New Milton East

New Forest · South East · population 7,921 · 5 LSOAs

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

63Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,514 of 6,856 in England
  • #615 of 1,119 in South East
  • #16 of 23 in New Forest
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,943
Median age (est.)54
Density2,830per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above25%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 8%25–44 20%45–64 24%65+ 35%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 10%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 9%Other: 21%
One person 38%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 9%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Professional 14%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure16%
Skilled trades14%
Professional14%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 37% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

New Milton East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,514 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 23 in New Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (87) and lowest on Education (44). Typical homes here sold for about £330,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 147 sales), 13% below the wider New Forest median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,603 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 73 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 56 · #3,001
Employment 49 · #3,515
Education 44 · #3,851
Health 61 · #2,678
Crime 46 · #3,686
Housing & access 87 · #889
Living environment 82 · #1,253

House prices ?

£330,000median (12m) · +1.5% yr · n=147
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£330,000147+1.5%+15.8%
Detached£464,00054-1.5%+10.5%
Semi-detached£334,00018-5.4%+3.1%
Terraced£300,00023-0.8%+18.2%
Flat£211,25052+7.0%+11.2%
This area£330,000
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)£35,603±£5,019 · #4,848 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,350
Price-to-income ?9.3×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 ?

69Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

73 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 579 offences
New Forest52
South East71
England83

Rank #3,725 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences221
Theft141
Burglary43
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson45
Public order & weapons68
Drugs18
Robbery10
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 58 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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