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The average house price in Isle of Wight is £280,347 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 4.3%.

£280,347

Average price, last 12 months

−4.3% in a year
OCT 2016£220kSEPT 2026£280k

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What can I buy with my budget in Isle of Wight?

With £290,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Isle of Wight.

£290,000

Isle of Wight

  • Flats

    £163,069

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £225,077

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £267,025

    In budget

  • Detached

    £409,809

    £120k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Isle of Wight?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Isle of Wight costs £1,402 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Isle of Wight

    £1,402

    a month

    Average price
    £280,347
    Deposit
    £28,035
    Mortgage
    £252,312
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £56,069

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £409,809

Semi-detached

  • £267,025

Terraced

  • £225,077

Flats

  • £163,069

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Isle of Wight

Mostly detached houses

32%
27%
21%
19%

How much do prices vary within Isle of Wight?

In Isle of Wight the priciest area costs 2.6× the cheapest.

Isle of Wight33 areas

Cheapest: Sandown, £213,497. Priciest: Calbourne, £545,833.

Sandown: £213,497Newport: £231,077East Cowes: £235,893Lake: £251,682Ryde: £254,083Shanklin: £260,752Brading: £265,976Wroxall: £269,878Ventnor: £279,499Rookley: £281,000Freshwater: £290,556Totland: £292,483Cowes: £296,943Wootton Bridge: £302,560St. Helens: £315,020Godshill: £317,138Havenstreet and Ashey: £325,909Northwood: £333,712Niton and Whitwell: £348,854Chillerton and Gatcombe: £351,050Newchurch: £353,773Shalfleet: £362,281Yarmouth: £389,762Bembridge: £421,101Gurnard: £430,235Chale: £432,300Brighstone: £442,416Nettlestone and Seaview: £448,388Shorwell: £461,250Whippingham: £497,600Fishbourne: £504,583Arreton: £513,333Calbourne: £545,833
  • Isle of Wight average, £280,347

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Isle of Wight?

Isle of Wight has 56 public parks among 409 green space sites. Green space covers 1.4% of the area: about 38 m² per resident, or 5.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Isle of Wight

    1.4%

    of the land is green space
    38 m² per resident, or 5.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    56 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Isle of Wight?

Isle of Wight has about 2.5 residents for every football pitch of land, or 921 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Isle of Wight
2.5 people per football pitch of land · 921 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Isle of Wight?

Prices in Isle of Wight were down on a year earlier in 36 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 4.3% on a year earlier.

Isle of Wight36 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    £280,347

Change over 1 year

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    −£12,630

Change over ~10 years

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    +£60,653

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    1,921

Number of postcodes

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    6,369

Households (Census 2021)

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    64,802

Household density

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    425 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    140,577

Population density

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    921 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    38 m² per resident · more than 62% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    1.4%

Public parks

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    56

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    74 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    −1.8%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    10 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    JUL 2023 · £355,887

Most common price band

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    £200k – £300k · 33.8%

Detached average

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    £409,809

Semi-detached average

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    £267,025

Terraced average

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    £225,077

Flats average

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    £163,069

Detached share of sales

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    32.0%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    27.3%

Terraced share of sales

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    21.3%

Flats share of sales

  • Isle of Wight

    England / Isle of Wight

    19.4%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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