Cowes

Cowes is covered by postcode district PO31. It is in the Isle of Wight council area, England.

Typical price £295,000 Homes sold in Cowes, last 12 months. ▲ 4.9% on the year before Gigabit broadband 382 of 422 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 54 of 436 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 458 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 4 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Cowes, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Cowes, by flood risk Of the 436 postcodes in Cowes that ONS places, 45 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst, 5 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 382 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 33 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Cowes. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PO31 7AA: not on the flood risk listPO31 7AD: not on the flood risk listPO31 7AE: not on the flood risk listPO31 7AG: not on the flood risk listPO31 7AH: not on the flood risk listPO31 7AZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7BB: not on the flood risk listPO31 7BG: not on the flood risk listPO31 7BS: not on the flood risk listPO31 7BT: not on the flood risk listPO31 7DG: not on the flood risk listPO31 7DH: not on the flood risk listPO31 7DN: not on the flood risk listPO31 7DP: not on the flood risk listPO31 7DQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7DR: not on the flood risk listPO31 7DS: not on the flood risk listPO31 7DT: not on the flood risk listPO31 7DX: not on the flood risk listPO31 7DY: not on the flood risk listPO31 7DZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EA: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EB: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EE: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EF: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EG: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EH: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EL: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EN: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EP: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7ER: not on the flood risk listPO31 7ES: not on the flood risk listPO31 7ET: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EU: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EW: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EX: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EY: not on the flood risk listPO31 7EZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FA: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FB: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FD: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FG: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FH: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FL: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FN: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FP: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FR: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FS: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FW: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FX: not on the flood risk listPO31 7FY: not on the flood risk listPO31 7GA: not on the flood risk listPO31 7GB: not on the flood risk listPO31 7GD: not on the flood risk listPO31 7GF: not on the flood risk listPO31 7GH: not on the flood risk listPO31 7GJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7GL: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HA: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HB: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HD: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HE: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HF: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HG: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HH: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HL: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HN: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HP: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HS: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HU: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HW: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HX: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HY: not on the flood risk listPO31 7HZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JA: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JD: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JE: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JF: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JG: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JH: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JL: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JN: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JP: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JR: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JT: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JU: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JW: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JX: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JY: not on the flood risk listPO31 7JZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LA: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LD: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LE: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LF: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LG: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LH: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LL: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LR: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LS: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LT: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LU: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LW: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LX: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LY: not on the flood risk listPO31 7LZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NA: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NB: not on the flood risk listPO31 7ND: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NE: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NF: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NG: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NH: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NL: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NN: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NP: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NS: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NT: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NW: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NX: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NY: not on the flood risk listPO31 7NZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PA: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PE: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PF: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PH: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PL: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PN: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PP: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PR: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PS: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PT: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PU: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PW: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PX: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PY: not on the flood risk listPO31 7PZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QA: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QB: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QD: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QE: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QG: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QL: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QN: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QP: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QR: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QU: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QX: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QY: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7RA: not on the flood risk listPO31 7RB: not on the flood risk listPO31 7RE: not on the flood risk listPO31 7RH: not on the flood risk listPO31 7RL: not on the flood risk listPO31 7RN: not on the flood risk listPO31 7RP: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SE: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SF: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SG: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SL: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SN: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SP: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SR: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SS: not on the flood risk listPO31 7ST: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SW: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SX: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SY: not on the flood risk listPO31 7SZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7TE: not on the flood risk listPO31 7TF: not on the flood risk listPO31 7TG: not on the flood risk listPO31 7TH: not on the flood risk listPO31 7TJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7TL: not on the flood risk listPO31 7TN: not on the flood risk listPO31 7TP: not on the flood risk listPO31 7TR: not on the flood risk listPO31 7TT: not on the flood risk listPO31 7TU: not on the flood risk listPO31 7TW: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UA: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UB: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UD: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UE: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UF: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UG: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UH: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UN: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UP: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UR: not on the flood risk listPO31 7US: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UT: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UU: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UW: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UY: not on the flood risk listPO31 7UZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 7XD: not on the flood risk listPO31 7XE: not on the flood risk listPO31 7XS: not on the flood risk listPO31 7XT: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AA: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AB: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AD: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AE: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AF: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AG: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AH: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AL: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AN: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AP: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AR: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AS: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AT: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AW: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AX: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AY: not on the flood risk listPO31 8AZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BA: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BB: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BD: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BE: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BF: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BG: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BH: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BL: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BN: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BT: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BU: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BX: not on the flood risk listPO31 8BY: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DA: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DB: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DD: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DE: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DF: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DG: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DH: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DL: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DN: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DP: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DR: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DS: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DT: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DU: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DW: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DX: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DY: not on the flood risk listPO31 8DZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EA: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EB: not on the flood risk listPO31 8ED: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EE: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EF: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EG: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EH: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EL: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EN: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EP: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8ER: not on the flood risk listPO31 8ES: not on the flood risk listPO31 8ET: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EU: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EW: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EX: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EY: not on the flood risk listPO31 8EZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8FA: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HA: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HB: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HD: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HE: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HF: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HG: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HH: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HL: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HN: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HP: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HU: not on the flood risk listPO31 8HW: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JA: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JB: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JD: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JE: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JF: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JG: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JH: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JL: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JN: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JP: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JR: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JS: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JT: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JU: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JW: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JX: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JY: not on the flood risk listPO31 8JZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8LB: not on the flood risk listPO31 8LJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8LN: not on the flood risk listPO31 8LP: not on the flood risk listPO31 8LR: not on the flood risk listPO31 8LS: not on the flood risk listPO31 8LT: not on the flood risk listPO31 8LW: not on the flood risk listPO31 8NT: not on the flood risk listPO31 8NU: not on the flood risk listPO31 8NY: not on the flood risk listPO31 8NZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PA: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PB: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PD: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PE: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PF: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PG: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PL: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PN: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PP: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PT: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PU: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PW: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PY: not on the flood risk listPO31 8PZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8QA: not on the flood risk listPO31 8QB: not on the flood risk listPO31 8QE: not on the flood risk listPO31 8QH: not on the flood risk listPO31 8QJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8QL: not on the flood risk listPO31 8QP: not on the flood risk listPO31 8QS: not on the flood risk listPO31 8QX: not on the flood risk listPO31 8QY: not on the flood risk listPO31 8QZ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8RA: not on the flood risk listPO31 8RB: not on the flood risk listPO31 8RD: not on the flood risk listPO31 8RE: not on the flood risk listPO31 8RF: not on the flood risk listPO31 8RH: not on the flood risk listPO31 8RJ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8RL: not on the flood risk listPO31 8RN: not on the flood risk listPO31 8RQ: not on the flood risk listPO31 8RS: not on the flood risk listPO31 8RT: not on the flood risk listPO31 8RW: not on the flood risk listPO31 7QH: very low flood risk onlyPO31 7BE: low flood risk at worstPO31 7DJ: low flood risk at worstPO31 7PB: low flood risk at worstPO31 7RJ: low flood risk at worstPO31 8BW: low flood risk at worstPO31 7BH: medium flood risk at worstPO31 7SU: medium flood risk at worstPO31 8BZ: medium flood risk at worstPO31 7AJ: high flood riskPO31 7AR: high flood riskPO31 7AS: high flood riskPO31 7AT: high flood riskPO31 7AW: high flood riskPO31 7AX: high flood riskPO31 7AY: high flood riskPO31 7BD: high flood riskPO31 7BQ: high flood riskPO31 7BU: high flood riskPO31 7BX: high flood riskPO31 7DA: high flood riskPO31 7DD: high flood riskPO31 7DF: high flood riskPO31 7DU: high flood riskPO31 7DW: high flood riskPO31 7HT: high flood riskPO31 7LP: high flood riskPO31 7NU: high flood riskPO31 7PG: high flood riskPO31 7PQ: high flood riskPO31 7QJ: high flood riskPO31 7QS: high flood riskPO31 7QT: high flood riskPO31 7RR: high flood riskPO31 7RS: high flood riskPO31 7RT: high flood riskPO31 7RX: high flood riskPO31 7RY: high flood riskPO31 7RZ: high flood riskPO31 7SA: high flood riskPO31 7TA: high flood riskPO31 7TD: high flood riskPO31 7TX: high flood riskPO31 7XB: high flood riskPO31 7XF: high flood riskPO31 7XJ: high flood riskPO31 8AU: high flood riskPO31 8BP: high flood riskPO31 8BS: high flood riskPO31 8HX: high flood riskPO31 8JQ: high flood riskPO31 8LD: high flood riskPO31 8LE: high flood riskPO31 8LL: high flood risk Cowes 33 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to PO31 7LP, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk33 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Cowes, by flood risk Of the 436 postcodes in Cowes that ONS places, 45 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst, 5 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 382 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 33 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Cowes. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Cowes
  • A home or business at high risk: 45
  • At medium risk at worst: 3
  • At low risk at worst: 5
  • At very low risk only: 1
  • Not on the at-risk list: 382
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 436 postcodes in Cowes that ONS places, 45 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst, 5 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 382 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 50.7566, longitude -1.3063. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

45 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

PO31 7LP83 at high riskPO31 8JQ33 at high riskPO31 7AW27 at high riskPO31 7AR20 at high riskPO31 7AX20 at high riskPO31 7AY19 at high riskPO31 7RS18 at high riskPO31 7RZ17 at high riskPO31 7BX16 at high riskPO31 8HX16 at high riskPO31 7XB15 at high riskPO31 7XJ15 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 33 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. PO31 7LP, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Cowes?

Homes sold for a typical £295,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 4.9% on the 12 months before. At 382 of the 422 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 458 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 54 of its 436 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ryde Pier Head, 10.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Cowes?

Homes in Cowes sold for a typical £295,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 189 sales, up 4.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£295,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£281,250
12 months to August 2026
£295,000

▲ up 4.9% on the 12 months before

Detached£375,000 53 sales
Semi-detached£280,000 55 sales
Terraced£271,500 56 sales
Flat or maisonette£200,000 25 sales

Across the whole PO31 district, Cowes's main postcode district: a typical £300,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Cowes: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Cowes?

8 of the 436 postcodes now in use in Cowes came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 3 of the 224 homes sold in Cowes were newly built (1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the PO31 district, 3%.

The newest postcodes

PO31 8FAsince June 2026PO31 8QEsince April 2024PO31 7GLsince July 2022PO31 7GBsince June 2022PO31 8BXsince April 2022PO31 8NYsince December 2021

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn CowesAcross the PO31 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 189 (0%) 2 of 196 (1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 3 of 224 (1%) 7 of 233 (3%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Cowes?

Ofcom reports on 422 of the 436 postcodes in Cowes. At 382 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit382 of 422
Postcodes where every home can get superfast410 of 422
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 422

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Cowes at risk of flooding?

54 of the 436 postcodes in Cowes have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 458 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 54 of 436 postcodes High: 417Medium: 41Low: 70Very low: 4

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Cowes?

The open schools at the postcodes in Cowes. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Cowes?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Cowes is Ryde Pier Head Rail Station, 10.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Ryde Pier Head Rail Station Railway station 10.5 kmDrive
  • Ryde Esplanade Rail Station Railway station 10.7 kmDrive
  • Ryde St Johns Road Rail Station Railway station 11.1 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Cowes?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Cowes. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Cowes safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,057 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Cowes over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 84 September 2025
  2. 67 October 2025
  3. 74 November 2025
  4. 85 December 2025
  5. 84 January 2026
  6. 57 February 2026
  7. 83 March 2026
  8. 98 April 2026
  9. 73 May 2026
  10. 81 June 2026
  11. 122 July 2026
  12. 149 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences483 reports
Anti-social behaviour141 reports
Shoplifting97 reports
Criminal damage and arson87 reports
Public order82 reports
Other theft52 reports
Drugs38 reports
Burglary31 reports

Also: other crime 16, vehicle crime 14, possession of weapons 6, bicycle theft 5, theft from the person 4, robbery 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Cowes?

Council
Isle of Wight
Parliamentary constituency
Isle of Wight West
Police force area
Hampshire
Region
South East
Country
England
MP
Richard Quigley (Labour)

All 436 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Cowes

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Cowes postcodes

436 postcodes in use in Cowes, by district:

PO31 postcode district,436 postcodes

That district is in the PO postcode area.

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Places near Cowes

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Cowes's £295,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

East Cowes1.7 km, £225,000Wootton, Isle of Wight6.1 km, £299,975Newport, Isle of Wight6.3 km, £225,000Blackfield and Langley7.9 km, £350,000Lee-on-the-Solent9.4 km, £360,000Holbury9.8 km, £302,000Ryde10.6 km, £237,500Hamble-le-Rice11.7 km, £325,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Cowes

What is it like to live in Cowes?
Homes sold for a typical £295,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 4.9% on the 12 months before. At 382 of the 422 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 458 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 54 of its 436 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ryde Pier Head, 10.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Cowes?
Cowes is covered by postcode district PO31, across 436 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Cowes in?
Cowes is in the Isle of Wight council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Cowes?
Cowes is in the Isle of Wight West parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Richard Quigley (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Cowes?
Homes in Cowes sold for a typical £295,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 189 sales, up 4.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Cowes?
In Cowes, primary schools at its postcodes include Lanesend Primary School, Gurnard Primary School and Northwood Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Cowes have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Cowes is Ryde Pier Head, 10.5 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Cowes?
Ofcom reports on 422 of the 436 postcodes in Cowes. At 382 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Cowes at risk of flooding?
54 of the 436 postcodes in Cowes have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 458 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Cowes?
8 of the 436 postcodes now in use in Cowes came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 3 of the 224 homes sold in Cowes were newly built (1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the PO31 district, 3%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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