Buying a home in PO32, East Cowes. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£263kmost £211k–£316k

Houses per m²£3,133flats £2,677

Sold last year78547 in five years

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

A typical 3-bedroom house in PO32 sold for £262,554 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £211,155 and £315,677, for about 94 m² of space.

78 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £108k for one bedroom.

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 £1,197 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £53,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in PO32 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£206,894	£180k–£249k	67 m²	201
3	£262,554	£211k–£316k	94 m²	213
4	£289,416	£259k–£348k	114 m²	38
5+	£389,129	£334k–£659k	145 m²	13

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£207k	£263k	£289k	£389k
Detached	—	£266k	£327k	£333k	£445k
Semi-detached	—	£234k	£254k	£284k	—
Terraced	—	£189k	£210k	£229k	—
Flats	£108k	£142k	£188k	—	—

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

Schools near PO32

Best state primary within 2 kmQueensgate Foundation Primary68% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 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%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

PO31 Cowes · 2 km3-bed house £308k PO30 Newport · 7 km3-bed house £261k PO33 Ryde · 8 km3-bed house £294k PO13 Gosport · 10 km3-bed house £297k PO14 Fareham · 11 km3-bed house £364k PO12 Gosport · 11 km3-bed house £281k PO34 Seaview · 12 km3-bed house £427k PO36 Sandown · 13 km3-bed house £295k

Questions about PO32

Is PO32 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 above the England average (68% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (44.4% against 43.8%); 78 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 PO32?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PO32 sold for £262,554 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £211,155 and £315,677.

How many homes sell in PO32 each year?

78 homes sold in the last year and 547 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near PO32?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Queensgate Foundation Primary, where 68% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

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.