Is Shooters Hill in Cowes a nice place to live?

Shooters Hill is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Shooters Hill has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Shooters Hill is located in the Cowes North ward of the Isle of Wight district in Isle of Wight.
Coordinates 50.760871, -1.297414
Grid Ref SZ496959
Suburb Cowes
Constituency Isle of Wight
Postcodes PO31 7BE, PO31 7BF, PO31 7BG, PO31 7HR

House Prices

The average house price in Shooters Hill is 18.34% lower than the rest of Cowes. The last sale we have on record is 5A Shooters Hill, that sold for £380,000. The average house price in Cowes is £206,500 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Shooters Hill

Date No. Type Price
05/02/2021 5A Semi £380,000
28/10/2020 1 £20,000
17/07/2020 14B Terrace £135,000
07/01/2020 19A Flat £163,000

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

Crime in Shooters Hill, Isle of Wight

There were 2 street crime incidents in Shooters Hill 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 Shooters Hill
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Shoplifting 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 Shooters Hill and compared that to the average for the Cowes North ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Shooters Hill, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cowes North ward

Social economic statistics for Shooters Hill

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 Shooters Hill is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Shooters Hill 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 Shooters Hill experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Shooters Hill are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Shooters Hill involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Shooters Hill are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Shooters Hill are in the top 40% 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 Shooters Hill, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Shooters Hill are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Shooters Hill

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

Unemployment in Shooters Hill

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.
0.63% of Shooters Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Shooters Hill

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Shooters Hill. The proportion of retirees on Shooters Hill is 7.03% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.63% of Shooters Hill residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Shooters Hill

The proportion of home owners on Shooters Hill is 26.95% lower than the national average of 62%. 61.86% of properties in Shooters Hill are private rented and 3.09% are social rented.
35.05% of residents of Shooters Hill own their home

Country of Birth of Shooters Hill residents

The proportion if Shooters Hill residents born in the UK is 0.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.48% of Shooters Hill residents were born outside the UK.
83.52% of Shooters Hill residents were born in the UK

Shooters Hill Summary

Shooters Hill has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Shooters Hill maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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