PO31 — Cowes
Cowes's PO31 postcode sits in Isle Of Wight. The board behind it is assembled from 11,473 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 8 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical PO31 sale went from £44,500 in 1995 to £292,000 in 2026 — 6.6× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2000 — prices moved +25.1% that year. The one to avoid was 2011: the median moved -7.0%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in PO31
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £44,500 | 291 |
| 2000 | £80,000 | 401 |
| 2005 | £164,950 | 425 |
| 2010 | £188,250 | 286 |
| 2015 | £195,000 | 326 |
| 2020 | £235,500 | 360 |
| 2025 | £282,500 | 257 |
| 2026 | £292,000 | 45 |
The areas on the board
8 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- Cowes (PO31 7) (66% of local sales) — busiest streets: Mill Hill Road, Newport Road, Park Road
- Cowes (PO31 8) (29% of local sales) — busiest streets: Baring Road, Queens Road, Egypt Esplanade
- Gurnard (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: Church Road, Albert Road, Gurnard Pines
- Northwood (2% of local sales) — busiest streets: Pallance Road, Nodes Road, Venner Avenue
- Beare Square (0% of local sales)
- Fulmer Road (0% of local sales)
- Church Walk (0% of local sales)
- The Esplanade (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: Land Adjoining
Reading about 2000 is easy; surviving 2011 is the game. Play the PO31 board.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.