Housing in BH25 5YE
What the homes in BH25 5YE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- New Milton East
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,478 (2024)
BH25 5YENew Milton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (34.6%). Flats make up 19.5%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
54.1% of households in the BH25 5YE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 30.5% own outright and 23.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented18.6%20.5%
- Social rented25.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.4%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in New Forest
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in New Forest (August 2026, +1.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BH25 5YE (New Milton East) (about 1,478 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.