Housing in BH25 6QP
What the homes in BH25 6QP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- New Milton West
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,291 (2024)
BH25 6QPNew Milton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43%). Flats make up 20.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
47.9% of households in the BH25 6QP area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 24.5% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented8%20.5%
- Social rented43.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.1%). 30.9% 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 6QP (New Milton West) (about 1,291 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.