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BH25 postcode area · New Forest

The BH25 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in New Forest. Area Scores range from 31 to 97 across them. Every full BH25 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BH25 district contains both ends of the scale: Barton on Sea at 97 out of 100 (#190 of 6,856 in England) against New Milton West at 32, a 65-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £309,500 in New Milton West to £716,250 in Brockenhurst & Sway — a 2.3× gap within the BH25 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,381a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime44per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)55
Owner-occupied78%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BH25 district

£390,000median home sold over the past year · +9.9% over 5 years · +1.7% over the year · 415 sales
Detached£525,000
Semi-detached£333,000
Terraced£299,975
Flat£220,000
New Forest£380,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Barton on SeaNew Forest 19097 £495,000
Brockenhurst & SwayNew Forest 68490 £716,250
Hordle & BashleyNew Forest 82188 £450,000
New Milton EastNew Forest 2,51463 £330,000
New Milton WestNew Forest 4,67332 £309,500

People living in BH25 Census 2021

Residents38,515
Median age (est.)55
Density400per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 8%25–44 16%45–64 27%65+ 37%

Tenure

Own outright: 54%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 54%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 9%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 7%Other: 25%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 7%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional12%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 37% · 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.

Towns & places in BH25

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH25 district.

New Milton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH25.

SO41 BH23 SO42 BH24 PO39 PO40 SO4 BH6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.