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Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood

Middle area

North Isle of Wight. 8,600 people in 11 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£328,250
2,969th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,583
2,621st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Cowes West, Gurnard & NorthwoodMiddle
Median sale price18 middle areas, Isle of Wight · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Isle of Wight18 areas from £175,000 to £365,000. The middle area is £250,000. Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood is £328,250.
£328,2504th highest
Population18 middle areas, Isle of Wight · 2021
Population: every middle area in Isle of Wight18 areas from 5,258 to 9,693. The middle area is 7,754. Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood is 8,583.
8,5836th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Isle of Wight · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Isle of Wight18 areas from 55.6% to 97.2%. The middle area is 88.1%. Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood is 93.8%.
93.8%4th highest
Claimant rate18 middle areas, Isle of Wight · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Isle of Wight18 areas from 2.0% to 6.5%. The middle area is 3.2%. Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood is 2.2%.
2.2%2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Isle of Wight

These figures are published for the whole of Isle of Wight, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Isle of Wight and not Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood alone. See Isle of Wight

Average house price
£245,900
Down 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£31,184
4th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
138th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.6
83rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood in brief

The median price paid for a home in Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood was £328,250 in 2025.

Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood had 8,583 usual residents at the census.

In Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.