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8 recorded sales · median £323,750 · New Forest
New Forest Council · Conservative minority — no overall control 24/48 seats · 50% · OCD 2026
67/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£324k
median price
5.2
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£324k
median sold price
10.3 yrs
of local pay to buy
89 min
London — fastest
14
rail stations
1
grammar school
86
schools total
5.2
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
348
Violence — most
7
NO₂ · WHO 10
6.9%
in a flood zone
197
green spaces
5.8
PM2.5 · WHO 5
463
eat & drink
106
shops
60.5%
gigabit
31
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
Not enough history to chart yet.
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider New Forest, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-05
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £323,750. That's about 10.3× local earnings — around the 11.5× five-year average.
Sold price history
Not enough history to chart yet.
Median sold price · median of all 8 sales£323,750
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.3× · five-year average 11.5×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership74%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,285
New Forest District Council£212
Hampshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,690
Police & Crime Commissioner£290
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,524
Band B£1,777
Band C£2,031
Band D (baseline)£2,285
Band E£2,793
Band F£3,301
Band G£3,809
Band H£4,571
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in New Forest how Lester Square compares · from New Forest
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Langdown +23.8%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langdown | £346,000 | +23.8% | 76 |
| Marchwood | £296,000 | +21.9% | 116 |
| Calmore | £307,500 | +21.1% | 176 |
| Hanger Farm | £288,500 | +20% | 88 |
| West Totton | £327,500 | +17.2% | 84 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Lester Square — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cottage Lester Square | Detached | — | — | £415,000 | Jan 2025 |
| Stable Cottage Lester Square | Terraced | — | — | £400,000 | Aug 2023 |
| Coltsfoot Cottage Lester Square Burley | Terraced | — | — | £475,000 | Nov 2020 |
| Stable Cottage Lester Square | Terraced | — | — | £330,000 | Apr 2014 |
| THE LESTERS LESTER SQUARE | Semi-detached | — | — | £235,000 | Aug 2013 |
| BAKERY COTTAGE LESTER SQUARE | Terraced | — | — | £300,000 | Nov 2009 |
| BAKERY COTTAGE LESTER SQUARE | Terraced | — | — | £289,950 | Jan 2007 |
| Coltsfoot Cottage Lester Square Burley | Terraced | — | — | £317,500 | Apr 2004 |
8 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from New Forest
Crime runs at 5.2 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month5.2
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from New Forest
Recorded crimes by category across the whole New Forest district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from New Forest
Population175,785
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 7/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
7.2/10
Employment
7.0/10
Education & skills
6.5/10
Health & disability
7.4/10
Crime
6.4/10
Housing & services
5.0/10
Living environment
7.3/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider New Forest — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+53%
Unemployment · economically active residents3.8%
Degree-level (Level 4+)31%
Good or very good health82%
Own their home74%
Median age51.3
Born outside the UK7%
See the full New Forest report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 2 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
2 of 2 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 12 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Primary School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 0.8 km |
| Little Deers Day Nursery | Nursery | Good ('25) | 1.5 km |
| Q.U.E.S.T Work Skills | Nursery | — | 5.5 km |
| Embers | Nursery | — | 5.5 km |
| Stepping Stones of Sopley | Nursery | Good ('23) | 5.5 km |
| The Sensory Den | Nursery | — | 6.2 km |
| Tiptoe Primary School | Primary | — | 6.2 km |
| Tiptoe Butterflies preschool | Nursery | — | 6.2 km |
| Bransgore Church of England Primary School | Primary | Good ('22) | 6.3 km |
| Jack and Jill Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('23) | 6.6 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
1
nearest GP surgery · nearest 6.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
2
nearest pharmacies · nearest 6.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 6.2 km |
| Twin Oaks Medical Centre | GP | Good ('20) | 6.3 km |
| Day Lewis Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 7.2 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from New Forest
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 94 min from Brockenhurst Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sway Rail Station | 4.4 mi | London Waterloo | 104 min |
| Brockenhurst Rail Station | 4.9 mi | London Waterloo | 94 min |
| New Milton Rail Station | 5.1 mi | London Waterloo | 103 min |
| Hinton Admiral Rail Station | 5.3 mi | London Waterloo | 113 min |
| Lymington Town Rail Station | 7.9 mi | — | no direct train |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Brockenhurst Rail Station (94 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging10 points
Per 10,000 residents0.6
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from New Forest
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1001.3%
Flood zone6.9% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 3–5%)
Historic landfill103 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings1,479
Conservation areas39
Green belt6.6%
Green spaces197
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from New Forest
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 463 | 93% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 106 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 31 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 197 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from New Forest
Figures for the wider New Forest — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate3.8%
In work (employment rate)52.9%
Companies registered here12,735
New incorporations (12m)1,038
Property companies (SPVs)1,374
See the full New Forest report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district