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Cowes

From July 2023 to June 2026, homes in Cowes typically sold for £290,000. Half of the 684 sales were between £220k and £410k, against a typical £260,000 across Isle of Wight.

Postcode PO31

All of Isle of Wight
Cowes CentralCowes West, Gurnard & Northwood
The neighbourhoods of Cowes, in Isle of Wight.Open the map
Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. £290k half sold for £220k to £410k
Homes sold Homes soldHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. 684 July 2023 to June 2026
Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before. +24.2% typical price, against 5 years before
New builds 2% of sales · 19% leasehold

By type of home

What homes sold for

The band is the middle half of sales, a quarter sold for less and a quarter for more, with the typical price marked. The dashed line is the typical price for the same type across Isle of Wight.

  • Detached £427,500 typical
    Half between £330k and £594k · 198 sales · Isle of Wight £382k
  • Semi-detached £286,000 typical
    Half between £241k and £366k · 196 sales · Isle of Wight £260k
  • Terraced £241,750 typical
    Half between £215k and £302k · 174 sales · Isle of Wight £215k
  • Flat £187,500 typical
    Half between £150k and £261k · 116 sales · Isle of Wight £145k

Since 1995

Each year in Cowes

This town Isle of Wight Homes sold
£0£100k£200k£300k 1995: £44,5001996: £45,0001997: £50,7501998: £56,0001999: £63,9752000: £80,0002001: £92,5002002: £110,0002003: £131,5002004: £156,0002005: £164,9502006: £167,2502007: £189,9502008: £179,0002009: £168,0002010: £188,2502011: £175,0002012: £182,0002013: £180,0002014: £190,0002015: £200,0002016: £210,0002017: £221,5002018: £215,7502019: £222,5002020: £240,0002021: £263,0002022: £282,5002023: £290,0002024: £280,0002025: £300,000 1995: 291 sold1996: 406 sold1997: 445 sold1998: 423 sold1999: 462 sold2000: 401 sold2001: 468 sold2002: 518 sold2003: 455 sold2004: 524 sold2005: 425 sold2006: 450 sold2007: 536 sold2008: 302 sold2009: 297 sold2010: 286 sold2011: 275 sold2012: 245 sold2013: 300 sold2014: 373 sold2015: 310 sold2016: 363 sold2017: 341 sold2018: 330 sold2019: 301 sold2020: 334 sold2021: 343 sold2022: 308 sold2023: 244 sold2024: 212 sold2025: 253 sold 1995200020052010201520202025
£0£100k£200k£300k 1995: £44,5001996: £45,0001997: £50,7501998: £56,0001999: £63,9752000: £80,0002001: £92,5002002: £110,0002003: £131,5002004: £156,0002005: £164,9502006: £167,2502007: £189,9502008: £179,0002009: £168,0002010: £188,2502011: £175,0002012: £182,0002013: £180,0002014: £190,0002015: £200,0002016: £210,0002017: £221,5002018: £215,7502019: £222,5002020: £240,0002021: £263,0002022: £282,5002023: £290,0002024: £280,0002025: £300,000 1995: 291 sold1996: 406 sold1997: 445 sold1998: 423 sold1999: 462 sold2000: 401 sold2001: 468 sold2002: 518 sold2003: 455 sold2004: 524 sold2005: 425 sold2006: 450 sold2007: 536 sold2008: 302 sold2009: 297 sold2010: 286 sold2011: 275 sold2012: 245 sold2013: 300 sold2014: 373 sold2015: 310 sold2016: 363 sold2017: 341 sold2018: 330 sold2019: 301 sold2020: 334 sold2021: 343 sold2022: 308 sold2023: 244 sold2024: 212 sold2025: 253 sold 199520102025

The typical price is the middle sale of each full year, shown where at least 5 homes sold. It moves with which homes happened to sell, so a single year can jump.

The homes that sell here

  • Detached29% · Isle of Wight 33%
  • Semi-detached29% · Isle of Wight 28%
  • Terraced25% · Isle of Wight 20%
  • Flat17% · Isle of Wight 19%

New builds and leaseholds

New builds, share of sales2% · Isle of Wight 1%
Leaseholds, share of sales19% · Isle of Wight 25%

New builds can take up to a year to appear in Land Registry's figures, so the latest year may show fewer than were sold.

Neighbourhoods

Where in Cowes

The 2 neighbourhoods mostly in Cowes and what homes sold for in each from July 2023 to June 2026. The range is the middle half of sales.

Neighbourhood Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. Middle half Middle halfHalf the homes sold within this range. A quarter sold for less and a quarter for more. Sales SalesHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before.
Cowes Central £230,000 £184k to £315k 423 +24.4%
Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood £330,000 £262k to £436k 356 +23.3%

About these figures

Every standard home sale registered with HM Land Registry since 1995: homes sold at full market value to a person, so repossessions and sales to companies are left out. Recent months fill in as late sales are registered. Not financial advice.

Sources and licences

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Neighbourhood names: contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (House of Commons Library). Neighbourhood boundaries and the postcode lookup: source, Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.