New Milton
New Milton is a town in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 25,546. It has around 44 bus stops, 2 schools, 2 GP surgeries, 6 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 31 restaurants and cafés, with New Milton railway station 0.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £432,315. There were around 96 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the New Milton 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
19°CSunny
- Today: 20° / 13° · 16% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:29
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Christchurch Barrack Road, United Kingdom
Crime
149 reported · July 2026▲ 64% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences51
- Shoplifting37
- Anti-social behaviour11
- Public order11
11 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: New Milton · Hampshire
Local policing priorities
- Op Forestguard -
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
208 food businesses within 2 miles
- 181 rated 4–5 ★ (148 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: New Milton (0.6 km)
- 36 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from New Milton (0.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
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: 165.9p · ESSO (9.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · ESSO (9.6 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
32 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Osborne Road Car Park (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches21
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds9
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 14 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
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés34
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,045 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
146 jobs advertised · £31,626 avg
e.g. Commis Pastry Chef, Trainee Chef, Sous Chef
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
70% low-carbon electricity
Solar 32% · Wind 31% · Imports 18% · Gas 11%
58 gCO₂/kWh · low 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
New Milton railway station · 0.5 kmNew Milton railway station serves the market town of New Milton in Hampshire, England. It is 98 miles 44 chains (158.6 km) down the line from London Waterloo station. It also serves nearby places including Milford on…
The Arnewood School · 0.6 kmThe Arnewood School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in New Milton in the English county of Hampshire.
Ballard School (New Milton) · 0.8 kmBallard School is a private school located in New Milton, Hampshire, for children aged 2 to 16 years. The headmaster is Stuart Turner.
New Milton Town Hall · 0.9 kmNew Milton Town Hall is a municipal building in Ashley Road in New Milton, a town in Hampshire, in England. The building accommodates the offices and meeting place of New Milton Town Council.
Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum · 1.2 kmThe Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum is an independent museum in New Milton, Hampshire, England. It was set up in 1964, after the former championship winning observed trials rider Sammy Miller set up a parts business in…
New Milton · 1.2 kmNew Milton is a market town and civil parish in the New Forest district, in southwest Hampshire, England. To the north is in the New Forest and to the south the coast at Barton on Sea. The town is equidistant between…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is New Milton?
- New Milton is a town in Hampshire, England, in the New Forest local authority.
- What is the population of New Milton?
- New Milton has an approximate settlement population of 25,546.
- How deprived is New Milton?
- The New Forest local authority, which includes New Milton, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.