New Forest
Local authority in South East · 114 neighbourhoods
Areas
23 areasAgainst South East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South East's middle.
- Brockenhurst & Sway · SO424 neighbourhoods£5,670 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Milford & Lymington South · SO415 neighbourhoods£5,510 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Lymington Town & Boldre · SO415 neighbourhoods£5,120 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Bransgore & Burley · BH235 neighbourhoods£4,930 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Barton on Sea · BH254 neighbourhoods£4,910 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Lyndhurst & Minstead · SO434 neighbourhoods£4,910 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Ashurst & Cadnam · SO404 neighbourhoods£4,800 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hordle & Bashley · SO416 neighbourhoods£4,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Lymington North & West · SO415 neighbourhoods£4,660 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Ringwood North & Ibsley · BH245 neighbourhoods£4,560 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £4,340 per m² · South East £4,390 per m²
- By type
- Flat £207k · Terraced £295k · Semi £340k · Detached £529k
- Neighbourhoods
- 114
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 51.5 per 1,000 a year · South East 68.2
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
63 state schools- Primary
- 54
- Secondary
- 9
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South East's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £58,700 a year · typical South East neighbourhood £62,000
- Social renting
- 7% of homes · typical South East neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 3% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 36% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is New Forest safe?
Police recorded about 51.5 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than South East as a whole (68.2). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in New Forest?
Homes sold for a typical £4,340 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as South East as a whole (£4,390 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £305,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in New Forest?
There are 54 state primary and 9 state secondary schools inside New Forest's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is New Forest a deprived area?
3% of New Forest's 114 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 36% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.