Is Mountbatten Avenue in Cowes a nice place to live?

Mountbatten Avenue is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Mountbatten Avenue is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Mountbatten Avenue is located in the Cowes West and Gurnard ward of the Isle of Wight district in Isle of Wight.
Coordinates 50.761725, -1.30639
Grid Ref SZ490960
Suburb Cowes
Constituency Isle of Wight
Postcodes PO31 8HE

House Prices

The average house price in Mountbatten Avenue is 14.32% higher than the rest of Cowes. The last sale we have on record is 5 Mountbatten Avenue, that sold for £240,000. The average house price in Cowes is £206,500 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Mountbatten Avenue

Date No. Type Price
28/05/2021 5 Detached £240,000
19/10/2020 7 Detached £240,000
31/07/2020 12 Semi £243,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Mountbatten Avenue, Isle of Wight

There were 3 street crime incidents in Mountbatten Avenue in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Hampshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Mountbatten Avenue
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Under investigation
3 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Mountbatten Avenue and compared that to the average for the Cowes West and Gurnard ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Mountbatten Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cowes West and Gurnard ward

Social economic statistics for Mountbatten Avenue

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Mountbatten Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Mountbatten Avenue is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Mountbatten Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Mountbatten Avenue are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Mountbatten Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Mountbatten Avenue are in the top 30% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Mountbatten Avenue are in the top 30% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Mountbatten Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Mountbatten Avenue are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Mountbatten Avenue

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Mountbatten Avenue.

Unemployment in Mountbatten Avenue

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0.42% of Mountbatten Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mountbatten Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mountbatten Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Mountbatten Avenue is 28.24% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
46.84% of Mountbatten Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mountbatten Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Mountbatten Avenue is 29.6% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.56% of properties in Mountbatten Avenue are private rented and 0.84% are social rented.
91.6% of residents of Mountbatten Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Mountbatten Avenue residents

The proportion if Mountbatten Avenue residents born in the UK is 8.7% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.65% of Mountbatten Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
91.35% of Mountbatten Avenue residents were born in the UK

Mountbatten Avenue Summary

With house prices in Mountbatten Avenue more than the average for Isle of Wight and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Mountbatten Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Mountbatten Avenue maybe difficult.

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