Cowes Medina
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Cowes Medina at a glance
- House prices
- £241,500
- Middle33rd percentile
- Schools
- 4th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 37th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 47.2 per 1,000 residents
- Middle72nd percentile
- Flood risk
- 11.4% of the area in flood zones
- Middle72nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Cowes Medina a good place to live?
Cowes Medina has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker, 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
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Cowes Medina
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 47.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 72nd 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 Cowes Medina
House prices
- Median sale price
- £241,500
- Percentile
- 33rd percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 46 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 Cowes Medina
Schools
4th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Cowes Medina
Flood risk
11.4% 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 9.5% of the area. That is the 72nd 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 Cowes Medina
Transport
37th 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.
FAQs
Is Cowes Medina a good place to live?
Cowes Medina has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Cowes Medina safe?
Cowes Medina ranks in the 72nd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Cowes Medina?
The median sale price was £241,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 33rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Cowes Medina?
Schools rank in the 4th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Cowes Medina?
Nearby public profiles include Shanklin South in Isle of Wight and Haylands & Swanmore in Isle of Wight.
