Baring Drive, Cowes

House prices, sold prices and local information for PO31 8DD.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£670,000

3 sales

Price range

£460k – £1.03m

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

27 Jan 2023

PO31 8DD

At a glance

House prices£670k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest stationOver 5 miles awayBus stop 1 min walk SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Baring Drive, Cowes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 27 Jan 2023. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £670,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Baring Drive compared

PO31 postcode area£326,609

Cowes£326,609

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Baring Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PO31 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	3	£670,000	27 Jan 2023

Sold prices on Baring Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
3, Baring Drive PO31 8DD	27 Jan 2023	£1,025,000	Detached	Freehold
3, Baring Drive PO31 8DD	24 Sep 2019	£525,000	Detached	Freehold
3, Baring Drive PO31 8DD	2 Sep 2016	£460,000	Detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
3, Baring Drive	£460,000 (Sep 2016) → £525,000 (Sep 2019) → £1,025,000 (Jan 2023)	+123% over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Baring Drive

Crime

124 crimes were reported within about a mile of Baring Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	61
Drugs	19
Anti-social behaviour	14
Shoplifting	9
Public order	8
Criminal damage & arson	4

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Baring Drive is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

Isle of Wight coast Flood alert area
Cowes, East Cowes, and Newport Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Baring Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy 1,156 pupils	Secondary	11–19	Report	0.2 mi
Gurnard Primary School 522 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Lanesend Primary School 346 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.0 mi
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 148 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–11	Requires improvement Report	1.3 mi
Queensgate Foundation Primary 353 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.9 mi
Northwood Primary School 178 pupils	Primary	5–11	Good Report	2.1 mi
Priory School 172 pupils	Other independent school	4–18	Report	2.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Nearest bus stops

Baring Drive (opposite, Baring Road) 1 min walk
Shorelands (N-bound, Ward Avenue) 2 min walk
Enterprise College (nr, Crossfield Avenue) 4 min walk
Northwood House (opposite, Ward Avenue) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Cowes Medical Centre
200 Newport Road, Cowes · 1.0 mi
East Cowes Medical Centre
Church Path, East Cowes · 1.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	62.6%	62.5%
Private rented	29.5%	20.3%
Social rented	7.8%	17.1%
Households	1,148

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	9.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	53.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	36.4%	18.6%
Residents	2,148

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Nearby streets in PO31

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