Neighbourhood · Isle of Wight · South East
Ventnor & Wroxall
Isle of Wight 018 · 5 sub-areas · 7,088 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (59/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (50/100)Liveability 62/100 · Above medianResidential
Ventnor & Wroxall is a settled residential pocket of Isle of Wight. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 170 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; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
62/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Ventnor & Wroxall?
A snapshot of Ventnor & Wroxall
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Ventnor & Wroxall in Isle of Wight
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Ventnor & Wroxall?
- The median monthly rent across Ventnor & Wroxall is £940.
- How safe is Ventnor & Wroxall?
- Ventnor & Wroxall 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 Ventnor & Wroxall?
- 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 55 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Ventnor & Wroxall?
- There are 3 schools within 2 km of Ventnor & Wroxall, of which 33% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 12730 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Ventnor & Wroxall?
- The most common council tax band in Ventnor & Wroxall is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,394. Council tax is set by Isle of Wight council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Ventnor & Wroxall to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Ventnor & Wroxall to central London is approximately 170 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 Ventnor & Wroxall?
- 100% of premises in Ventnor & Wroxall are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Ventnor & Wroxall?
- Ventnor & Wroxall sits in IMD decile 3 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 Ventnor & Wroxall?
- 71% of households in Ventnor & Wroxall 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 Ventnor & Wroxall?
- The average property price across Isle of Wight (the local authority covering Ventnor & Wroxall) 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 Ventnor & Wroxall 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 Ventnor & Wroxall?
- Ventnor & Wroxall contains 5 local areas: Isle of Wight 018A, Isle of Wight 018D, Isle of Wight 018B, Isle of Wight 018E, Isle of Wight 018C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Ventnor & Wroxall
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Ventnor & Wroxall?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Ventnor & Wroxall 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 Ventnor & Wroxall a safe place to live?
- Ventnor & Wroxall has a safety score of 67/100. 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 Ventnor & Wroxall?
- 33% of schools within 2 km of Ventnor & Wroxall are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Ventnor & Wroxall?
- Public-transport commute time from Ventnor & Wroxall to central London is approximately 170 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Ventnor & Wroxall different from the rest of Isle of Wight?
- Ventnor & Wroxall contains 5 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 Ventnor & Wroxall rank in Isle of Wight?
- Ventnor & Wroxall scores 62/100 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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