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SP6 postcode area · New Forest

The SP6 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dorset, New Forest, Wiltshire. Area Scores range from 57 to 88 across them. Every full SP6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the SP6 district's neighbourhoods is Ringwood North & Ibsley (88 out of 100, #800 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley (57). 3 of the 4 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £355,000 in Laverstock, Bodenham & Coombe Bissett to £448,000 in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Dorset, New Forest and Wiltshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,917a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime46per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied73%

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 SP6 district

£391,500median home sold over the past year · +16.4% over 5 years · -0.6% over the year · 209 sales
Detached£525,000
Semi-detached£361,000
Terraced£282,000
Flat£162,500
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
Ringwood North & IbsleyNew Forest 80088 £445,000
Laverstock, Bodenham & Coombe BissettWiltshire 2,00771 £355,000
Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & WoodgreenNew Forest 2,06170 £384,950
Alderholt & Sixpenny HandleyDorset 2,94657 £448,000

People living in SP6 Census 2021

Residents34,092
Median age (est.)48
Density90per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above37%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 10%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 25%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Other 0%

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 SP6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SP6 district.

Ringwood

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SP6.

SP5 BH31 SP2 SP1 BH24 BH22 BH21 SP3

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.