Is Dover Road in East Cowes a nice place to live?

Dover Road is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Dover Road is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Dover Road is located in the East Cowes ward of the Isle of Wight district in Isle of Wight.
Coordinates 50.758491, -1.290186
Grid Ref SZ501956
Suburb East Cowes
Constituency Isle of Wight
Postcodes PO32 6RE, PO32 6RF, PO32 6RG, PO32 6RQ

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Dover Road in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Dover Road, Isle of Wight

There were 2 street crime incidents in Dover Road 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 Dover Road
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Dover Road and compared that to the average for the East Cowes ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Dover Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the East Cowes ward

Social economic statistics for Dover Road

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Dover Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Dover Road 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 Dover Road 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 Dover Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Dover Road are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Dover Road

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

Unemployment in Dover Road

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.
3.18% of Dover Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Dover Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Dover Road. The proportion of retirees on Dover Road is 6.56% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.16% of Dover Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Dover Road

The proportion of home owners on Dover Road is 18.59% lower than the national average of 62%. 37.91% of properties in Dover Road are private rented and 14.84% are social rented.
43.41% of residents of Dover Road own their home

Country of Birth of Dover Road residents

The proportion if Dover Road residents born in the UK is 9.1% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.25% of Dover Road residents were born outside the UK.
91.75% of Dover Road residents were born in the UK

Dover Road Summary

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

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