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Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley

Middle area

East New Forest. 8,398 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 26 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 17% of people in Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£345,000
Joint 2,705th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,457
2,808th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
17%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley at a rate of 55.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 58.4 per 1,000 people across New Forest.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences197
Anti-social behaviour81
Other crime78
Criminal damage and arson41
Shoplifting25
Burglary19
Vehicle crime12
Drug offences10
Robbery2
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Holbury North, Blackfield & FawleyMiddle
Median sale price23 middle areas, New Forest · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in New Forest23 areas from £287,500 to £716,250. The middle area is £350,000. Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley is £345,000.
£345,00011th cheapest
Population23 middle areas, New Forest · 2021
Population: every middle area in New Forest23 areas from 5,491 to 10,923. The middle area is 7,731. Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley is 8,457.
8,4575th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares23 middle areas, New Forest · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in New Forest23 areas from 0.0% to 96.0%. The middle area is 9.0%. Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley is 17.0%.
17%10th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage23 middle areas, New Forest · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in New Forest23 areas from 33.1% to 96.8%. The middle area is 79.4%. Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley is 68.4%.
68.4%6th lowest

Is Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley at a rate of 55.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 58.4 per 1,000 people across New Forest.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (197), anti-social behaviour (81) and other crime (78).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of New Forest

These figures are published for the whole of New Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of New Forest and not Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley alone. See New Forest

Average house price
£384,564
Down 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,571
173rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.0×
Joint 52nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.9
61st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley was £345,000 in 2025.

Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley had 8,457 usual residents at the census.

About 17% of people in Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley, 68.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.