Buying a home in PO31, Cowes. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£308kmost £250k–£395k

Houses per m²£3,407flats £3,073

Sold last year1521,052 in five years

Prices in Isle of Wight-0.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PO31 sold for £308,099 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £250,269 and £395,059, for about 93 m² of space.

152 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £127k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in PO31 7 (£3,119) and the most in PO31 8 (£3,924).

Across Isle of Wight, prices are down 0.9% on a year ago and up 6.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,089 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,405 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £62,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.

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House prices in PO31 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£183,352	£164k–£230k	51 m²	10
2	£237,291	£204k–£285k	68 m²	287
3	£308,099	£250k–£395k	93 m²	410
4	£373,397	£304k–£471k	116 m²	94
5+	£648,194	£426k–£846k	165 m²	77

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£183k	£237k	£308k	£373k	£648k
Detached	£228k	£302k	£412k	£476k	£762k
Semi-detached	—	£245k	£304k	£337k	£449k
Terraced	—	£213k	£254k	£311k	£442k
Flats	£127k	£164k	£302k	£256k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across PO31

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
PO31 7	£3,119	£3,049
PO31 8	£3,924	£3,099

Schools near PO31

Best state primary within 2 kmGurnard Primary School62% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmCowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy44.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

PO32 East Cowes · 2 km3-bed house £263k PO30 Newport · 7 km3-bed house £261k PO33 Ryde · 10 km3-bed house £294k PO13 Gosport · 11 km3-bed house £297k PO14 Fareham · 11 km3-bed house £364k SO45 Southampton · 12 km3-bed house £340k PO12 Gosport · 13 km3-bed house £281k SO31 Southampton · 13 km3-bed house £388k

Questions about PO31

Is PO31 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Isle of Wight are down 0.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (62% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (44.4% against 43.8%); 152 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in PO31?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PO31 sold for £308,099 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £250,269 and £395,059.

How many homes sell in PO31 each year?

152 homes sold in the last year and 1,052 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near PO31?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Gurnard Primary School, where 62% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near PO31?

For a 3-bedroom house, PO32 (£263k, 2 km), PO30 (£261k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.