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Forest

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Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
17,159
Households
5,837
Crimes · May '26
84 · 4.9 per 1k
5,837
Households
White Brit. · 22%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 36%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
84 · 4.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£593,333
Median property price
229
Postcodes
5,837
Households
White Brit. · 22%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 36%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
84 · 4.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£593,333
Median property price
229
Postcodes

Overview of Forest

Coordinates51.5733, -0.0053
Postcodes
229
Population (Census)
17,159
Households (Census)
5,837
Recorded crime · May '26
84 · 4.9 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.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.26 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.26 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Forest

Property sales · Forest
HM Land Registry · Forest
Average price
£570,071
YoY: +3.6%
Median price: £593,333
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £458,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£723k£578k£434k
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
433221
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY -37%
ASB
392612
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY -49%
Vehicle Crime
24144
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -36%
Burglary
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -80%

4 of 5 key categories improving

84
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Forest

Ethnicity

Total residents: 17,263
White Brit.22.4%
Pakistani21.1%
Other White14.5%
African7.8%
Caribbean6.5%
+ 12 other groups · 27.6%

Religion

Total residents: 17,249
Muslim35.8%
Christian32.4%
No religion21.7%
Not answered6.4%
Hindu1.5%
+ other · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 17,159
35–4924.4%
25–3416.8%
50–6414.9%
10–157.9%
≤47.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.5%

Households

Total households: 5,837
Other18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.7%
With dependent children8.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.1%
+ 8 other households · 41.1%