New Forest
SO43 house prices in New Forest
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for New Forest, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£478,750
Range £222,500–£1,291,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- +2.2%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 Mar 2023 and 11 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SO43: the typical (median) sold price is £478,750, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is up 2.2%, comparing 67 sales with 114, so a handful of homes can swing it. SO43 is a quiet market, with about 6 recorded sales a month. By property type, 42% were detached homes (typically £810,000) and 27% were flats (typically £247,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,420 a year: New Forest's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, New Forest, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on SO43: a quiet market, so take your time
Only about 6 sales a month sell in SO43, and prices are up on last year, but on few sales, so treat the rise as a hint rather than a trend.
If you are selling, with detached homes at £810,000 and flats at £247,500, the £222,500 to £1,291,500 spread is really several markets, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; a quick cash sale buys certainty at a cost, usually about 70–85% of market value as a rough guide, not a quote, so weigh it carefully.
Sell houseIf you are buying, on price, SO43 is well above the UK average, and still climbing, so test the asking price against recent sold homes of the same type before you stretch to meet it.
Before an offer goes in on any SO43 home, look at what has been applied for nearby (14 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,420 a year), and leave the title to your conveyancer.
Averages only go so far, so the free SO43 OfferCheck sets flood, crime, planning and council tax beside the sold prices.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
SO43 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£478,750
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
6.2
Across 250 sales
12-month change
+2.2%
+2.2% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,420
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in SO43
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SO43 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £810,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £247,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 95 | £810,000 | £484,500–£1,730,000 |
| Semi-detached | 52 | £440,000 | £365,000–£614,500 |
| Terraced | 17 | £425,000 | £313,000–£497,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 61 | £247,500 | £157,000–£450,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 Mar 2023 and 11 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SO43
The quarterly typical price fell 47.5%, from £681,000 in Q4 2024 (28 sales) to £357,500 in Q3 2026 (6 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £681,000 | 28 |
| Q1 2025 | £377,500 | 39 |
| Q2 2025 | £535,000 | 28 |
| Q3 2025 | £440,000 | 17 |
| Q4 2025 | £561,250 | 22 |
| Q1 2026 | £621,250 | 14 |
| Q2 2026 | £445,000 | 15 |
| Q3 2026 | £357,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 Mar 2023 and 11 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SO43 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SO43 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £222,500 and £1,291,500, around a typical £478,750.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 Mar 2023 and 11 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SO43
Detached homes were 42% of recorded sales (95 of 225). 74% of sales were freehold and 26% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached42%
- Semi-detached23%
- Terraced8%
- Flat / maisonette27%
Tenure
- Freehold74%
- Leasehold26%
See the figures
184 freehold (74%) and 66 leasehold (26%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SO43, including 30 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 Mar 2023 and 11 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
RUFUS COURT, GOSPORT LANE, LYNDHURST
£70,000 (2025)£72,000 (2026)+2.9% over 1.4 yrs (+2.1%/yr)
10, PEMBERTON ROAD, LYNDHURST
£410,000 (2024)£475,000 (2026)+15.9% over 1.7 yrs (+9.2%/yr)
NORTHERWOOD HOUSE, SWAN GREEN, LYNDHURST
£550,000 (2024)£810,000 (2026)+47.3% over 2.2 yrs (+19.1%/yr)
KNIGHTWOOD LODGE, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, LYNDHURST
£122,000 (2024)£236,000 (2025)+93.4% over 0.9 yrs (+114.9%/yr)
BAY TREE COTTAGE, LYNDHURST
£700,000 (2023)£4,000 (2025)-99.4% over 1.3 yrs (-98%/yr)
BROOKLANDS, GOSPORT LANE, LYNDHURST
£180,000 (2024)£280,000 (2025)+55.6% over 0.7 yrs (+97%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where SO43 sits in New Forest
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in SO43
ANNESLEY HOUSE, LYNDHURST
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 11 Aug 2026
£237,500
RAMBLERS COTTAGE, LYNDHURST
Terraced · Freehold · 6 Aug 2026
£315,000
7, FIR CLOSE, LYNDHURST
Detached · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£566,700
RUFUS COURT, GOSPORT LANE, LYNDHURST
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 24 Jul 2026
£72,000
34, PRINCES CRESCENT, LYNDHURST
Detached · Freehold · 10 Jul 2026
£630,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SO43 includes the Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh ward.
In plain English
What the New Forest (SO43) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £810,000 against £247,500 for flats: about 3.3 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £222,500 and £1,291,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is a quiet district: only about 6 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 29 March 2023 and 11 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on SO43
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in SO43
£2,420
Band D a year in New Forest, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,613 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,882 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,151 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,420 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,957 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,495 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,033 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,840 |
These are New Forest's charges for 2026-27, the authority SO43 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for New Forest · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near SO43
5
open schools within 3 km, nearest St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School.
All schools
St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO43 7BB
1.7 km
Good · 2011
Minstead Training Project
Other types · SO43 7FT
1.8 km
Not graded
New Forest Small School Ltd
Independent schools · SO43 7BU
2.1 km
Not graded
Coxlease School
Special schools · SO43 7DE
3.0 km
Not graded
Clay Hill School
Special schools · SO43 7DE
3.0 km
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the SO43 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 5 open schools within 3 km, 1 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SO43
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around SO43
14
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 October 2026.
Recent applications
NewForestPark/26/01157CONSUndecided
390 m
Pollard 1 x Oak tree (T1 on the plan) Prune 1 x Magnolia tree (T2 on the plan) Pollard 1 x Weeping Willow tree (T3 on the plan) Prune 1 x Sycamore tree (T4 on the plan)
Received 2026-10-14
NewForestPark/19/00691Conditions
390 m
Single storey extension (demolition of conservatory)
Received 2019-08-29 · decided 2019-11-05
NewForestPark/19/00528Conditions
390 m
Manege
Received 2019-06-26 · decided 2019-09-24
NewForestPark/15/00419Conditions
483 m
Stable block; store building; extension to existing gravel track
Received 2015-06-02 · decided 2015-07-07
NewForestPark/15/00188Withdrawn
483 m
Stable block; extension to existing gravel driveway
Received 2015-04-08 · decided 2015-05-07
NewForestPark/14/00274Permitted
483 m
Application under part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) order 1995 in respect of the siting, appearance and design of an extension to agricultural building
Received 2014-04-17 · decided 2014-05-15
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SO43 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 14 held; run a live planning search for SO43 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 14 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SO43
Decile 9 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled SO43 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 6 to decile 9, with a median of decile 9 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SO43 7EE, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 9 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so SO43 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SO43: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in SO43, band by band
New Forest's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SO43 median sold price of £478,750 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearNew Forest | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £478,750 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,613 | £134 | 0.34% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,882 | £157 | 0.39% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,151 | £179 | 0.45% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,420 | £202 | 0.51% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,957 | £246 | 0.62% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,495 | £291 | 0.73% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,033 | £336 | 0.84% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,840 | £403 | 1.01% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SO43 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, New Forest, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in SO43 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 229 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SO43. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
ANNESLEY HOUSE, LYNDHURST
SO43 7FD · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£237,500
2026-08-11
RAMBLERS COTTAGE, LYNDHURST
SO43 7DY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-08-06
7, FIR CLOSE, LYNDHURST
SO43 7EE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£566,700
2026-07-31
RUFUS COURT, GOSPORT LANE, LYNDHURST
SO43 7ER · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£72,000
2026-07-24
34, PRINCES CRESCENT, LYNDHURST
SO43 7BS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£630,000
2026-07-10
IVY COTTAGE, 47, ROMSEY ROAD, LYNDHURST
SO43 7AR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£400,000
2026-07-09
22, THE MEADOWS, LYNDHURST
SO43 7EL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£427,320
2026-06-26
65, THE MEADOWS, LYNDHURST
SO43 7EJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£495,000
2026-06-26
7, QUEENS ROAD, LYNDHURST
SO43 7BR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£685,000
2026-06-25
10, PEMBERTON ROAD, LYNDHURST
SO43 7AN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£475,000
2026-06-18
18, QUEENS ROAD, LYNDHURST
SO43 7BR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£445,000
2026-06-18
CALLAN COURT, 49, HIGH STREET, LYNDHURST
SO43 7BE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£179,950
2026-06-12
93, HIGH STREET, LYNDHURST
SO43 7BH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-06-05
55, THE MEADOWS, LYNDHURST
SO43 7EJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£477,500
2026-05-19
22, WELLANDS ROAD, LYNDHURST
SO43 7AD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£335,000
2026-05-14
CLAY HILL HOUSE, CLAY HILL, LYNDHURST
SO43 7DE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£825,000
2026-05-08
21, NORTHERWOOD AVENUE, LYNDHURST
SO43 7DU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£410,000
2026-04-30
12, QUEENS ROAD, LYNDHURST
SO43 7BR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-04-10
29, GARDEN CLOSE, LYNDHURST
SO43 7DW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-04-10
EYEWORTH LODGE, LYNDHURST
SO43 7HJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£4,000,000
2026-04-01
16, PRINCES CRESCENT, LYNDHURST
SO43 7BS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-03-31
NORTHERWOOD HOUSE, SWAN GREEN, LYNDHURST
SO43 7DT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£810,000
2026-03-30
6, SHRUBBS HILL GARDENS, LYNDHURST
SO43 7DL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£515,000
2026-03-26
22, PRINCES CRESCENT, LYNDHURST
SO43 7BS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£822,000
2026-03-26
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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The closest districts to SO43 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in SO15 (Southampton) 7.5 miles
- House prices in SO16 (Southampton) 7.6 miles
- House prices in SO51 (Romsey) 8.5 miles
- House prices in SO14 (Southampton) 8.5 miles
- House prices in SO45 (Southampton) 8.9 miles
- House prices in SO52 (Southampton) 8.9 miles
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Data sources
Every SO43 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.