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East Cowes & Osborne

Middle area

North east Isle of Wight. 7,673 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in East Cowes & Osborne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£250,000
Joint 2,668th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,707
Joint 4,052nd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in East Cowes & Osborne

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Cowes & Osborne at a rate of 70.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 84.0 per 1,000 people across Isle of Wight.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences216
Other crime97
Shoplifting81
Anti-social behaviour78
Criminal damage and arson35
Burglary13
Drug offences12
Vehicle crime9
Theft from the person3
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How East Cowes & Osborne compares

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East Cowes & OsborneMiddle
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. East Cowes & Osborne is £250,000.
£250,000joint 9th most expensive
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. East Cowes & Osborne is 7,707.
7,7079th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 middle areas, Isle of Wight · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Isle of Wight18 areas from 0.0% to 97.0%. The middle area is 7.5%. East Cowes & Osborne is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. East Cowes & Osborne is 94.0%.
94.0%3rd highest

Is East Cowes & Osborne safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Cowes & Osborne at a rate of 70.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 84.0 per 1,000 people across Isle of Wight.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 55 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Cowes & Osborne.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (216), other crime (97) and shoplifting (81).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 East Cowes & Osborne alone. See Isle of Wight

Average house price
£245,670
Down 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£31,184
4th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
Joint 135th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.6
83rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
East Cowes & Osborne in brief

The median price paid for a home in East Cowes & Osborne was £250,000 in 2025.

East Cowes & Osborne had 7,707 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in East Cowes & Osborne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In East Cowes & Osborne, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.