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Electoral wardE05013369

Cowes West & Gurnard ward, Isle of Wight

Cowes West & Gurnard is one of 39 electoral wards of Isle of Wight Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,044 residents in 1,854 households — 810 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Isle of Wight West constituency.

Residents, 20214,044council ward average 3,602
Households1,8542.18 residents per household
Density810/ km²about 4.99 km² · Isle of Wight 370
Aged 65+33.9%Isle of Wight: 29.2% · under 16: 13.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.6% · 147
5–94.5% · 181
10–155.8% · 233
16–193.6% · 145
20–243.3% · 135
25–346.9% · 281
35–4915.4% · 621
50–6423.0% · 932
65–7416.7% · 677
75–8411.9% · 481
85+5.2% · 211

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.3% · 210
1 car or van46.0% · 853
2 cars or vans30.0% · 557
3 or more12.6% · 234
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright55.3% · 1,026
With mortgage25.3% · 469
Shared ownership0.4% · 7
Social rented2.1% · 39
Private rented16.9% · 313

Type of home

Detached house57.1% · 1,060
Semi-detached house26.1% · 484
Terraced house6.7% · 125
Purpose-built flat6.8% · 126
Converted house2.0% · 37
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 19
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013369
Constituency
Isle of Wight West
Region
South East
Density rank in council
21 of 39

Parishes in the ward

CowesGurnard

Council offices in this ward

PNorthwood Parish CouncilParish council · PO31 8JF

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 South & Northwood27.6% aged 65+ · 82.0% owned3,381EEast 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.