Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 2,347. It has 1 school, 1 GP surgery or clinic, 2 restaurants or cafés, 20 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Ashurst New Forest, 4 km away. The average sold house price is around £785,284. There were around 20 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lyndhurst area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the New Forest area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 175,785 residents at roughly 234 people per km².
- Council
- New Forest
- County
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Police force
- Hampshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 30th of 294 English council areas — better than 90% 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
7°CClear
- Today: 13° / 6° · 15% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:41
9h 43m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
58US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
17 reported · August 2026▲ 31% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson5
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Anti-social behaviour4
- Burglary1
3 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: New Forest Heart · Hampshire
Local policing priorities
- OP FORESTGUARD
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
65 food businesses within 2 miles
- 58 rated 4–5 ★ (46 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ashurst New Forest (4.0 km)
- 20 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ashurst New Forest (4.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£384,564 average▼ 0.2% YoY
Across New Forest · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (9.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.8 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
27 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Village Centre Car Park 1 (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools10
- Sports pitches10
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds1
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)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
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
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
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)
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
1,439 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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 44 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
254 applications decided
90.6% granted · 230 granted, 24 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Julian Lewis
Conservative
New Forest East
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) 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
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés19
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,125 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
65 jobs advertised · £34,775 avg
e.g. SEMH Learning Support Assistant, Experienced Commercial Cleaners Needed – Office Sites, On-Call Firefighter (Lyndhurst) HIWFRS619692
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
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
44% low-carbon electricity
Gas 53% · Wind 24% · Biomass 11% · Nuclear 10%
221 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
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
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in SO43
- Lyndhurst Surgery
- New Forest Pcn Hub
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
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Christ Church, Emery Down · 1.3 kmChrist Church is a Church of England church in Emery Down, Hampshire, England. Designed by William Butterfield, it was constructed between 1863 and 1864. The church has been a Grade II listed building since 1987.
Emery Down · 1.7 kmEmery Down is a small village in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. Its nearest other village is Lyndhurst, which lies approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south-east from the village.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lyndhurst?
- Lyndhurst is a town in Hampshire, England, in the New Forest local authority.
- What is the population of Lyndhurst?
- Lyndhurst has an approximate settlement population of 2,347.
- How deprived is Lyndhurst?
- The New Forest local authority, which includes Lyndhurst, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.