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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in New Forest is £455,911 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 0.7%.

England / Hampshire

New Forest

£455,911

Average price, last 12 months

−0.7% in a year
OCT 2016£349kSEPT 2026£456k

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What can I buy with my budget in New Forest?

With £460,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in New Forest.

£460,000

New Forest

  • Flats

    £227,501

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £320,862

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £386,090

    In budget

  • Detached

    £629,079

    £169k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in New Forest?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in New Forest costs £2,281 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • New Forest

    £2,281

    a month

    Average price
    £455,911
    Deposit
    £45,591
    Mortgage
    £410,320
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £91,182

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £629,079

Semi-detached

  • £386,090

Terraced

  • £320,862

Flats

  • £227,501

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

New Forest

Mostly detached houses

43%
22%
19%
16%

How much do prices vary within New Forest?

In New Forest the priciest area costs 1.2× the cheapest.

New Forest2 areas

Cheapest: New Forest East, £419,472. Priciest: New Forest West, £488,783.

New Forest East: £419,472New Forest West: £488,783
  • New Forest average, £455,911

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is New Forest?

New Forest has 70 public parks among 496 green space sites. Green space covers 1.3% of the area: about 58 m² per resident, or 8.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 79% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • New Forest

    1.3%

    of the land is green space
    58 m² per resident, or 8.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    70 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is New Forest?

New Forest has about 1.6 residents for every football pitch of land, or 586 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

New Forest
1.6 people per football pitch of land · 586 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in New Forest?

Prices in New Forest were down on a year earlier in 38 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 0.7% on a year earlier.

New Forest38 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    £455,911

Change over 1 year

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    −£3,168

Change over ~10 years

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    +£109,230

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    2,313

Number of postcodes

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    10,744

Households (Census 2021)

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    77,515

Household density

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    258 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    175,789

Population density

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    586 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    58 m² per resident · more than 79% of areas

Green space share of area

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    1.3%

Public parks

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    70

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    52 per 1,000 · Typical

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    −7.6%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    6.8 per 1,000

Peak month

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    APR 2023 · £552,795

Most common price band

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    £300k – £400k · 25.9%

Detached average

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    £629,079

Semi-detached average

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    £386,090

Terraced average

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    £320,862

Flats average

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    £227,501

Detached share of sales

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    43.2%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    22.4%

Terraced share of sales

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    18.9%

Flats share of sales

  • New Forest

    England / Hampshire / New Forest

    15.6%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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