OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in New Forest

Private rents in New Forest average £1,241 a month across all property sizes, up 1.4% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,241
1-bed
£862
2-bed
£1,130
3-bed
£1,387
4+ bed
£1,983
Flats
£1,011

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The £1,241 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £862 and a 3-bed at £1,387 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in New Forest
Two-year change: +7.1%Five-year change: +28.6%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.6% over the last six months, against -0.2% in the six before: rises are speeding up.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
SO4280 sales£822,500SO41669 sales£482,780BH24397 sales£460,000SO4398 sales£450,000SP6266 sales£390,750BH25551 sales£385,000SO40748 sales£334,000SO45583 sales£328,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £381,000.
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What next door costs
New Forest is the 5th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Isle of Wight£871£1,087£1,5132Fareham£1,085£1,344£1,9553Eastleigh£1,111£1,361£1,8694Southampton£1,112£1,354£1,887
5New ForestYou are here£1,130£1,387£1,983
6Test Valley£1,142£1,406£1,9997Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£1,170£1,457£2,081
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.