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Electoral wardE05013368

Cowes South & Northwood ward, Isle of Wight

Cowes South & Northwood is one of 39 electoral wards of Isle of Wight Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,381 residents in 1,446 households — 558 people per km², the 31st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Isle of Wight West constituency.

Residents, 20213,381council ward average 3,602
Households1,4462.34 residents per household
Density558/ km²about 6.06 km² · Isle of Wight 370
Aged 65+27.6%Isle of Wight: 29.2% · under 16: 15.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 110
5–95.7% · 194
10–156.9% · 235
16–194.1% · 137
20–244.4% · 149
25–348.3% · 282
35–4916.9% · 570
50–6422.8% · 772
65–7414.0% · 472
75–8410.1% · 340
85+3.6% · 121

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.0% · 173
1 car or van41.8% · 604
2 cars or vans32.6% · 471
3 or more13.6% · 196
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.8% · 734
With mortgage31.3% · 452
Shared ownership0.5% · 7
Social rented5.7% · 82
Private rented11.8% · 171

Type of home

Detached house48.7% · 704
Semi-detached house39.7% · 574
Terraced house8.7% · 126
Purpose-built flat1.6% · 23
Converted house0.7% · 10
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 6
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013368
Constituency
Isle of Wight West
Region
South East
Density rank in council
25 of 39

Parishes in the ward

CowesNorthwood

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 North24.7% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned2,773CCowes 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.