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Electoral wardE05013367

Cowes North ward, Isle of Wight

Cowes North is one of 39 electoral wards of Isle of Wight Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,773 residents in 1,423 households — 3,532 people per km², the 37th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Isle of Wight West constituency.

Residents, 20212,773council ward average 3,602
Households1,4231.95 residents per household
Density3,532/ km²about 0.79 km² · Isle of Wight 370
Aged 65+24.7%Isle of Wight: 29.2% · under 16: 14.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 133
5–94.1% · 113
10–155.4% · 151
16–193.1% · 86
20–243.5% · 97
25–3412.6% · 349
35–4917.9% · 497
50–6423.9% · 665
65–7412.6% · 351
75–848.7% · 241
85+3.4% · 95

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van25.6% · 365
1 car or van50.3% · 717
2 cars or vans19.1% · 273
3 or more5.0% · 71
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Isle of Wight overall: 67.7% owned, 10.9% social rented, 20.7% private rented.

Owned outright35.5% · 506
With mortgage23.7% · 338
Shared ownership1.0% · 14
Social rented6.8% · 97
Private rented33.0% · 470

Type of home

Detached house12.0% · 171
Semi-detached house24.3% · 347
Terraced house28.5% · 406
Purpose-built flat23.4% · 333
Converted house6.5% · 93
Other conversion1.8% · 26
Above shop / office3.4% · 49
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013367
Constituency
Isle of Wight West
Region
South East
Density rank in council
6 of 39

Parishes in the ward

Cowes

Other wards in the same constituency

BBrighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet39.3% aged 65+ · 79.4% owned3,064CCarisbrooke & Gunville22.7% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned3,595CCentral Rural32.4% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned3,555CChale, Niton & Shorwell34.9% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned3,459CCowes Medina16.5% aged 65+ · 60.7% owned4,614CCowes South & Northwood27.6% aged 65+ · 82.0% owned3,381CCowes West & Gurnard33.9% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned4,044EEast Cowes28.5% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned4,004FFairlee & Whippingham33.2% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned3,894FFreshwater North & Yarmouth43.5% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned3,080FFreshwater South38.9% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned3,655MMountjoy & Shide23.2% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned3,850NNewport Central20.3% aged 65+ · 43.2% owned3,733NNewport West21.2% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned3,575

All 39 wards of Isle of Wight

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.