Is The Sidings in Cowes a nice place to live?

The Sidings is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. The Sidings is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Sidings is located in the Cowes Medina ward of the Isle of Wight district in Isle of Wight.
Coordinates 50.756478, -1.296615
Grid Ref SZ497954
Suburb Cowes
Constituency Isle of Wight
Postcodes PO31 7FX, PO31 7FY, PO31 7LW, PO31 7NX

House Prices

The average house price in The Sidings is 66.53% lower than the rest of Cowes. The last sale we have on record is 15 The Sidings, that sold for £125,000. The average house price in Cowes is £206,500 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Sidings

Date No. Type Price
22/08/2022 15 Flat £125,000
17/12/2021 17 Flat £145,000
22/01/2021 15 Flat £102,000

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

Crime in The Sidings, Isle of Wight

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Police in The Sidings during September 2024.

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 The Sidings and compared that to the average for the Cowes Medina ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Sidings, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cowes Medina ward

Social economic statistics for The Sidings

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 The Sidings is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Sidings 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 The Sidings experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Sidings are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Sidings involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Sidings are in the top 40% of the most 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 The Sidings are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 The Sidings, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Sidings are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Sidings

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

Unemployment in The Sidings

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.
3.8% of The Sidings residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Sidings

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Sidings. The proportion of retirees on The Sidings is 1.19% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.41% of The Sidings residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Sidings

The proportion of home owners on The Sidings is 16.4% lower than the national average of 62%. 38.86% of properties in The Sidings are private rented and 15.54% are social rented.
45.6% of residents of The Sidings own their home

Country of Birth of The Sidings residents

The proportion if The Sidings residents born in the UK is 7.78% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.57% of The Sidings residents were born outside the UK.
90.43% of The Sidings residents were born in the UK

The Sidings Summary

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

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