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Holbury South: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Holbury South neighbourhood of New Forest, England (ONS area New Forest 013). Headline figures assembled 3 November 2026. Postcodes SO45. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SO45 2GS.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against New Forest

Holbury South is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against New Forest (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £305,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with New Forest (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Netley, is 6.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 3 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£305,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£56,000

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.1 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Holbury South sits in New Forest

  • Typical house price: the lowest of 23 neighbourhoods in New Forest
  • Average household income: 10th lowest of 23 neighbourhoods in New Forest

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 3 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Holbury South

House prices: Holbury South against New Forest: This neighbourhood £52k (1995) to £288k (2026); New Forest £73k (1995) to £415k (2026).£103k£395k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£288kNew Forest£415k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across New Forest, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 3 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against New Forest, 1 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recent price momentum

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Netley Railway station, 6.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway and Southern to Southampton Central (about 18 min); South Western Railway to Portsmouth & Southsea (about 40 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Cadland Primary School 480 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Lift New Forest 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Holbury South

What is the typical house price in Holbury South?

£305,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

How does Holbury South compare with the rest of New Forest?

Typical house price: the lowest of 23 neighbourhoods in New Forest. Average household income: 10th lowest of 23 neighbourhoods in New Forest.

Is Holbury South an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Holbury South gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Holbury South?

Netley. Railway station, 6.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway and Southern to Southampton Central (about 18 min); South Western Railway to Portsmouth & Southsea (about 40 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Holbury South?

Nearest state primary school. Cadland Primary School. 480 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Lift New Forest. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.