What can you afford in New Forest?
2,182 homes changed hands in New Forest over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £390,000 or less, a quarter for under £295,000, and three quarters for under £557,125. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £78,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £78,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 10.1× the local median full-time salary of £38,571 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · New Forest
£390,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £295,000
- Three quarters under
- £557,125
- Sales
- 2,182
- HPI average
- £375,728
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 2,182 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 2.6% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 4.9% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 14% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 46.3% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 68.8% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £210,000 · 302 | ≈£42,000 |
| Terraced house | £292,500 · 398 | ≈£58,500 |
| Semi-detached house | £360,000 · 519 | ≈£72,000 |
| Detached house | £557,500 · 963 | ≈£111,500 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts New Forest average prices up 0.6% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Middlesbrough
- Milton Keynes
- Mole Valley
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newark and Sherwood
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Newham
- Newport
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.