UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/new-forest
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in New Forest
Homes in New Forest sold for a median of £384,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,887 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Postcode districts in New Forest
The dearest district was SO42 (Brockenhurst), at £792,500, and the cheapest was SO45 (Southampton), at £325,000. The dearest median is 2.4 times the cheapest.
The next dearest were SO41 (Lymington) and SO43 (Lyndhurst), and the next cheapest SO40 (Southampton) and SP6 (Fordingbridge).
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Post towns in New Forest, by number of sales: Southampton (SO40, SO45), Lymington (SO41), New Milton (BH25), Ringwood (BH24), Fordingbridge (SP6), Lyndhurst (SO43), Brockenhurst (SO42).
- SO42Brockenhurst, 124 salesMedian price £792,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- SO41Lymington, 979 salesMedian price £487,500Price per square metre £5,055Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −9%
- SO43Lyndhurst, 152 salesMedian price £457,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- BH24Ringwood, 594 salesMedian price £450,000Price per square metre £4,286Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
- BH25New Milton, 820 salesMedian price £392,500Price per square metre £4,045Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- SP6Fordingbridge, 388 salesMedian price £391,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- SO40Southampton, 1,106 salesMedian price £335,000Price per square metre £4,044Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- SO45Southampton, 850 salesMedian price £325,000Price per square metre £3,855Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in BH24 (Ringwood), up 7%, and fell most in SO41 (Lymington), down 9%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Glasshayes Way, Lyndhurst (SO43)23 sales
- Christchurch Road, Ringwood (BH24)19 sales
- Southampton Road, Ringwood (BH24)19 sales
- Herbert Road, New Milton (BH25)18 sales
- Ashley Road, New Milton (BH25)16 sales
- Barton Court Avenue, Barton on Sea (BH25)15 sales
- Station Road, New Milton (BH25)15 sales
- Marlow Close, Alderholt (SP6)15 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Lions Lane, Ashley Heath (BH24, detached houses, £832,500), Barton Court Avenue, Barton on Sea (BH25, £685,000) and Oaks Drive, St Leonards (BH24, detached houses, £685,000).
The cheapest were Grigg Lane, Brockenhurst (SO42, flats, £90,000), Deweys Lane, Ringwood (BH24, flats, £98,000) and Salisbury Street, Fordingbridge (SP6, flats, £125,000).
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 2,124 | £539,500 | £423,000 to £725,000 | £4,819/m²from 95 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,108 | £355,000 | £310,000 to £418,000 | £4,286/m²from 40 sales |
| Terraced | 891 | £295,000 | £265,000 to £351,000 | £3,890/m²from 31 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 764 | £207,500 | £155,000 to £275,000 | £3,238/m²from 26 sales |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in New Forest, at 44% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 23%.
Prices over time
The median rose 27%, from £300,000 in 2016 to £381,000 in 2025, less than the 30% rise across the South East as a whole.
Living in New Forest
Crime
52 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 87 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
79% of homes can get it
Lower than 85 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
31% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 60 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,420 a year in the New Forest for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. New Forest and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Bracknell Forest£420,000
- Brighton and Hove£418,000
- Tonbridge and Malling£415,000
- Vale of White Horse£397,500
- West Berkshire£397,500
- Slough£395,000
- West Oxfordshire£395,000
- New Forest, this council area£384,000
- Lewes£383,500
- Wealden£382,500
- Adur£378,000
- Dartford£375,500
- Basingstoke and Deane£372,500
- Maidstone£367,500
- Test Valley£365,000
About these figures
New Forest's figures come from 4,887 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.