Is New Forest a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in New Forest, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 5,529 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in New Forest, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 5,529 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in New Forest sold for £384,977 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.0% on a year earlier. Across New Forest, police record 59 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of New Forest, the nearest primary school is Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School, 1.3 mi away; the nearest secondary is Brockenhurst College, 1.2 mi away, about a 24 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is New Forest Medical Group, 1.5 mi away.
Brockenhurst station is 1.4 mi away; the nearest park, Waters Green, is 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk.
Across New Forest, police record 59 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in New Forest sold for £384,977 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.0% on a year earlier. By type: detached £584,457, semi-detached £370,670, terraced £300,784, flats £196,626. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School, 1.3 mi away. The nearest secondary school is Brockenhurst College, 1.2 mi away, about a 24 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Brockenhurst is 1.4 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £64,549 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.