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Forest

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
9,696
Households
4,060
Crimes · May '26
35 · 3.6 per 1k
4,060
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
No religion · 46%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
35 · 3.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£425,667
Median property price
236
Postcodes
4,060
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
No religion · 46%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
35 · 3.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£425,667
Median property price
236
Postcodes

Overview of Forest

Coordinates51.0621, -0.3113
Postcodes
236
Population (Census)
9,696
Households (Census)
4,060
Recorded crime · May '26
35 · 3.6 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Forest

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.06 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.06 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Forest

Property sales · Forest
HM Land Registry · Forest
Average price
£456,186
YoY: -4.3%
Median price: £450,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £425,667
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£680k£524k£367k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

Transactions are hidden by default.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Forest

Crime trends · Forest
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26130
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY -18%
ASB
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -56%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -25%

3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising

35
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Forest

Ethnicity

Total residents: 9,679
White Brit.82.8%
Other White6.4%
Indian2.1%
White & Asian1.4%
+ other · 7.3%

Religion

Total residents: 9,687
No religion46.3%
Christian43.2%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim2.0%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 9,696
35–4921.2%
50–6420.2%
25–3411.6%
65–749.2%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%

Households

Total households: 4,060
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.2%
Other14.9%
Any member 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
All members 66+10.8%
+ 7 other households · 30.8%

Postcode Districts in Forest