Brockenhurst & Sway
New Forest · South East · population 7,380 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #684 of 6,856 in England
- #220 of 1,119 in South East
- #4 of 23 in New Forest
- Least deprived 10% in England
In summary
Brockenhurst & Sway is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #684 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 23 in New Forest. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (96) but weak on Housing & access (17). Typical homes here sold for about £716,250 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 90 sales) — roughly 1.9× the wider New Forest median of £380,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,199 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £716,250 | 90 | -8.2% | +10.2% |
| Detached | £845,000 | 55 | -8.0% | +1.9% |
| Semi-detached | £562,500 | 12 | -10.7% | +2.3% |
| Terraced | £505,000 | 12 | -7.3% | +55.4% |
| Flat | £200,000 | 11 | -39.8% | -69.2% |
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #6,199 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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.
- East VerwoodDorset90£387,500
- Preston GrangeNorth Tyneside90£299,000
- Leicester Forest EastBlaby90£268,000
- Plympton UnderwoodPlymouth90£260,000
- Poulton SouthWyre90£251,250
- Hermitage & Cold AshWest Berkshire90£655,000