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New Forest

New Forest is a district council in Hampshire, in the South East of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is New Forest and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,420

Lower than 55% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

The highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£380k

Higher than 76% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 1.2% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£1,132

Higher than 65% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 14th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Up 1.9% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings9.9

Higher than 83% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home68

Lower than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Joint 5th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van11.7%

Lower than 89% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

16th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station15.7%

Lower than 73% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

7th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket63.9%

Lower than 67% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy71.5%

Lower than 62% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available71.8%

Lower than 67% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths66%

Higher than 72% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

3rd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Joint 14th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Down 4 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score45.5

Lower than 52% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP1,557

Lower than 98% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

The lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

The lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Published for Hampshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents52.9

Lower than 81% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Down 23.3% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households5.3

Higher than 54% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Joint 9th highest of the 51 councils in the South East.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year42.4

Lower than 50% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Published for Hampshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 16th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier91%

Higher than 66% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Joint 7th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents8.0

Higher than 76% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Joint 10th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

No change since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.8

Higher than 90% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Joint 11th highest of the 62 councils in the South East.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.0

Lower than 77% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Joint 13th lowest of the 62 councils in the South East.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women65.1 yrs

Higher than 83% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Published for Hampshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Down 1.9 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home16 ha

Lower than 72% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

14th lowest of the 63 councils in the South East.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean6.5 µg/m³

Lower than 68% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Joint 9th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Down 42.5% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

New Forest shares a boundary with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, Test Valley and Wiltshire. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Dorset£967
  2. Wiltshire£973
  3. New Forest£1,132
  4. Test Valley£1,144
  5. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£1,169
Average house price, all homes
  1. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£312k
  2. Dorset£325k
  3. Wiltshire£329k
  4. Test Valley£372k
  5. New Forest£380k
Council tax, band D
  1. Test Valley£2,306
  2. New Forest£2,420
  3. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£2,436
  4. Wiltshire£2,572
  5. Dorset£2,765
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Wiltshire49.0
  2. Test Valley52.0
  3. New Forest52.9
  4. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole58.5
  5. Dorset58.5
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. New Forest1,557
  2. Test Valley1,597
  3. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole1,856
  4. Wiltshire1,952
  5. Dorset1,953
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Dorset60%
  2. Wiltshire60%
  3. Test Valley64%
  4. New Forest66%
  5. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole66%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Dorset5 µg/m³
  2. Wiltshire5.5 µg/m³
  3. New Forest6.5 µg/m³
  4. Test Valley6.6 µg/m³
  5. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8.2 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Wiltshire14.7%
  2. New Forest15.7%
  3. Dorset15.9%
  4. Test Valley16.5%
  5. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole24.7%

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