Property searches in New Forest

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

Type any address in New Forest for a free report: flood risk, planning constraints, listed buildings, radon, ground and mining, old landfill, noise, sold prices, council tax band and more, with links and ready-made letters for the searches that are not free.

House prices

The average home in New Forest cost £384,564 in August 2026. Prices have barely moved in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£384,564	-0.2%
Detached	£584,165	+0.2%
Semi-detached	£370,085	+0.6%
Terraced	£301,061	+0.6%
Flat or maisonette	£195,805	-3.5%
First-time buyers	£291,458	-0.3%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in New Forest pays £2,420 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,613	£161
B	£1,882	£188
C	£2,151	£215
D	£2,420	£242
E	£2,957	£296
F	£3,495	£350
G	£4,033	£403
H	£4,840	£484

Renting

The average private rent is £1,249 a month (+2.0% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 3.9% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£868
2	£1,138
3	£1,398
4 or more	£1,997

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

New Forest is split into 114 small neighbourhoods. 2% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 35% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 74% of homes are owned, 14% privately rented and 11% socially rented; 29% of people are 65 or over and 11% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

99.4% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 84.1% from all four; 98.5% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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