Barton on Sea

New Forest · South East · population 7,217 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #190 of 6,856 in England
  • #67 of 1,119 in South East
  • #1 of 23 in New Forest
  • Least deprived 10% in England
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents7,404
Median age (est.)65
Density1,066per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above31%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 7%15–24 6%25–44 11%45–64 26%65+ 50%

Tenure

Own outright: 68%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 68%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 2%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 4%Other: 33%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 4%Other 33%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 18% · Professional 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors18%
Professional17%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 30% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Barton on Sea is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #190 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 23 in New Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (98) and lowest on Housing & access (61). Typical homes here sold for about £495,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 132 sales), 30% above the wider New Forest median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,038 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 22 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 97 · #224
Employment 89 · #745
Education 80 · #1,355
Health 89 · #745
Crime 93 · #464
Housing & access 61 · #2,678
Living environment 98 · #149

House prices ?

£495,000median (12m) · -4.4% yr · n=132
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£495,000132-4.4%+3.1%
Detached£570,00089-10.2%+9.6%
Semi-detached£420,00014-3.4%+30.2%
Terraced£315,0009-6.7%0.0%
Flat£293,97520-0.0%+7.6%
This area£495,000
New Forest£380,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£36,038±£5,743 · #4,691 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,304
Price-to-income ?13.7×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

42Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

22 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 158 offences
New Forest52
South East71
England83

Rank #68 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences70
Theft30
Burglary8
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson15
Public order & weapons10
Drugs10
Robbery1
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 16 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in New Forest

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.