Solent View Road, Cowes house prices are built from 83 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 6 Oct 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £295,000. Across the 14 years from 2005 to 2019 the median moved +22.2% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -12.3%.
Median price paid
£295,000
Change in cash, 2005–2019
+22.2%
Change in real terms
-12.3%
Median per m²
£2,853
HM Land Registry83 sales23 with floor areaLatest sale 6 Oct 2025
Section 01
How Solent View Road, Cowes prices moved
The chart tracks the median Solent View Road, Cowes house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2019. 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 | 1 | £55,000 | £122,126 |
| 2000s | 1 | £272,475 | £496,369 |
| 2010s | 1 | £333,000 | £469,530 |
The highest yearly median on record for Solent View Road, Cowes is £333,000 in 2019; the lowest is £55,000 in 1995. Across the full 25-year record the cash median has moved from £55,000 to £333,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £122,126, so the real change over the whole record is +256.6% — about +5.44% 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: +22.2% in cash against -12.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 6 Oct 2025 | Detached | £530,000 | £541,522 |
| 42 | 11 Dec 2024 | Detached | £2,225,000 | £2,341,231 |
| 21 | 28 Nov 2024 | Detached | £1,115,000 | £1,173,246 |
| 56 | 17 Jan 2024 | Detached | £2,095,630 | £2,205,103 |
| 57 | 9 Oct 2023 | Semi-detached | £383,000 | £413,816 |
| 26 | 10 Feb 2023 | Semi-detached | £450,000 | £486,207 |
| 48 | 12 Jan 2023 | Detached | £1,015,000 | £1,096,667 |
| 13 | 4 Nov 2022 | Detached | £570,000 | £660,394 |
| 60 | 10 Mar 2022 | Detached | £2,100,000 | £2,433,032 |
| 66 | 17 Dec 2021 | Detached | £1,510,000 | £1,907,796 |
| 57 | 8 Jan 2021 | Semi-detached | £330,000 | £416,935 |
| 63 | 16 Mar 2020 | Detached | £249,000 | £322,397 |
| 67 | 30 Jan 2020 | Detached | £545,000 | £705,647 |
| 56 | 31 Oct 2019 | Detached | £665,000 | £869,805 |
| 21 | 28 Aug 2019 | Detached | £787,000 | £1,029,378 |
| 27 | 26 Jun 2019 | Detached | £333,000 | £435,557 |
| 43 | 28 Mar 2019 | Semi-detached | £316,000 | £413,321 |
| 1 | 11 Jan 2019 | Semi-detached | £330,000 | £431,633 |
| 51 | 28 Nov 2018 | Detached | £350,000 | £466,446 |
| 6 | 7 Jun 2018 | Detached | £395,000 | £526,418 |
| 50 | 6 Apr 2017 | Detached | £412,500 | £561,414 |
| 22 | 14 Jul 2016 | Terraced | £205,000 | £286,188 |
| 6a | 15 Apr 2016 | Semi-detached | £303,000 | £423,000 |
| 12 | 3 Mar 2016 | Detached | £200,000 | £279,208 |
| 21 | 19 Jun 2015 | Detached | £650,000 | £916,500 |
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 Solent View 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Solent View Road | £360,000 (2011) | £530,000 (2025) | +2.8% | -0.1% |
| 42 Solent View Road | £230,000 (2000) | £2,225,000 (2024) | +9.9% | +7.0% |
| 21 Solent View Road | £325,000 (2014) | £1,115,000 (2024) | +13.1% | +9.7% |
| 56 Solent View Road | £665,000 (2019) | £2,095,630 (2024) | +25.8% | +20.4% |
| 57 Solent View Road | £46,000 (1995) | £383,000 (2023) | +7.9% | +5.1% |
| 48 Solent View Road | £465,000 (2003) | £1,015,000 (2023) | +4.0% | +1.1% |
| 60 Solent View Road | £160,000 (2001) | £2,100,000 (2022) | +13.0% | +10.2% |
| 27 Solent View Road | £140,950 (2001) | £333,000 (2019) | +4.9% | +2.6% |
| 6 Solent View Road | £360,000 (2007) | £395,000 (2018) | +0.8% | -1.6% |
| 22 Solent View Road | £155,000 (2009) | £205,000 (2016) | +4.1% | +1.7% |
| 65 Solent View Road | £95,000 (1995) | £363,000 (2015) | +6.9% | +4.5% |
| 10 Solent View Road | £58,000 (1995) | £325,000 (2013) | +10.0% | +7.5% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Solent View 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 51 | 61.4% | £333,000 | £23,000 – £2,225,000 |
| Semi-detached | 21 | 25.3% | £250,000 | £45,000 – £450,000 |
| Terraced | 11 | 13.3% | £165,000 | £40,000 – £235,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Solent View Road, Cowes
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 83 freehold — 0.0% 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.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 83 | 100.0% | £295,000 |
| New build | 1 | 1.2% | £358,000 |
| Existing home | 82 | 98.8% | £290,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +23.4%. 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.
Section 09
How Solent View Road, Cowes compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Solent View Road, Cowes sits above that national figure — +87.3%.
Within Cowes the street ranks 22 of 198 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £160,000 (+84.4%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,853 per square metre, across 23 of the 83 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 £23,000 to £2,225,000. 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
- Arctic Road£127,000 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
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 21 Solent View Road4 sales
- 57 Solent View Road4 sales
- 65 Solent View Road4 sales
- 27 Solent View Road3 sales
- 6 Solent View Road3 sales
- 22 Solent View Road3 sales
- 10 Solent View Road3 sales
- 4 Solent View Road3 sales
- 19 Solent View Road3 sales
- 36 Solent View Road2 sales
- 42 Solent View Road2 sales
- 56 Solent View Road2 sales
- 48 Solent View Road2 sales
- 60 Solent View Road2 sales
- 14 Solent View Road2 sales
- 18 Solent View Road2 sales
- 11 Solent View Road2 sales
- 40 Solent View Road2 sales
- 16 Solent View Road2 sales
- 45 Solent View Road2 sales
- 49 Solent View Road2 sales
- 9 Solent View Road2 sales
- 37 Solent View Road2 sales
- 29 Solent View Road2 sales
Back to Cowes house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Solent View Road, Cowes?
The median price paid in Solent View Road, Cowes across every sale on the register is £295,000. 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 Solent View Road, Cowes?
83 sales are on record for Solent View Road, Cowes, the most recent completing on 6 Oct 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Solent View Road, Cowes house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +22.2% between 2005 and 2019. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -12.3%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Solent View Road, Cowes house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £333,000, set in 2019. 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 Solent View Road, Cowes?
£2,853 per square metre, from the 23 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 6 Oct 2025. 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, “Solent View 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.