Isle of Wight: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£391,460

Semi-detached

£274,602

Terraced

£211,037

Flat or maisonette

£136,254

First-time buyers

£200,336

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  125,894 in 1991 → 141,660 in 2024 (+12.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £157,530 in 2005 → £245,900 in 2026 (+56.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £330 in 2008 → £549 in 2025 (+66.3%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  74.0% in 2004 → 72.6% in 2023 (−1.9%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.0% in 2001 → 3.9% in 2025 (+30.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,722 in 1997 → £24,363 in 2024 (+150.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Isle of Wight; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Home gas use · Environment8,100 kWh (2024/25) · 20th lowest of 347
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment3.2 t per person (2024) · 67th lowest of 361
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing21.9% (2024/25) · 61st lowest of 296
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing23.9 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 90th lowest of 292

Where it ranks worst

• Persistent school absence · Education & skills22.2% (2024/25) · 128th lowest of 132
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£549 (April 2025) · 346th highest of 359
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills65.2% (2024/25) · 291st highest of 313
• New homes · Housing3.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 270th highest of 296

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)77.2 years · England 80.0 · 138th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.6 years · England 83.8 · 78th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)58.6 years · England 60.9 · 101st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)59.3 years · England 61.3 · 92nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)393.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 120th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.9% · England 10.4 · 64th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)58.9% · England 64.6 · 27th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.2% · England 68.3 · 50th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)41.5 score · England 46.0 · 147th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.5% · England 5.8 · 65th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)23.5% · England 19.8 · 107th lowest of 153