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New Forest house prices

Average sold prices for New Forest, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price
£375,728
Annual change
+0.6%
Homes sold, March 2026
155
England average
£292,095

The average property in New Forest sold for £375,728 in May 2026, up 0.6% on the year. That is about 29% above the England average of £292,095. 155 homes sold in New Forest in March 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to May 2026, the average price in New Forest ended the period broadly where it started, peaking at £387,987 in December 2025.

£387,987 £375,204
June 2025May 2026

Peak £387,987 in December 2025.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in New Forest at £570,118, 196% above flat or maisonette at £192,868. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 2.6%.

Average sold price by property type, May 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£570,118+1%
Semi-detached£361,926+1.8%
Terraced£292,477+1.1%
Flat or maisonette£192,868-2.6%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in New Forest paid £160,347 less than people who already owned, a gap of 56%.

Average sold price by buyer status, May 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£284,807Broadly flat
Former owner-occupier£445,154+0.8%

By funding status

Cash buyers in New Forest paid 2% more than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 28% of the sales counted in March 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, May 2026. Sales volumes are for March 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£380,937Broadly flat15
Mortgage£371,851+0.8%39

By property status

New builds in New Forest sold for 24% less than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, March 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£288,088+1.1%
Existing property£378,945-0.5%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
MonthAverage priceAnnual changeSales
May 2026£375,728+0.6%n/a
April 2026£375,204Broadly flatn/a
March 2026£378,714-0.5%155
February 2026£383,809Broadly flat165
January 2026£384,022Broadly flat143
December 2025£387,987-0.6%200
November 2025£385,018-1.5%235
October 2025£385,198-1.8%254
September 2025£384,918-0.8%205
August 2025£386,544-1.5%277
July 2025£385,251-0.9%233
June 2025£376,190-3.8%210
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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.