Detached
£629,079
38% above the New Forest average
43.2% of sales
What is the average house price in New Forest? £455,911
The average house price in New Forest is £455,911, based on 2,313 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.7% (£3,168) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 2,313
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in New Forest?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£386,090
15% below the New Forest average
22.4% of sales
Terraced
£320,862
30% below the New Forest average
18.9% of sales
Flats
£227,501
50% below the New Forest average
15.6% of sales
Are house prices in New Forest going up or down?
House prices in New Forest are falling: down 0.7% (£3,168) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 31.5% (£109,230).
Past 12 months
−0.7%
−£3,168From £459,079 to £455,911
£469,287£455,911
Past 10 years
+31.5%
+£109,230From £346,681 to £455,911
£484,788£346,681
Quick answers for New Forest
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£552,795
Highest average, reached in April 2023
How many homes sold?
2,313
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
43.2% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
25.9% of sales
How many people live in New Forest?
175,789
586 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in New Forest?
77,515
258 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in New Forest?
58 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 79% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 8.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.3% of the area · 70 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in New Forest?
52 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · −7.6% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
New Forest West
£488,783
Least expensive
New Forest East
£419,472
How does New Forest rank?
4th most expensive area of Hampshire.
Compared with 13 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in New Forest?
The highest recorded sale prices in New Forest, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
baileys reach dock lane, hampshire
£14,011,076
Sold June 2025
View house details
How do house prices in New Forest compare with nearby areas?
New Forest compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Hampshire.
New Forest vs Eastleigh
- New Forest
- £455,911
- Eastleigh
- £362,929−£92,982
Open comparison
New Forest vs Fareham
- New Forest
- £455,911
- Fareham
- £377,752−£78,159
Open comparison
New Forest vs Test Valley
- New Forest
- £455,911
- Test Valley
- £416,337−£39,574
Open comparison
New Forest vs Winchester
- New Forest
- £455,911
- Winchester
- £559,382+£103,471
Open comparison
New Forest vs Gosport
- New Forest
- £455,911
- Gosport
- £273,295−£182,616
Open comparison
New Forest vs Meon Valley
- New Forest
- £455,911
- Meon Valley
- £328,403−£127,508
Open comparison
Which areas of New Forest are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 2 areas of New Forest, most expensive first.
- 1
£488,783
Change over one year: +0.6%
- 2
£419,472
Change over one year: −2.4%
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:21 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The New Forest dataset covers 10,744 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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