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New Forest

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
175,784
Households
77,381
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 3.6 per 1k
77,381
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 3.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£402,028
Median property price
£1,129
Median rent
5,521
Postcodes
77,381
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 3.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£402,028
Median property price
£1,129
Median rent
5,521
Postcodes

Sold prices in New Forest

England & Wales
Property sales · New Forest
HM Land Registry · New Forest
Average price
£458,405
YoY: +1.5%
Median price: £391,345
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 93 sales · avg £445,645
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£517k£456k£395k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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 New Forest

England & Wales
Crime trends · New Forest

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
253
YoY +44%
535356176
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
80
YoY stable
1106927
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
33
YoY +43%
613712
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
22
YoY -39%
634221
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
59
YoY +40%
815121
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
42
YoY -16%
79448
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

633
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in New Forest

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Hampshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

New Forest is the district council. School applications go through Hampshire.

Apply for a primary place via Hampshire

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in New Forest

Brockenhurst is a 28-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 2.2 km

  • Brockenhurst

    Rail

    2.2 km
  • Sway

    Rail

    5.9 km
  • Beaulieu Road

    Rail

    6.1 km
  • Ashurst New Forest

    Rail

    7.3 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in New Forest

GPs make up most of the mapped places

31 GPs · 12 Museums · 9 Libraries · 58 in all

  • GPs31
  • Museums12
  • Libraries9
  • Hospitals6

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in New Forest

Median private rent

£1,129/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£861
1 bed
£1,129
2 bed
£1,385
3 bed
£1,984
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of New Forest

Coordinates50.8354, -1.5853
Postcodes
5,521
Population (Census)
175,784
Households (Census)
77,381
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 3.6 per 1k

Demographics in New Forest

Ethnicity

Total residents: 175,796
White Brit.93.2%
Other White2.8%
+ other · 4.0%

Religion

Total residents: 175,814
Christian51.6%
No religion40.7%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 1.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 175,784
50–6422.5%
35–4915.8%
65–7414.6%
75–8410.1%
25–349.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%

Households

Total households: 77,381
Any member 66+17.4%
All members 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Other11.9%
+ 7 other households · 29.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for New Forest

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.24 (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 7.24 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).