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Langdown & Dibden Purlieu: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Langdown & Dibden Purlieu neighbourhood of New Forest, England (ONS area New Forest 011). Headline figures assembled 3 November 2026. Postcodes SO45. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SO45 4LZ.
A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against New Forest (3 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £345,000 and flats for £229,675 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across New Forest (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Netley, is 4.8 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
£345,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£229,675
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -6% 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
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.13; 3 of 19 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 8 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£58,800
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
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Langdown & Dibden Purlieu sits in New Forest
- Typical house price: 7th lowest of 23 neighbourhoods in New Forest
- Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in New Forest with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 11th highest 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 Langdown & Dibden Purlieu
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
3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against New Forest, 1 the other way and 15 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
- Anti-social behaviour
- Schools improving
Falling behind the borough
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Netley Railway station, 4.8 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 Wildground Junior School 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (May 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school Noadswood School 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2022).
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 Langdown & Dibden Purlieu
What is the typical house price in Langdown & Dibden Purlieu?
£345,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
How does Langdown & Dibden Purlieu compare with the rest of New Forest?
Typical house price: 7th lowest of 23 neighbourhoods in New Forest. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in New Forest with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 11th highest of 23 neighbourhoods in New Forest.
Is Langdown & Dibden Purlieu an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Langdown & Dibden Purlieu gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.13; 3 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Langdown & Dibden Purlieu?
Netley. Railway station, 4.8 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 Langdown & Dibden Purlieu?
Nearest state primary school. Wildground Junior School. 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (May 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Noadswood School. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2022).
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.