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Thorney Hill

Thorney Hill is a town or village in Hampshire, England. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Hinton Admiral, 5 km away. There were around 6 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage and arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Thorney Hill 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
67/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 34th of 294 English council areas — better than 88% of them.

Low crime75
Home affordability26
Affordable rents32
Good schools84
Life expectancy85
Low deprivation76
Employment78
Low council tax55

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

17°COvercast

  • Today: 18° / 11° · 7% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:36

13h 5m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Christchurch Barrack Road, United Kingdom

Crime

4 reported · July 2026 33% YoY

  • Drugs1
  • Possession of weapons1
  • Vehicle crime1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

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

29 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 24 rated 4–5 ★ (21 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hinton Admiral (5.0 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hinton Admiral (5.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£380,310 average 1.2% YoY

Across New Forest · to 2026-06

Detached£576,165
Semi-detached£366,192
Terraced£296,504
Flat£195,788

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 (7.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (8.3 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

27 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Moorhill House Hotel (2.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds3

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)

A £1,613
B £1,882
C £2,151
D £2,420
E £2,957
F £3,495
G £4,033
H £4,840

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
  • 9 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:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

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

  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,045 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

60% low-carbon electricity

Solar 36% · Imports 29% · Wind 15% · Gas 11%

70 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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • All Saints' Church, Thorney Hill · 0.3 km

    All Saints' Church is a Church of England church in Thorney Hill, Hampshire, England. It was built in 1905–06 and has been a Grade I listed building since 1985. A World War I memorial in the churchyard is also Grade I…

  • Avon Tyrrell House · 1.5 km

    Avon Tyrrell is an historic manor within the parish of Sopley, Hampshire. It is situated within the New Forest, near Christchurch. The present manor house was built in 1891 by John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Baron Manners (1…

  • RAF Holmsley South · 1.7 km

    Royal Air Force Holmsley South or more simply RAF Holmsley South is a former Royal Air Force station in Hampshire, England. The airfield is located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Christchurch, Dorset.

  • Bransgore · 2.2 km

    Bransgore is a village and civil parish within the New Forest District, Hampshire, England. The village developed in the 19th century when a church and a school were built. It is technically classified as an urban are…

  • East Close House · 3.3 km

    East Close House in Hinton, Hampshire, near Christchurch, Dorset, is a building of historical significance and a grade II listed building on the English Heritage Register. A mansion house stood on the site by 1742, wh…

  • Holmsley railway station · 3.3 km

    Holmsley is a closed railway station in the county of Hampshire which served rural settlements in the New Forest.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Thorney Hill?
Thorney Hill is a town in Hampshire, England, in the New Forest local authority.
How deprived is Thorney Hill?
The New Forest local authority, which includes Thorney Hill, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.