Cowes Central
Middle areaNorth Isle of Wight. 7,967 people in 1.6 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Cowes Central’s wards yet.
How Cowes Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Cowes CentralMiddle
Median sale price18 middle areas, Isle of Wight · 2025
£226,5004th lowest
Population18 middle areas, Isle of Wight · 2021
7,8009th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Isle of Wight · Jan 2026
97.2%highest
Claimant rate18 middle areas, Isle of Wight · Aug 2026
3.2%9th highest
Figures for the whole of Isle of Wight
These figures are published for the whole of Isle of Wight, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Isle of Wight and not Cowes Central alone. See Isle of Wight
Cowes Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cowes Central was £226,500 in 2025.
Cowes Central had 7,800 usual residents at the census.
In Cowes Central, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Cowes Central, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.