Hythe

New Forest · South East · population 7,333 · 5 LSOAs

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

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #663 of 6,856 in England
  • #213 of 1,119 in South East
  • #3 of 23 in New Forest
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,276
Median age (est.)55
Density1,993per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above31%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 18%45–64 27%65+ 34%

Tenure

Own outright: 53%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 53%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 6%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 6%Other: 22%
One person 32%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 6%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 41% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Hythe is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #663 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 23 in New Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (95) and lowest on Housing & access (62). Typical homes here sold for about £340,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 128 sales), 11% below the wider New Forest median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,226 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 45 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 87 · #882
Employment 77 · #1,588
Education 79 · #1,431
Health 78 · #1,534
Crime 77 · #1,547
Housing & access 62 · #2,582
Living environment 95 · #327

House prices ?

£340,000median (12m) · +3.7% yr · n=128
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£340,000128+3.7%+4.5%
Detached£420,00061+1.2%+9.5%
Semi-detached£331,25022+1.9%+10.9%
Terraced£279,25012+1.5%+3.4%
Flat£210,00033+7.7%+10.5%
This area£340,000
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)£43,226±£6,164 · #2,518 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,303
Price-to-income ?7.9×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

84Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

45 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 327 offences
New Forest52
South East71
England83

Rank #1,646 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences151
Theft65
Burglary18
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order & weapons39
Drugs6
Robbery0
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 41 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 →

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