# BH24 1BU: area report for a postcode in New Forest

BH24 1BU is a postcode in New Forest.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of New Forest. Open the map at BH24 1BU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) › [BH24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh24) › [BH24 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh24-1)

## Around this postcode

- **48 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 30% on July. New Forest 012D: 198 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7931,50.8453,BH241BU
- **Hinton Admiral, 12 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7931,50.8453,BH241BU
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7931,50.8453,BH241BU
- **4 of 4 properties in BH24 1BU at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.7931,50.8453,BH241BU
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, New Forest 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7931,50.8453,BH241BU
- **£384,977 average price**: For the whole of New Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7931,50.8453,BH241BU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7931,50.8453,BH241BU
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7931,50.8453,BH241BU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH24 1BU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7931,50.8453,BH241BU
- **Low road and rail noise at BH24 1BU**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7931,50.8453,BH241BU
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.7931,50.8453,BH241BU
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7931,50.8453,BH241BU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ringwood Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ringwood-church-of-england-infant-school-e116309) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Ringwood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ringwood-junior-school-e115943) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, April 2025 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ringwood School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ringwood-school-academy-e136657) | Secondary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 50.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ringwood Waldorf School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ringwood-waldorf-school-e113943) | Independent | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sheiling School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sheiling-school-e113952) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Sheiling College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sheiling-college-e139249) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £279,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2024 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| March 2026 | £312,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2026 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £119,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| February 2023 | £417,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £272,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: RINGWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (270 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (210 m); RINGWOOD HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (270 m); RINGWOOD PHARMACY (830 m)
- Dental practices: THE STRAIGHT TOOTH COMPANY (140 m); DALKEITH HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (260 m); RINGWOOD DENTAL (370 m); SOUTHFIELD DENTAL PRACTICE (620 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Ringwood (190 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Ringwood (230 m, Iceland); Cook Ringwood (230 m, Cook); Waitrose Ringwood (280 m, Waitrose); Morrisons Daily Ringwood (500 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £384,977** (July 2026). New Forest’s average house price was £384,977 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). No change in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,571** (2025). Full-time workers living in New Forest earned a median of £38,571 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 173rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.0×** (2025). A home in New Forest costs 10.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 54th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.9** (2025). New Forest has a deprivation score of 12.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 61st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## New Forest 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.4** (2025). New Forest 012D has a deprivation score of 17.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,878th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in New Forest 012D was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,823** (2021). New Forest 012D had 1,823 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,182nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 54.0%** (January 2026). In New Forest 012D, 54.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BH24 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £465,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH24 was £465,000 in 2025. Joint 373rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,991** (2021). BH24 had 24,991 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,170th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in BH24 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 70.3%** (January 2026). In BH24, 70.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest)
- Centre: 50.8453, -1.7931

Council: [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [New Forest West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/new-forest-west): Sir Desmond Swayne (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.7931,50.8453,BH241BU

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