High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£245,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BH25 5LU
Postcode
BH25 5LU
Coordinates
50.7554, -1.6648
Grid reference
SZ237951
Easting
423,742
Northing
95,139
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WQ84P+43
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
New Milton
Travel to Work
Bournemouth
ITL Region
New Forest
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6855
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6855 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · BH25 5LU
HM Land Registry · New Forest
Average price
£245,000
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Median price: £245,000
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Police Recorded Crime near BH25 5LU
England & WalesCrime trends · near BH25 5LU
Counts are for Ballard electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY -17%
18126
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.2%
Other White3.0%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian49.5%
No religion41.1%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 2.9%
Age groups
50–6418.7%
35–4915.2%
65–7414.9%
75–8413.1%
25–349.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Any member 66+20.7%
All members 66+17.2%
Other15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.1%
+ 8 other households · 30.0%
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest West E14001374
Constituency
E14001374Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Ballard
Constituency code
E14001374
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
New Milton
International Territorial Level
New Forest
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Hampshire
NHS EnglandWessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hampshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - D9Y0V
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
New Forest 020B E01023018
E01023018MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 020 E02004798
E02004798LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 020B E01023018
E01023018MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 020 E02004798
E02004798Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:46 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BH25 5LU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 6855
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023018 and MSOA E02004798 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH25 5LU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BH25 5LU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 27%
Attainment 8
37.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
68%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
32.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 24%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
56%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–14FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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