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SO42 7

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4,629 people · median £775,000 · New Forest

Cleaner air than mostHigh wellbeing
New Forest Council · Conservative minority — no overall control   24/48 seats · 50% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £775,000, up 17.9% over five years. That's about 10.3× local earnings — around the 11.5× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 · 40 sales
£436k£549k£663k£776k£889k2011201820262016 +19%−12%£827,500
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£775,000
5-year change+17.9%
Full history since 1995
£62k£279k£496k£712k£929k1995201020262004 +40%−12%£827,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£1.1m
Semi-detached
£695k
Terraced
£575k
Flat
£121k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.3× · five-year average 11.5×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from New Forest21%

Of the homes across New Forest that sold again within five years, 21% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than South East (17.7%).

By property type
Detached houses5.1%
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses6.5%
Flats23.3%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new28.9%
Bought second-hand19.9%
Overall
Typical resale gain+19.5% · ~8.7-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,431 resale pairs) across New Forest — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership72%

Owned outright
50%
With a mortgage
22%
Private rented
19%
Social rented
9%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,285

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

£4,932 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in SO42 7 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Grigg Lane£95,000158-18.8%
Brookley Road£253,050154+4.2%
Sway Road£612,500148+13.4%
Main Road£422,500139+31.6%
New Forest Drive£550,000110+24.7%
Balmer Lawn Road£522,50078—
Rhinefield Road£685,00074—
Avenue Road£249,50067—
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in New Forest how SO42 7 compares · from New Forest

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Langdown +23.8%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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
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 SO42 7 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
69 sales in 12 months — 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
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