
PO31 7PW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£332,000
2026-07-20
20, PALLANCE ROAD, COWES
PO31 8LN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-07-20
11, FAIRLEAD ROAD, COWES
PO31 7FH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-07-17
18, OSBORNE CHASE, COWES
PO31 7FA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-07-17
11, THE MOORINGS, COWES
PO31 7FB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-07-17
RIEBECK HOUSE, SMITHARDS LANE, COWES
PO31 7PL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-07-17
208, MILL HILL ROAD, COWES
PO31 7EN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£225,000
2026-07-17
409, GURNARD PINES, COWES
PO31 8EX · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£85,000
2026-07-17
63, BELLEVUE ROAD, COWES
PO31 7HJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-07-16
GRANVILLE COURT, BERNARD ROAD, COWES
PO31 7NY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£168,000
2026-07-10
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near PO31
The closest districts to PO31 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in PO32 (East Cowes) 1.2 miles
- House prices in PO30 (Newport) 4.5 miles
- House prices in PO33 (Ryde) 6.4 miles
- House prices in PO13 (Gosport) 6.8 miles
- House prices in PO14 (Fareham) 6.9 miles
- House prices in SO45 (Southampton) 7.4 miles
- House prices in PO12 (Gosport) 7.8 miles
- House prices in SO31 (Southampton) 7.9 miles
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Data sources
Every PO31 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.