Frogham
Frogham is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 150. It has three restaurants and cafés and five bus stops. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Frogham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the New Forest area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 175,785 residents at roughly 234 people per km².
- Council
- New Forest
- County
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Police force
- Hampshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 34th of 294 English council areas — better than 88% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
20°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 15° · 86% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:28
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
16US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Christchurch Barrack Road, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026▼ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
Neighbourhood team: Ringwood and Fordingbridge · Hampshire
Local policing priorities
- Op Forestguard
- Catapult use in Fordingbridge.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
327 reported road collisions (2024)
99 killed or seriously injured · 399 casualties · 18.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
56 food businesses within 2 miles
- 50 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£380,310 average▲ 1.2% YoY
Across New Forest · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,241 average monthly rent▲ 1.4% YoY
- 1 bed £862
- 2 bed £1,130
- 3 bed £1,387
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · Esso (8.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Morrisons (9.4 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Sandy Balls Holiday Village (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
175,785 residents in New Forest · 234/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 55%
- 65+: 29%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 241 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
86 schools · 21,932 pupils
54 primary · 9 secondary · 23 other
Ofsted: 22 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)
67inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Hounsdown SchoolGood
- Lift New ForestGood
- The Arnewood SchoolInadequate
- Applemore College
- Noadswood School
- Priestlands School
- Ringwood School Academy
- Testwood School
- The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · New Forest
Care & health services
1,436 CQC-registered services
- Care homes482
- GP practices163
- Dentists325
- Homecare agencies362
- Hospitals & hospices35
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Western Escarpment)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 26 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
194 applications decided
89.2% granted · 173 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Sir Desmond Swayne
Conservative
New Forest West
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 1
- Con 24
- LD 14
- Grn 2
- Ref 2
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,045 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg
e.g. Domestic End of Tenancy Cleaning Specialist, Professional House Cleaner, Rental Property Cleaning Specialists
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£733 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% 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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
33% low-carbon electricity
Gas 39% · Imports 29% · Solar 22% · Biomass 6%
176 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86.2 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in New Forest West:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases557 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership323 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office277 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership247 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s219 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
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Ogdens · 0.9 kmOgdens is a small hamlet south of Hyde Common near Frogham in the New Forest area of Hampshire, England.
Gorley Lynch · 1.0 kmGorley Lynch is a hamlet in the civil parish of Gorley in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Hyde. Its nearest town is Fordingbridge, which lies approximately 3.2 miles (4…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Frogham?
- Frogham is a town in Hampshire, England, in the New Forest local authority.
- How deprived is Frogham?
- The New Forest local authority, which includes Frogham, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.