Strong on schools

Brading & St. Helens at a glance

House prices
£270,000
Middle42nd percentile
Schools
82nd percentile
Strong
Transport
35th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
45.7 per 1,000 residents
Middle74th percentile
Flood risk
13.1% of the area in flood zones
More flood-zone land75th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Brading & St. Helens a good place to live?

Brading & St. Helens may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. More of the area is in a flood zone than most neighbourhoods in England, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Isle of Wight below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Families who care about school performance

Watch out for

  • More of the area is in river or sea flood zones than most neighbourhoods in England; check the flood map for the specific property

Crime rate in Brading & St. Helens

Crime rate

Crime rate
45.7 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
74th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Brading & St. Helens

House prices

Median sale price
£270,000
Percentile
42nd percentile nationally

House prices are around the national middle range.

Median of 39 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Brading & St. Helens

Schools

82nd percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Brading & St. Helens

Flood risk

13.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 12% of the area. That is the 75th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Brading & St. Helens

Transport

35th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Brading & St. Helens a good place to live?

Brading & St. Helens may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. More of the area is in a flood zone than most neighbourhoods in England, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Brading & St. Helens safe?

Brading & St. Helens ranks in the 74th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Brading & St. Helens?

The median sale price was £270,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 42nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Brading & St. Helens?

Schools rank in the 82nd percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Brading & St. Helens?

Nearby public profiles include Lake South in Isle of Wight and Ventnor & St. Lawrence in Isle of Wight.