Detached
£649,306
33% above the New Forest West average
45.8% of sales
What is the average house price in New Forest West? £488,783
The average house price in New Forest West is £488,783, based on 1,216 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 0.6% (£2,885) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +0.6%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,216
- 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 West?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£418,083
14% below the New Forest West average
19.6% of sales
Terraced
£350,099
28% below the New Forest West average
15.8% of sales
Flats
£243,637
50% below the New Forest West average
18.8% of sales
Are house prices in New Forest West going up or down?
House prices in New Forest West are rising: up 0.6% (£2,885) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 32.5% (£119,947).
Past 12 months
+0.6%
+£2,885From £485,898 to £488,783
£491,528£485,744
Past 10 years
+32.5%
+£119,947From £368,836 to £488,783
£536,220£368,836
Quick answers for New Forest West
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£587,512
Highest average, reached in July 2022
How many homes sold?
1,216
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
45.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
31.8% of sales
How many people live in New Forest West?
84,995
609 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 West?
38,603
276 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 West?
60 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 8.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.4% of the area · 40 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 West?
50 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · −0.2% 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
Godshill
£955,080
Least expensive
Fordingbridge
£357,135
How does New Forest West rank?
1st most expensive area of New Forest.
Compared with 2 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in New Forest West?
The highest recorded sale prices in New Forest West, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
the salterns maiden lane, hampshire
£12,500,000
Sold July 2022
View house details
How do house prices in New Forest West compare with nearby areas?
New Forest West compared with the nearest other area in New Forest.
Compare New Forest West with a different areaWhich areas of New Forest West are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 20 areas of New Forest West, most expensive first.
- 1
£955,080
Change over one year: −20.5%
- 2
£904,222
Change over one year: +0.3%
- 3
£849,836
Change over one year: −13.1%
- 4
£840,625
Change over one year: +29.2%
- 5
£803,600
Change over one year: −10.8%
- 6
£792,500
Change over one year: +27.3%
- 7
£778,500
Change over one year: +15.2%
- 8
£673,575
Change over one year: +1.7%
- 9
£655,000
Change over one year: −14.4%
- 10
£640,000
Change over one year: +0.5%
- 11
£637,500
Change over one year: −27.5%
- 12
£597,750
Change over one year: +37.7%
- 13
£568,990
Change over one year: +34.5%
- 14
£528,834
Change over one year: +2.4%
- 15
£515,681
Change over one year: +0.3%
- 16
£497,526
Change over one year: −13.4%
- 17
£435,415
Change over one year: +0.6%
- 18
£419,333
Change over one year: −49.8%
- 19
£412,917
Change over one year: +0.6%
- 20
£357,135
Change over one year: +1.6%
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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 00:26 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The New Forest West dataset covers 4,990 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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