Ringwood South

New Forest · South East · population 8,146 · 5 LSOAs

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

60Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,706 of 6,856 in England
  • #648 of 1,119 in South East
  • #17 of 23 in New Forest
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,105
Median age (est.)46
Density570per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above29%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 14%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Ringwood South is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,706 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 23 in New Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (67) and lowest on Crime (43). Typical homes here sold for about £350,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 128 sales), 8% below the wider New Forest median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,600 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 82 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 48 · #3,535
Employment 49 · #3,522
Education 57 · #2,966
Health 64 · #2,486
Crime 43 · #3,905
Housing & access 67 · #2,288
Living environment 62 · #2,637

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · +9.4% yr · n=128
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,000128+9.4%+6.4%
Detached£540,00042-2.7%+27.1%
Semi-detached£367,50028-10.4%-2.0%
Terraced£321,50022-4.0%-1.5%
Flat£180,000360.0%-6.5%
This area£350,000
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)£38,600±£5,398 · #3,842 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,792
Price-to-income ?9.1×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 ?

62Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

82 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 665 offences
New Forest52
South East71
England83

Rank #4,150 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences292
Theft126
Burglary33
Vehicle crime50
Criminal damage & arson76
Public order & weapons59
Drugs8
Robbery10
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 98 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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