East Boldre

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 8° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:39

9h 40m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom

• 5.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

6 reported · August 2026▼ 14% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour3
• Burglary1
• Other theft1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: New Forest Heart · Hampshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

337 reported road collisions (2025)

96 killed or seriously injured · 440 casualties · 19.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

17 food businesses within 2 miles

• 15 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: North Station (3.0 km)
• 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£384,564 average▼ 0.2% YoY

Across New Forest · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,244 average monthly rent▲ 1.7% YoY

• 1 bed £864
• 2 bed £1,132
• 3 bed £1,391

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

10.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.3 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,495 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · Asda (6.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (6.3 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

25 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Beaulieu Car Park (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches4
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

175,785 residents in New Forest · 234/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 55%
• 65+: 29%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,107
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,608
• Net moves+1,499

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 239 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,420 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (23% of 83,530)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

84 schools · 21,771 pupils

53 primary · 9 secondary · 22 other

Ofsted: 21 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)

66 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · New Forest

1,439 CQC-registered services

• Care homes483
• GP practices166
• Dentists324
• Homecare agencies359
• Hospitals & hospices35

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire

• In a conservation area (Forest South East)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

254 applications decided

90.6% granted · 230 granted, 24 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 1
• Con 24
• LD 14
• Grn 2
• Ref 2
• Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,125 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

10 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg

e.g. Commercial Cleaners, Property Turnover Cleaner, Chef de Partie

Source: Adzuna

£733 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£30,441 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 81,051 certificates

9.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Life expectancy: 86.2 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in SO42

• New Forest Medical Group

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in New Forest East:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases515 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Ban on sale of disposable BBQs327 local signatures · 22,327 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks273 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills161 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth160 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  East Boldre · 0.2 km

  East Boldre is a linear village and civil parish situated near Lymington, Hampshire, England. East Boldre is surrounded by the New Forest and forms part of the district of New Forest.

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  New Forest East · 2.3 km

  New Forest East is a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 1997 by Julian Lewis of the Conservative Party.

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  RAF Beaulieu · 2.4 km

  Royal Air Force Beaulieu or more simply RAF Beaulieu is a former Royal Air Force station in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. It was also known as Beaulieu airfield, Beaulieu aerodrome and USAAF Station AAF 408. It…

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  Beaulieu, Hampshire · 2.5 km

  Beaulieu is a village located on the southeastern edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, England. It is home to both Palace House and the National Motor Museum. In 2020, it was named the fifth most beautiful village in…

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  Norley Copse and Meadow · 2.5 km

  Norley Copse and Meadow is a 7.5-hectare (19-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Lymington in Hampshire. It is part of New Forest Ramsar site and Special Protection Area.

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  Beaulieu Palace House · 2.7 km

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)