Arctic Road, Cowes house prices are built from 299 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 24 Apr 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £127,000. Across the 11 years from 2014 to 2025 the median moved +34.4% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -4.2%.
Median price paid
£127,000
Change in cash, 2014–2025
+34.4%
Change in real terms
-4.2%
Median per m²
£1,765
HM Land Registry299 sales90 with floor areaLatest sale 24 Apr 2026
Section 01
How Arctic Road, Cowes prices moved
The chart tracks the median Arctic Road, Cowes house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2025. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £35,450 | £78,716 |
| 2000s | 10 | £129,950 | £236,731 |
| 2010s | 7 | £152,500 | £215,025 |
| 2020s | 5 | £205,000 | £209,457 |
The highest yearly median on record for Arctic Road, Cowes is £216,250 in 2023; the lowest is £33,500 in 1995. Across the full 31-year record the cash median has moved from £33,500 to £205,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £74,386, so the real change over the whole record is +181.6% — about +3.51% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +34.4% in cash against -4.2% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | 24 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £182,000 | £182,000 |
| Flat 2 72 | 25 Feb 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £107,000 | £107,000 |
| 242 | 28 Nov 2025 | Semi-detached | £205,000 | £209,457 |
| 3 | 29 Aug 2025 | Terraced | £148,000 | £151,217 |
| 241 | 26 Aug 2025 | Semi-detached | £245,000 | £250,326 |
| 59 | 11 Jul 2025 | Terraced | £260,000 | £265,652 |
| 153 | 6 Jun 2025 | Terraced | £185,000 | £189,022 |
| 202 | 17 Dec 2024 | Terraced | £159,999 | £168,357 |
| 272 | 16 Dec 2024 | Terraced | £280,000 | £294,627 |
| 69 | 1 Jul 2024 | Terraced | £222,500 | £234,123 |
| 65 | 3 Nov 2023 | Terraced | £230,000 | £248,506 |
| 5 | 20 Sep 2023 | Terraced | £220,000 | £237,701 |
| 2 | 15 Sep 2023 | Terraced | £217,500 | £235,000 |
| 265 | 13 Jul 2023 | Terraced | £235,000 | £253,908 |
| 205 | 7 Jul 2023 | Semi-detached | £180,000 | £194,483 |
| 64 | 30 Mar 2023 | Terraced | £150,000 | £162,069 |
| 250 | 23 Mar 2023 | Semi-detached | £215,000 | £232,299 |
| 59 | 15 Feb 2023 | Terraced | £170,000 | £183,678 |
| 239 | 20 Dec 2022 | Terraced | £205,000 | £237,510 |
| Flat 7 284 | 1 Dec 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £288,000 | £333,673 |
| 291 | 30 Sep 2022 | Terraced | £295,000 | £341,783 |
| 56 | 30 Sep 2022 | Terraced | £225,000 | £260,682 |
| 12 | 24 Jun 2022 | Terraced | £195,000 | £225,924 |
| 10 | 24 Jun 2022 | Terraced | £175,000 | £202,753 |
| 235 | 27 May 2022 | Terraced | £185,000 | £214,339 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Arctic Road, Cowes values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 Arctic Road | £97,500 (2003) | £182,000 (2026) | +2.8% | -0.1% |
| FLAT 2 72 Arctic Road | £146,500 (2008) | £107,000 (2026) | -1.7% | -4.5% |
| 242 Arctic Road | £139,500 (2007) | £205,000 (2025) | +2.2% | -0.8% |
| 3 Arctic Road | £52,500 (2000) | £148,000 (2025) | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| 241 Arctic Road | £125,000 (2004) | £245,000 (2025) | +3.3% | +0.4% |
| 59 Arctic Road | £34,000 (1999) | £260,000 (2025) | +8.1% | +5.3% |
| 153 Arctic Road | £46,000 (1997) | £185,000 (2025) | +5.1% | +2.4% |
| 202 Arctic Road | £115,000 (2004) | £159,999 (2024) | +1.7% | -1.2% |
| 272 Arctic Road | £35,000 (1996) | £280,000 (2024) | +7.7% | +5.0% |
| 69 Arctic Road | £144,000 (2016) | £222,500 (2024) | +5.6% | +1.9% |
| 5 Arctic Road | £36,000 (1996) | £220,000 (2023) | +6.9% | +4.2% |
| 2 Arctic Road | £34,950 (1997) | £217,500 (2023) | +7.3% | +4.5% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Arctic Road, Cowes is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 218 | 72.9% | £128,000 | £13,000 – £295,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 44 | 14.7% | £115,000 | £22,750 – £288,000 |
| Semi-detached | 33 | 11.0% | £137,000 | £20,000 – £322,500 |
| Detached | 4 | 1.3% | £58,000 | £52,500 – £180,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Arctic Road, Cowes
46 of the sales on record are leasehold and 253 freehold — 15.4% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £115,000 and the median freehold sale £129,000 — a gap of +12.2%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 46 | 15.4% | £115,000 |
| Freehold | 253 | 84.6% | £129,000 |
| New build | 25 | 8.4% | £85,000 |
| Existing home | 274 | 91.6% | £129,975 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -34.6%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 7 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Arctic Road, Cowes compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Arctic Road, Cowes sits below that national figure — -19.4%.
Within Cowes the street ranks 167 of 198 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £160,000 (-20.6%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,765 per square metre, across 90 of the 299 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £13,000 to £322,500. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Newport Road£150,000 median
- Mill Hill Road£154,000 median
- Park Road£162,500 median
- Pelham Road£126,975 median
- Bellevue Road£145,500 median
- The Parade£148,475 median
- Fellows Road£130,000 median
- Baring Road£340,000 median
- Victoria Road£149,500 median
- Seaview Road£165,950 median
- Queens Road£195,000 median
- Egypt Esplanade£140,000 median
- St Marys Road£135,000 median
- York Street£145,000 median
- Nelson Drive£140,000 median
- Stephenson Road£172,750 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 2 Arctic Road7 sales
- 279 Arctic Road6 sales
- 265 Arctic Road5 sales
- 239 Arctic Road5 sales
- 229 Arctic Road5 sales
- 228 Arctic Road5 sales
- 57 Arctic Road5 sales
- 222B Arctic Road5 sales
- 293 Arctic Road5 sales
- 264 Arctic Road5 sales
- 147 Arctic Road5 sales
- 226 Arctic Road4 sales
- 3 Arctic Road4 sales
- 153 Arctic Road4 sales
- 5 Arctic Road4 sales
- 163 Arctic Road4 sales
- 77 Arctic Road4 sales
- 1A Arctic Road4 sales
- 249 Arctic Road4 sales
- 294 Arctic Road4 sales
- 79 Arctic Road4 sales
- 197 Arctic Road4 sales
- 151 Arctic Road4 sales
- 251 Arctic Road4 sales
Back to Cowes house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Arctic Road, Cowes?
The median price paid in Arctic Road, Cowes across every sale on the register is £127,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Arctic Road, Cowes?
299 sales are on record for Arctic Road, Cowes, the most recent completing on 24 Apr 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Arctic Road, Cowes house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +34.4% between 2014 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -4.2%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Arctic Road, Cowes house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £216,250, set in 2023. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Arctic Road, Cowes?
£1,765 per square metre, from the 90 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 24 Apr 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Arctic Road, Cowes house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.