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Bembridge

Ward

East Isle of Wight. About 3,542 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Bembridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,564
Joint 1,589th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bembridge compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

BembridgeMiddle
Population39 wards, Isle of Wight · 2021
Population: every ward in Isle of Wight39 areas from 2,504 to 4,615. The middle area is 3,564. Bembridge is 3,564.
3,56420th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares39 wards, Isle of Wight · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Isle of Wight39 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Bembridge is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage39 wards, Isle of Wight · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Isle of Wight39 areas from 51.8% to 99.8%. The middle area is 91.2%. Bembridge is 84.6%.
84.6%11th lowest
Claimant rate39 wards, Isle of Wight · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Isle of Wight39 areas from 1.6% to 9.3%. The middle area is 3.4%. Bembridge is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 9th lowest

Is Bembridge safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bembridge at a rate of 31.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 84.0 per 1,000 people across Isle of Wight.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bembridge.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (59), other crime (26) and anti-social behaviour (10).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Isle of Wight

These figures are published for the whole of Isle of Wight, not for each ward, so they describe all of Isle of Wight and not Bembridge alone. See Isle of Wight

Average house price
£245,670
Down 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£31,184
4th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
Joint 135th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.6
83rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bembridge in brief

Bembridge had 3,564 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Bembridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bembridge, 84.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bembridge, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.