What's the median rent in East Cowes & Osborne?

The median monthly rent across East Cowes & Osborne is £940.

How well-connected is East Cowes & Osborne?

Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 102 minutes' walk.

What schools are near East Cowes & Osborne?

There are 2 schools within 2 km of East Cowes & Osborne, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 6487 m away.

What is the council tax band in East Cowes & Osborne?

The most common council tax band in East Cowes & Osborne is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,278. Council tax is set by Isle of Wight council and applies to every property in the area.

How long is the commute from East Cowes & Osborne to London?

By the fastest direct train, the journey from East Cowes & Osborne to central London is approximately 201 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.

Is gigabit broadband available in East Cowes & Osborne?

100% of premises in East Cowes & Osborne are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.

What is the deprivation rank of East Cowes & Osborne?

East Cowes & Osborne sits in IMD decile 5 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.

What's the tenure mix in East Cowes & Osborne?

66% of households in East Cowes & Osborne are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.

What is the average property price in East Cowes & Osborne?

The average property price across Isle of Wight (the local authority covering East Cowes & Osborne) is approximately £242,100, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.

Is East Cowes & Osborne a commuter town or workplace hub?

Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.38 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £26,740.)

Which local areas are part of East Cowes & Osborne?

East Cowes & Osborne contains 4 local areas: Isle of Wight 003B, Isle of Wight 003A, Isle of Wight 003D, Isle of Wight 003E.

What is the average rent in East Cowes & Osborne?

The estimated median monthly rent in East Cowes & Osborne is £940. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.

Is East Cowes & Osborne a safe place to live?

East Cowes & Osborne has a safety score of 74/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.

What schools are near East Cowes & Osborne?

0% of schools within 2 km of East Cowes & Osborne are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from East Cowes & Osborne?

Public-transport commute time from East Cowes & Osborne to central London is approximately 201 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

How is East Cowes & Osborne different from the rest of Isle of Wight?

East Cowes & Osborne contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.

Where does East Cowes & Osborne rank in Isle of Wight?

East Cowes & Osborne scores 70/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Isle of Wight, see the Cities table on the Isle of Wight page.

Neighbourhood · Isle of Wight · South East

East Cowes & Osborne

Isle of Wight 003 · 4 sub-areas · 7,673 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Retirees (68/100)Watch-out: Families (54/100)Liveability 70/100 · Above medianResidential

East Cowes & Osborne is a settled residential pocket of Isle of Wight. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 201 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees.

Median rent

£940+8.2%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

69.5

Above median

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

201 min

Direct to London

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

2 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

70/100

Above median

Population

7,673

4 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in East Cowes & Osborne?

A snapshot of East Cowes & Osborne

Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £940 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.

Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically

Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.

East Cowes & Osborne in Isle of Wight

Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Rent runs at £940 a month — 15% below the national median. Council tax is most commonly Band B.

Median rentCouncil area

£940/mo

Up 8.2% on last year

−£160 vs nat'l avg

Total monthly baseline

£1,130/mo

Rent + council tax + indicative utilities

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Around £2,278/yr · £190/mo

Years to save 10% deposit

4.5 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

−10% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)2-bed: £862/mo · £431/room

By bedroom count

1 bedroom£655/mosolo only

2 bedrooms£862/mo£431/mo per room shared

3 bedrooms£1,075/mo£358/mo per room shared

4 bedrooms£1,502/mo£376/mo per room shared

By property type

Flat£757/mo

Terraced house£976/mo

Semi-detached£1,035/mo

Detached house£1,257/mo

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Renting alone

Whole property, on the local median salary

50%

of take-home

£940/mo per person · take-home £1,898/moA stretch

Sharing a 2-bed

Half a 2-bed flat, on the local median salary

23%

of take-home

£431/mo per person · take-home £1,898/moComfortable

Sharing a 3-bed

One room in a 3-bed flat-share

19%

of take-home

£358/mo per person · take-home £1,898/moComfortable

Couple, two incomes

Whole property split between two earners on the local median salary

25%

of take-home

£470/mo per person · take-home £1,898/moComfortable

Take-home is calculated from the median resident salary using UK 2024–25 income-tax + NI bands. Higher earners and dual-income households see lower percentages than the table shows; the median figures are a market benchmark, not a personal estimate.

Buying — affordability detail~£1,256/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£238,750

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area£242,100-4.3% YoY

Estimated monthly mortgage£1,256/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)4.3%

Years to save 10% deposit4.5 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel povertyCouncil tax (Band D, all-in): £2,626/yr

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area£2,626/yr

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area£2,278/yr

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B8%

Households in fuel poverty9.5%

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Safety

How safe is East Cowes & Osborne?

Safety scores 74/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 31% below the national average (69.5 per 1,000 residents per year).

Crime / 1k / yr

69.5

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 11 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

74/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

5/10

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

29.3 /1k

Anti-social behaviour

7.7 /1k

Public order

6.1 /1k

Vehicle crime

1.1 /1k

Criminal damage & arson

3.9 /1k

Burglary

0.6 /1k

Other theft

2.5 /1k

Shoplifting

14.6 /1k

Drugs

2.2 /1k

Theft from the person

0.6 /1k

Possession of weapons

1.4 /1k

Robbery

0.7 /1k

Bicycle theft

1.2 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Transport

Getting around East Cowes & Osborne

Moderate transport links — 40/100; nearest rail station is Ryde Pier Head at around 8130 m; 14 bus stops within five minutes' walk; London is reachable in 201 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

40/100

Below median

Best hub commute

201 min

Direct to London

WFH share

21%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Ryde Pier Head

8.1 km walk · 201 min to London

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Out of metro reach

Nearest metro is more than 5 km away.

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: London in 201 min

Londonapprox

201 min

Manchesterapprox

388 min

Birminghamapprox

277 min

Leedsapprox

402 min

Liverpoolapprox

408 min

Bristolapprox

239 min

Sheffieldapprox

348 min

Edinburghapprox

516 min

Glasgowapprox

543 min

Cardiffapprox

295 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)21% work from home

Drive59%Public transport4%Walk / cycle13%Work from home21%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband — gigabit available (1,000 Mbps) to most homesTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · effectively universal

Top advertised speedCouncil area1,000 Mbps (gigabit)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area97%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Schools

Schools near East Cowes & Osborne

2 schools within a 2 km radius; around 0% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm.

School scoreHow? →

17/100

Bottom quartile

Schools within 2 km

0 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

Of all schools within 2 km

−70.0 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

6.5 km

Nearest Good: Northwood Primary School (3.3 km)

Closest schools4 closest within ~5 km of the centroid

Name	Phase	Rating	Distance
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School	Voluntary Aided School	Requires improvement	1.3 km
Northwood Primary School	Academy Converter	Good	3.3 km
Medina College	Academy Converter	Requires improvement	4.4 km
Summerfields Primary School	Community School	Good	4.9 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Daily life

What's actually around East Cowes & Osborne?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs1≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants1≤ 500 m
Cafés1≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety0≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas0≤ 2 km
Theatres0≤ 2 km
Museums2≤ 2 km
Galleries0≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries0≤ 500 m
Parks1≤ 500 m
Playgrounds1≤ 500 m
Gyms0≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)14≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)14≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is East Cowes & Osborne right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

54/100

Mixed

Schools (0% Good+ within 2 km) and the family-age share fall below what most parents look for here.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

57/100

Mixed

Transport and connectivity are middling, which weighs on this fit for office-based or hybrid workers.

See transport ranking →

Couples

67/100

Good fit

Liveability 70/100, safety 74/100 and median rent at £940/mo combine to make this a comfortable choice for a couple.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

68/100

Good fit

Healthcare is close (GP ~1137 m, hospital ~5.0 km), greenspace is walkable, and 29% of residents are 65+ — an established peer group.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

57/100

Mixed

Yield, growth, or rental demand are weak relative to peers — better-fitting BTL areas exist nearby.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

61/100

Good fit

Private-rental stock is thin (19% PRS), 34% of households are single-person, though transit access is patchy.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 snapshot: older population (29% aged 65+).

Age profile

Under 1818%18–3417%35–4915%50–6421%65+29%

Tenure

Owned66%Private rent19%Social rent12%

Households

One person34%Couple with children15%Lone parent8%Other4%

Property types

Flat14%Terraced24%Semi-detached32%Detached21%

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 5/100

Ethnic group

White97%Asian1%Black0%Mixed1%Other0%

Country of birth

UK-born95%Born outside UK5%

Religion

Christian47%Muslim0%No religion46%Other1%

Education and health26% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)25.7%−7.8 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications18.9%

Self-rated good or very good health75.3%

Self-rated bad or very bad health7.2%

Disabled (Equality Act)24.7%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Employment

Work and income

primarily residential — most working residents commute out (0.38 jobs per resident); median resident salary £26,740/year; 4.3% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£26,740/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

5.2%

ONS ILO method — 53% economically active (Census 2021)

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

67,000

0.38 jobs per working-age resident

Working status of 16+ residents (Census 2021)ILO unemployment 5.2% · 53% economically active · 47% inactive

ILO unemployment rate: 5.2% — This uses the same methodology as the ONS Labour Force Survey: unemployment is expressed as a share of the economically active population (employed + job-seeking only), not all 16+ residents. Retirees, students, full-time carers and others who are “inactive” are excluded from the denominator, giving a like-for-like figure to the national headline rate.

Employed50%Unemployed3%Inactive47%

Census 2021 TS066. The three bars above share a denominator of all residents aged 16+ and always sum to 100%. "Inactive" covers students, retirees, full-time carers, the long-term sick and anyone not currently seeking work — which is why the raw employed% figure is lower than the LFS employment rate. The ILO unemployment rate above strips out inactive residents and matches the standard definition used in national statistics.

DWP claimant count: 4.3% of working-age (16-64) residents claim Universal Credit while seeking work or Jobseeker's Allowance. This is the live monthly unemployment proxy and is not directly comparable to the Census figures above — it counts a narrower group on a different denominator, but it's the most up-to-date local indicator.

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Retail & hospitality

Health & social

21.1%

Retail & hospitality

29.4%

Education

8.0%

Manufacturing

6.3%

Professional

5.5%

Construction

4.5%

Tech & ICT

1.7%

Finance

0.6%

Net commute flow: +53,501 jobs vs. working-age residents. More jobs than workers — net commuter inflow.

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

Inside this neighbourhood

Sub-areas and postcodes in East Cowes & Osborne

4 sub-areas and 200+ postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety	Transport
Isle of Wight 003B	£940	50	42	39	View →
Isle of Wight 003A	£940	70	81	36	View →
Isle of Wight 003D	£940	70	78	41	View →
Isle of Wight 003E	£940	83	70	54	View →

Postcodes covered

In Isle of Wight 003D

PO30 2DY PO30 2EG PO30 2LA PO30 2QE PO30 2QG PO30 2QN PO30 2QQ PO32 6FD PO32 6FQ PO32 6FW PO32 6FY PO32 6FZ PO32 6GD PO32 6GE PO32 6GF PO32 6GH PO32 6GP PO32 6GQ PO32 6GR PO32 6GY PO32 6HJ PO32 6HL PO32 6HS PO32 6HT PO32 6JP PO32 6JR PO32 6JW PO32 6LB PO32 6LD PO32 6LH PO32 6LN PO32 6LP PO32 6LR PO32 6LS PO32 6LT PO32 6LU PO32 6LW PO32 6LX PO32 6LY PO32 6LZ PO32 6NA PO32 6NB PO32 6NE PO32 6NF PO32 6NG PO32 6NH PO32 6NL PO32 6NN PO32 6NP PO32 6NQ PO32 6NR PO32 6NS PO32 6NT PO32 6NU PO32 6NW PO32 6NX PO32 6NY PO32 6NZ

In Isle of Wight 003A

PO32 6AA PO32 6AB PO32 6AD PO32 6AE PO32 6AF PO32 6AH PO32 6AJ PO32 6AL PO32 6AN PO32 6AP PO32 6AR PO32 6AS PO32 6AT PO32 6AU PO32 6AW PO32 6AX PO32 6AY PO32 6AZ PO32 6BT PO32 6EH PO32 6EJ PO32 6EZ PO32 6FE PO32 6FF PO32 6FH PO32 6FL PO32 6FN PO32 6FP PO32 6FR PO32 6FS PO32 6FT PO32 6GG PO32 6GX PO32 6PB PO32 6PD PO32 6PH PO32 6PJ PO32 6PL PO32 6PP PO32 6PR PO32 6PS PO32 6PT PO32 6PU PO32 6PX PO32 6QA PO32 6QB PO32 6QD PO32 6QE PO32 6QF PO32 6QG PO32 6QH PO32 6QQ PO32 6QR PO32 6QS PO32 6QT PO32 6QU PO32 6QY PO32 6QZ PO32 6RB PO32 6RD PO32 6RF PO32 6RG PO32 6RL

In Isle of Wight 003B

PO32 6AG PO32 6BB PO32 6BD PO32 6BE PO32 6BL PO32 6BN PO32 6BP PO32 6BQ PO32 6BW PO32 6BX PO32 6DF PO32 6DH PO32 6DJ PO32 6DL PO32 6DN PO32 6DP PO32 6DR PO32 6DS PO32 6DT PO32 6DW PO32 6DX PO32 6DY PO32 6DZ PO32 6EE PO32 6EF PO32 6EL PO32 6EQ PO32 6EX PO32 6FJ PO32 6HB PO32 6HD PO32 6HE PO32 6JH PO32 6JJ PO32 6JQ PO32 6LG PO32 6LQ PO32 6QJ PO32 6QL PO32 6QN PO32 6QP PO32 6QW PO32 6QX

In Isle of Wight 003E

PO32 6BH PO32 6BJ PO32 6BS PO32 6GA PO32 6GB PO32 6GJ PO32 6GL PO32 6GN PO32 6GS PO32 6GT PO32 6GU PO32 6HG PO32 6HH PO32 6HN PO32 6HP PO32 6HQ PO32 6HR PO32 6HU PO32 6HW PO32 6HX PO32 6HY PO32 6HZ PO32 6JA PO32 6JB PO32 6JD PO32 6JE PO32 6JF PO32 6JL PO32 6JN PO32 6JS PO32 6JT PO32 6JU PO32 6JX PO32 6LA PO32 6LJ PO32 6PA

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What's the median rent in East Cowes & Osborne?: The median monthly rent across East Cowes & Osborne is £940.
How safe is East Cowes & Osborne?: East Cowes & Osborne has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
How well-connected is East Cowes & Osborne?: Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 102 minutes' walk.
What schools are near East Cowes & Osborne?: There are 2 schools within 2 km of East Cowes & Osborne, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 6487 m away.
What is the council tax band in East Cowes & Osborne?: The most common council tax band in East Cowes & Osborne is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,278. Council tax is set by Isle of Wight council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from East Cowes & Osborne to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from East Cowes & Osborne to central London is approximately 201 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
Is gigabit broadband available in East Cowes & Osborne?: 100% of premises in East Cowes & Osborne are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
What is the deprivation rank of East Cowes & Osborne?: East Cowes & Osborne sits in IMD decile 5 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
What's the tenure mix in East Cowes & Osborne?: 66% of households in East Cowes & Osborne are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
What is the average property price in East Cowes & Osborne?: The average property price across Isle of Wight (the local authority covering East Cowes & Osborne) is approximately £242,100, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
Is East Cowes & Osborne a commuter town or workplace hub?: Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.38 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £26,740.)
Which local areas are part of East Cowes & Osborne?: East Cowes & Osborne contains 4 local areas: Isle of Wight 003B, Isle of Wight 003A, Isle of Wight 003D, Isle of Wight 003E.

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What is the average rent in East Cowes & Osborne?: The estimated median monthly rent in East Cowes & Osborne is £940. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
Is East Cowes & Osborne a safe place to live?: East Cowes & Osborne has a safety score of 74/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
What schools are near East Cowes & Osborne?: 0% of schools within 2 km of East Cowes & Osborne are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from East Cowes & Osborne?: Public-transport commute time from East Cowes & Osborne to central London is approximately 201 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is East Cowes & Osborne different from the rest of Isle of Wight?: East Cowes & Osborne contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
Where does East Cowes & Osborne rank in Isle of Wight?: East Cowes & Osborne scores 70/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Isle of Wight, see the Cities table on the Isle of Wight page.

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