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Holbury South

Middle area

East New Forest. 5,478 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 4% of people in Holbury South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£287,500
Joint 3,525th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,556
Joint 2,244th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
4%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Holbury South

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Holbury South at a rate of 66.3 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 offences182
Other crime60
Anti-social behaviour50
Criminal damage and arson44
Burglary12
Vehicle crime8
Drug offences6
Shoplifting1
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Holbury South compares

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

Holbury SouthMiddle
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 South is £287,500.
£287,500cheapest
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 South is 5,556.
5,5562nd least 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 South is 4.0%.
4%11th fewest 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 South is 86.6%.
86.6%7th highest

Is Holbury South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Holbury South at a rate of 66.3 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, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Holbury South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (182), other crime (60) and anti-social behaviour (50).

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 South alone. See New Forest

Average house price
£384,977
No change in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,571
173rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.0×
Joint 54th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.9
61st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Holbury South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Holbury South was £287,500 in 2025.

Holbury South had 5,556 usual residents at the census.

About 4% of people in Holbury South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Holbury South, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.