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Dark Lane

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28 recorded sales · median £383,750 · New Forest

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New Forest Council · Conservative minority — no overall control 24/48 seats · 50% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

67/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£384k

median price

5.1

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£384k

median sold price

10.3 yrs

of local pay to buy

89 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar school

schools total

5.1

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

366

Violence — most

NO₂ · WHO 10

6.9%

in a flood zone

197

green spaces

5.8

PM2.5 · WHO 5

463

eat & drink

106

shops

60.5%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£167,250 in 1998 → £385,000 in 2025

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider New Forest, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £383,750. That's about 10.3× local earnings — around the 11.5× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 3 sales

Median sold price · median of all 28 sales£383,750

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.3× · five-year average 11.5×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership74%

Owned outright

47%

With a mortgage

28%

Private rented

14%

Social rented

11%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,285

Your band:

New Forest District Council£212

Hampshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,690

Police & Crime Commissioner£290

Fire & Rescue£93

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,524

Band B£1,777

Band C£2,031

Band D (baseline)£2,285

Band E£2,793

Band F£3,301

Band G£3,809

Band H£4,571

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in New Forest how Dark Lane compares · from New Forest

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Langdown +23.8%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Langdown	£346,000	+23.8%	76
Marchwood	£296,000	+21.9%	116
Calmore	£307,500	+21.1%	176
Hanger Farm	£288,500	+20%	88
West Totton	£327,500	+17.2%	84
Blackfield	£325,000	+17.2%	104
Dibden	£283,000	+16.6%	122
Pennington	£332,500	+15%	48
New Milton	£295,000	+13.8%	306
Ashley	£370,000	+12.5%	142
Ringwood	£350,000	+10.3%	152
Poulner	£404,000	+10%	180
Hollybank	£365,000	+8.7%	88
Holbury	£287,500	+8.5%	130
Milford on Sea	£530,000	+8.4%	182
Totton	£320,000	+8.4%	82
Hammond's Green	£352,500	+8.2%	68
Lymington	£430,000	+7.9%	222
Old Milton	£450,000	+6.7%	246
Bransgore	£437,500	+6.7%	92
Dibden Purlieu	£427,000	+3.1%	70
Barton on Sea	£527,500	+0.3%	124

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Dark Lane — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
WOODACRE, 7 DARK LANE	Detached	—	—	£325,000	Nov 2025
Burwood House Dark Lane Hinton	Semi-detached	—	—	£700,000	Aug 2025
Forest Edge Dark Lane Hinton	Detached	—	—	£385,000	May 2025
5 Dark Lane Blackfield	Detached	—	—	£290,000	Nov 2024
The Hollies Dark Lane Blackfield	Detached	—	—	£382,500	Mar 2021
LITTLE ACRE, 8 DARK LANE	Semi-detached	—	—	£281,000	Feb 2021
Coachmans Cottage Dark Lane Hinton	Semi-detached	—	—	£712,500	Aug 2019
HINTON HOUSE COTTAGE DARK LANE	Detached	—	—	£770,000	Feb 2018
6, Dark Lane Blackfield	Semi-detached	—	—	£344,500	Jul 2017
Brooms Cottage Dark Lane	Semi-detached	—	—	£475,000	Oct 2016
MEADOW COTTAGE DARK LANE	Detached	—	—	£617,500	Jul 2014
Burwood House Dark Lane Hinton	Semi-detached	—	—	£475,000	Apr 2014
Burwood House Dark Lane Hinton	Semi-detached	—	—	£735,000	Dec 2007
2 DARK LANE	Semi-detached	—	—	£225,000	Aug 2007
THE OLD BARN DARK LANE	Detached	—	—	£890,000	Jul 2007
WALNUT COTTAGE DARK LANE	Detached	—	—	£450,000	Mar 2007
WOODACRE, 7 DARK LANE	Detached	—	—	£197,000	Nov 2006
Burwood House Dark Lane Hinton	Semi-detached	—	—	£450,000	Nov 2005
WOODACRE, 7 DARK LANE	Detached	—	—	£185,000	Feb 2004
THE OLD BARN DARK LANE	Detached	—	—	£700,000	Dec 2003
6, Dark Lane Blackfield	Semi-detached	—	—	£143,000	Jun 2002
MEADOW COTTAGE DARK LANE	Detached	—	—	£415,000	Nov 2001
WOODACRE, 7 DARK LANE	Detached	—	—	£127,000	Aug 2001
THE OLD BARN DARK LANE	Detached	—	—	£395,000	Mar 2000

Show all sales ↓

24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from New Forest

Crime runs at 5.1 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month5.1

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from New Forest

Violence & sexual offences

366

Anti-social behaviour

110

Criminal damage & arson

Public order

Other theft

Shoplifting

Recorded crimes by category across the whole New Forest district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from New Forest

Population175,785

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 7/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

7.2/10

Employment

7.0/10

Education & skills

6.5/10

Health & disability

7.4/10

Crime

6.4/10

Housing & services

5.0/10

Living environment

7.3/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider New Forest — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+53%

Unemployment · economically active residents3.8%

Degree-level (Level 4+)31%

Good or very good health82%

Own their home74%

Median age51.3

Born outside the UK7%

See the full New Forest report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

4 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
William Gilpin Church of England Primary School	Primary	Inspected '26 — see report	1.4 km
Paint Pots Boldre	Nursery	Outstanding ('25)	1.4 km
Walhampton School	All-through	—	2.5 km
Lymington Church of England Infant School	Primary	Outstanding ('24)	2.7 km
Lymington Junior School	Primary	—	2.7 km
Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-School	Nursery	Outstanding ('22)	2.7 km
Lymington Centre Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.8 km
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools	Primary	Outstanding ('22)	3.0 km
The Nurture Den Lymington	Nursery	Good ('22)	3.1 km
Pennington Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	3.3 km
Pennington Village Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('24)	3.3 km
The Clock House Nursery School	Nursery	Good ('25)	3.5 km
Priestlands School	Secondary	—	3.5 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('23)	3.5 km
Little Flyers Pre-School	Nursery	—	3.7 km
Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School	Primary	—	3.7 km
Brockenhurst CE Primary, Pre-School and Nursery	Nursery	—	3.7 km
Tops All Saints Lymington Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	4.0 km
South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery	Primary	—	4.1 km
Kids Love Nature (Lymington) Ltd	Nursery	Outstanding ('22)	4.1 km
Brockenhurst College	16 plus	—	4.2 km
Highwood Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	4.2 km
Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School	Primary	—	5.2 km
St Paul's Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('24)	5.8 km
Tiptoe Primary School	Primary	—	5.9 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 2.8 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 2.8 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 2.8 km
NHS ODS

3 of 3 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Wistaria & Milford Surgeries	GP	Good ('16)	2.8 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.8 km
Swedental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.8 km
Mews Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Solent House Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	3.1 km
Smiles Of New Forest	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	3.1 km
Chawton House Surgery	GP	Good ('19)	3.1 km
St. Thomas Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Pennington Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
New Forest Medical Group	GP	Good ('16)	3.7 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Merrygate Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.2 km
Oak Lodge Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Hordle Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.6 km
Ashley Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	6.5 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from New Forest

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 94 min from Brockenhurst Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Lymington Town Rail Station	1.8 mi	—	no direct train
Lymington Pier Rail Station	2.1 mi	—	no direct train
Brockenhurst Rail Station	2.4 mi	London Waterloo	94 min
Sway Rail Station	2.4 mi	London Waterloo	104 min
New Milton Rail Station	4.9 mi	London Waterloo	103 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Brockenhurst Rail Station (94 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

58%

Work from home

30%

Walk or cycle

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging10 points

Per 10,000 residents0.6

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from New Forest

Air quality

NO₂

— WHO guide

PM2.5

5.8

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1001.3%

Flood zone6.9% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 3–5%)

Historic landfill103 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings1,479

Conservation areas39

Green belt6.6%

Green spaces197

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from New Forest

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	463	93% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	106	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	31	—
Green spaces & parks	197	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

60.5%

Superfast

93.5%

Ultrafast

60.7%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from New Forest

Figures for the wider New Forest — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate3.8%

In work (employment rate)52.9%

Companies registered here12,735

New incorporations (12m)1,038

Property companies (SPVs)1,374

See the full New Forest report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district