Sold £4,406/m² · Median sold £423,824 (1,961 sales) · Index +0.7% y/y · Turnover 2.3% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is New Forest?
EPC A or B
7.9%
EPC D or worse
55%
What does New Forest cost?
New Forest: sold price per m² £4,406/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,961 sales). +1.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£4,406/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,961 sales
+1.5% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,961 sales.
Sold price
£423,824 12 months to Jun 2026
1,961 sales
+1.7% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,961 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£447,915 12 months to Sep 2026
7,630 listings
+1.9% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 7,630 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £3,279/m² in Sep 2016 to £4,589/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £321,858 in Sep 2016 to £433,605 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £417,475 in Jan 2022 to £455,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £4,609/m² in Aug 2025 to £4,688/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 95% in Jan 2022 to 90% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 97 in Jan 2022 to 99.7 in Sep 2026.
What does New Forest earn?
New Forest: asking rent £1,479/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 941 lets).
Asking rent
£1,479/month 12 months to Sep 2026
941 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 941 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,423 lets
+1% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,423 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,439/month in Aug 2025 to £1,584/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 2.8% in Jan 2022 to 4.0% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 85.9 in Jan 2022 to 113.8 in Sep 2026.
How does New Forest vary by home size?
Asking price in New Forest runs from £159,239 for 1 bedroom to £1,078,944 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in New Forest. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£159,239
12 months to Sep 2026
-8.9% on the previous 12 months
483
2 bedrooms
£296,611
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.3% on the previous 12 months
1881
3 bedrooms
£437,616
12 months to Sep 2026
+3.6% on the previous 12 months
2865
4 bedrooms
£674,221
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.5% on the previous 12 months
1728
5+ bedrooms
£1,078,944
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.9% on the previous 12 months
608
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is New Forest?
New Forest: turnover 2.3% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,945 sales). -24.5% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.3% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,945 sales
-24.5% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,945 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
4,217 12 months to Sep 2026
4,217 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,217 listings.
New listings
4,697 12 months to Sep 2026
4,697 listings
+28% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,697 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 287 in Aug 2025 to 459 in Sep 2026.New listings: 331 in Jan 2022 to 511 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 51 in Jan 2022 to 246 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 2,558 in Sep 2026 to 7,002 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 199 days in Jan 2022 to 158 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in New Forest?
109 agents listed homes for sale in New Forest; the three largest took 15% of the listings.
Agents active
109
Top three agents’ share
15%
New homes among listings
5.9%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns New Forest?
Corporate landlords hold 63% of the 2,813 units in New Forest whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords63% of classified · 1,785 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)21% of classified · 604 units
Housing associations14% of classified · 381 units
RMC1.5% of classified · 42 units
Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does New Forest rank?
New Forest ranks 4th of 11 local authorities in Hampshire for sold price per m², at £4,406/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Hampshire
New Forest ranks 4th of 11 local authorities in Hampshire for sold price per m², at £4,406/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Hampshire, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
East HampshireNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,181/m² · Sep 2026
EastleighNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,097/m² · Sep 2026
FarehamNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,331/m² · Sep 2026
GosportNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,258/m² · Sep 2026
HartNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,271/m² · Sep 2026
HavantNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,866/m² · Sep 2026
RushmoorNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,653/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about New Forest
What is the median house price in New Forest?
Homes in New Forest sold for a median £423,824 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,961 sales. Per square metre that is £4,406/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in New Forest changed?
+1.5% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in New Forest?
Homes to let in New Forest asked a median £1,479/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 941 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in New Forest?
3.7% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,423 lets. +1% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in New Forest?
2.3% of the homes in New Forest changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,945 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.