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Homes rented privately

10.4% to 45.1%

Homes rented privately ranged from 10.4% in Lake South to 45.1% in Ryde North West — a gap of 34.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Lake South	10.4%	177	1,701
Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey	10.9%	166	1,521
Binstead & Fishbourne	11.7%	187	1,597
Cowes South & Northwood	11.8%	171	1,446
Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet	12.1%	175	1,445
Chale, Niton & Shorwell	12.2%	195	1,594
Nettlestone & Seaview	12.9%	156	1,207
Bembridge	13.2%	231	1,753
Pan & Barton	13.6%	249	1,837
Freshwater North & Yarmouth	14.6%	227	1,553
Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch	14.8%	280	1,896
Central Rural	14.8%	229	1,550
Wootton Bridge	14.9%	242	1,628
Mountjoy & Shide	15%	247	1,645
Brading & St Helens	15.1%	237	1,566
Freshwater South	15.9%	287	1,809
Lake North	16.8%	270	1,611
Newport West	16.9%	258	1,529
Cowes West & Gurnard	16.9%	313	1,854
Totland & Colwell	17.6%	295	1,673
Fairlee & Whippingham	17.9%	308	1,725
Parkhurst & Hunnyhill	18.8%	269	1,434
Haylands & Swanmore	19%	312	1,642
Carisbrooke & Gunville	20%	312	1,560
Ryde West	20.8%	296	1,426
Osborne	21.7%	430	1,979
Ryde Appley & Elmfield	21.9%	392	1,787
East Cowes	22%	398	1,808
Ryde South East	23.6%	263	1,113
Sandown North	24.5%	384	1,566
Shanklin Central	24.8%	452	1,826
Cowes Medina	25.8%	514	1,990
Ventnor & St Lawrence	27%	465	1,722
Sandown South	29.5%	498	1,687
Shanklin South	31.7%	513	1,616
Cowes North	33%	470	1,425
Ryde Monktonmead	33.8%	613	1,814
Newport Central	44.4%	873	1,966
Ryde North West	45.1%	1,024	2,272

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.6% to 9.1%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 4.6% in Newport West to 9.1% in Lake South — a gap of 4.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Newport West	4.6%	166	3,575
Cowes West & Gurnard	4.7%	189	4,044
Cowes North	5%	140	2,773
Carisbrooke & Gunville	5.1%	184	3,595
Nettlestone & Seaview	5.2%	130	2,521
Binstead & Fishbourne	5.2%	184	3,534
Cowes Medina	5.2%	242	4,613
Cowes South & Northwood	5.3%	179	3,384
Chale, Niton & Shorwell	5.3%	185	3,459
Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey	5.6%	191	3,394
Central Rural	6%	212	3,555
Bembridge	6.1%	216	3,561
Haylands & Swanmore	6.2%	231	3,713
Wootton Bridge	6.3%	215	3,391
Shanklin South	6.4%	207	3,255
East Cowes	6.6%	264	4,005
Ryde Appley & Elmfield	6.7%	256	3,827
Brading & St Helens	6.7%	230	3,415
Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet	6.8%	208	3,064
Lake North	6.9%	238	3,456
Freshwater North & Yarmouth	6.9%	212	3,078
Parkhurst & Hunnyhill	6.9%	299	4,337
Shanklin Central	7.1%	282	3,989
Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch	7.1%	284	4,003
Ryde South East	7.1%	178	2,505
Sandown North	7.3%	258	3,532
Pan & Barton	7.4%	312	4,241
Mountjoy & Shide	7.4%	286	3,850
Ryde West	7.4%	240	3,229
Osborne	7.5%	330	4,424
Ryde Monktonmead	7.6%	284	3,758
Ryde North West	7.6%	324	4,276
Freshwater South	7.6%	277	3,655
Totland & Colwell	7.9%	281	3,557
Fairlee & Whippingham	8.1%	317	3,894
Sandown South	8.4%	301	3,597
Ventnor & St Lawrence	8.9%	291	3,270
Newport Central	9%	336	3,733
Lake South	9.1%	308	3,397

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People aged 65 or over

14.1% to 46%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 14.1% in Ryde South East to 46% in Bembridge — a gap of 31.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ryde South East	14.1%	353	2,502
Parkhurst & Hunnyhill	14.6%	631	4,334
Pan & Barton	15.1%	642	4,240
Cowes Medina	16.5%	763	4,614
Osborne	19.5%	865	4,426
Ryde Monktonmead	20%	751	3,755
Newport Central	20.3%	756	3,730
Newport West	21.2%	757	3,575
Haylands & Swanmore	21.5%	798	3,713
Carisbrooke & Gunville	22.7%	816	3,593
Ryde West	22.7%	734	3,228
Mountjoy & Shide	23.2%	892	3,849
Cowes North	24.7%	687	2,778
Ryde North West	25.9%	1,108	4,276
Sandown South	26.4%	951	3,596
Cowes South & Northwood	27.6%	933	3,382
Sandown North	28%	990	3,532
East Cowes	28.5%	1,140	4,004
Ryde Appley & Elmfield	29.5%	1,131	3,828
Lake North	30.2%	1,045	3,457
Shanklin Central	31.7%	1,264	3,989
Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch	31.9%	1,279	4,004
Central Rural	32.4%	1,151	3,555
Brading & St Helens	33%	1,129	3,417
Fairlee & Whippingham	33.2%	1,294	3,894
Cowes West & Gurnard	33.9%	1,369	4,044
Shanklin South	34%	1,105	3,254
Chale, Niton & Shorwell	34.9%	1,210	3,463
Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey	35.7%	1,212	3,394
Wootton Bridge	36.6%	1,239	3,388
Ventnor & St Lawrence	37.1%	1,213	3,270
Binstead & Fishbourne	37.3%	1,317	3,534
Freshwater South	38.9%	1,422	3,653
Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet	39.3%	1,204	3,064
Totland & Colwell	40.8%	1,450	3,558
Lake South	40.9%	1,389	3,397
Nettlestone & Seaview	41.6%	1,050	2,523
Freshwater North & Yarmouth	43.5%	1,341	3,081
Bembridge	46%	1,636	3,558

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.4% to 26.2%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 12.4% in Cowes North to 26.2% in Lake South — a gap of 13.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Cowes North	12.4%	294	2,379
Cowes West & Gurnard	13.5%	472	3,484
Cowes Medina	14%	515	3,673
Newport West	14.3%	407	2,847
Cowes South & Northwood	14.5%	413	2,844
Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet	15.4%	426	2,758
Haylands & Swanmore	16.3%	492	3,022
Binstead & Fishbourne	16.5%	511	3,095
Bembridge	16.6%	529	3,196
Parkhurst & Hunnyhill	16.7%	611	3,653
Carisbrooke & Gunville	16.8%	496	2,944
Nettlestone & Seaview	16.9%	381	2,253
Chale, Niton & Shorwell	17.4%	530	3,040
Osborne	17.6%	625	3,552
Wootton Bridge	17.6%	522	2,959
Mountjoy & Shide	17.9%	570	3,185
Ryde West	18%	465	2,587
Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey	18%	540	3,000
Freshwater North & Yarmouth	18%	502	2,784
Ryde Monktonmead	18.5%	581	3,139
Central Rural	18.5%	571	3,083
Ryde North West	18.6%	702	3,775
East Cowes	18.8%	625	3,330
Shanklin South	19%	546	2,881
Newport Central	19.4%	605	3,122
Totland & Colwell	19.5%	618	3,177
Ventnor & St Lawrence	19.5%	570	2,930
Ryde South East	19.6%	376	1,916
Ryde Appley & Elmfield	19.7%	642	3,264
Pan & Barton	19.8%	650	3,276
Fairlee & Whippingham	19.9%	668	3,363
Freshwater South	20%	651	3,249
Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch	21.3%	725	3,402
Brading & St Helens	21.5%	630	2,929
Shanklin Central	21.5%	743	3,448
Sandown North	22.4%	679	3,032
Sandown South	22.7%	695	3,064
Lake North	23.7%	695	2,931
Lake South	26.2%	798	3,047

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

18.8% to 41.7%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 18.8% in Ryde South East to 41.7% in Cowes North — a gap of 22.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ryde South East	18.8%	361	1,916
Lake South	19.2%	584	3,047
Lake North	20.4%	599	2,931
Sandown South	20.5%	627	3,064
Pan & Barton	20.9%	684	3,276
Sandown North	21.9%	665	3,032
Fairlee & Whippingham	23.8%	800	3,363
Ryde West	23.9%	617	2,587
Osborne	24.1%	857	3,552
Newport Central	24.2%	754	3,122
Ryde Monktonmead	24.7%	775	3,139
Parkhurst & Hunnyhill	24.9%	908	3,653
Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch	25%	852	3,402
East Cowes	25.9%	861	3,330
Mountjoy & Shide	26%	828	3,185
Shanklin South	26.1%	753	2,881
Shanklin Central	26.3%	907	3,448
Haylands & Swanmore	26.5%	802	3,022
Newport West	26.6%	758	2,847
Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey	26.6%	799	3,000
Ryde Appley & Elmfield	27.1%	884	3,264
Freshwater South	27.9%	906	3,249
Totland & Colwell	27.9%	887	3,177
Central Rural	27.9%	861	3,083
Carisbrooke & Gunville	28%	823	2,944
Brading & St Helens	28.3%	828	2,929
Ryde North West	29%	1,096	3,775
Wootton Bridge	29.1%	860	2,959
Cowes South & Northwood	30.2%	860	2,844
Freshwater North & Yarmouth	30.5%	850	2,784
Binstead & Fishbourne	31.2%	965	3,095
Ventnor & St Lawrence	31.6%	927	2,930
Cowes Medina	31.7%	1,166	3,673
Bembridge	32.6%	1,042	3,196
Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet	33.4%	921	2,758
Chale, Niton & Shorwell	33.7%	1,025	3,040
Nettlestone & Seaview	34.7%	781	2,253
Cowes West & Gurnard	37.8%	1,317	3,484
Cowes North	41.7%	993	2,379

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12% to 28.3%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 12% in Cowes West & Gurnard to 28.3% in Ryde South East — a gap of 16.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Cowes West & Gurnard	12%	222	1,855
Nettlestone & Seaview	12.7%	154	1,209
Cowes South & Northwood	13.3%	192	1,446
Binstead & Fishbourne	13.3%	212	1,595
Bembridge	13.5%	236	1,753
Newport West	14.3%	218	1,527
Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey	14.9%	226	1,518
Cowes North	16.1%	230	1,425
Central Rural	16.4%	254	1,550
Freshwater North & Yarmouth	16.4%	255	1,555
Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet	16.5%	239	1,448
Wootton Bridge	17%	277	1,627
Fairlee & Whippingham	17%	294	1,725
Cowes Medina	17.1%	340	1,990
Carisbrooke & Gunville	17.4%	272	1,560
Freshwater South	17.5%	317	1,809
Totland & Colwell	17.9%	300	1,673
Chale, Niton & Shorwell	18.1%	288	1,594
Brading & St Helens	18.7%	294	1,570
Shanklin South	18.8%	304	1,616
Parkhurst & Hunnyhill	18.9%	272	1,436
Haylands & Swanmore	19%	312	1,642
East Cowes	19.8%	358	1,809
Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch	20.7%	392	1,893
Ryde Appley & Elmfield	20.8%	371	1,787
Shanklin Central	22%	402	1,827
Sandown North	22.1%	346	1,566
Osborne	22.5%	446	1,978
Ventnor & St Lawrence	22.8%	393	1,720
Mountjoy & Shide	23%	379	1,645
Ryde North West	23.8%	540	2,272
Ryde West	23.9%	341	1,427
Lake North	23.9%	386	1,614
Lake South	24.7%	420	1,700
Ryde Monktonmead	25.3%	459	1,813
Sandown South	26.4%	446	1,692
Newport Central	26.7%	524	1,963
Pan & Barton	27.6%	507	1,838
Ryde South East	28.3%	315	1,114

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2.1% to 34.6%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 2.1% in Cowes West & Gurnard to 34.6% in Pan & Barton — a gap of 32.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Cowes West & Gurnard	2.1%	39	1,854
Binstead & Fishbourne	2.3%	36	1,597
Nettlestone & Seaview	2.9%	35	1,207
Shanklin South	3.3%	53	1,616
Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey	4.2%	64	1,521
Bembridge	5.5%	97	1,753
Cowes South & Northwood	5.7%	82	1,446
Fairlee & Whippingham	5.7%	99	1,725
East Cowes	6.7%	122	1,808
Cowes North	6.8%	97	1,425
Wootton Bridge	7.1%	115	1,628
Shanklin Central	7.2%	131	1,826
Ryde North West	7.2%	164	2,272
Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet	7.3%	105	1,445
Sandown North	7.6%	119	1,566
Central Rural	7.8%	121	1,550
Newport West	7.9%	121	1,529
Carisbrooke & Gunville	7.9%	124	1,560
Haylands & Swanmore	9.8%	161	1,642
Chale, Niton & Shorwell	9.9%	158	1,594
Totland & Colwell	10%	168	1,673
Freshwater South	10.7%	193	1,809
Brading & St Helens	10.8%	169	1,566
Freshwater North & Yarmouth	11.2%	174	1,553
Ventnor & St Lawrence	11.4%	197	1,722
Parkhurst & Hunnyhill	11.6%	166	1,434
Ryde Monktonmead	11.7%	212	1,814
Ryde Appley & Elmfield	11.8%	210	1,787
Newport Central	12%	235	1,966
Sandown South	12.6%	212	1,687
Lake North	12.7%	204	1,611
Cowes Medina	13.1%	260	1,990
Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch	14.6%	276	1,896
Ryde West	17.3%	247	1,426
Lake South	17.8%	303	1,701
Mountjoy & Shide	20%	329	1,645
Osborne	23.2%	459	1,979
Ryde South East	32.5%	362	1,113
Pan & Barton	34.6%	635	1,837

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39 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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