# New Milton Town in New Forest, South East. New Milton is a town in New Forest, South East. Median sale price £318,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 88.4 per 1,000 people. About 11,891 people. Town. Code E63006678. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) New Milton is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for New Milton add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £318,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in New Milton was £318,000 in 2025. Joint 376th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-milton#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 11,872** (2021). New Milton had 11,872 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 347th least populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-milton#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 91%** (2022). About 91% of people in New Milton 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-milton#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.0%** (January 2026). In New Milton, 68.0% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-milton#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63006678) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 91% of people in New Milton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63006678) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 229 homes were sold in New Milton in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63006678) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for New Milton. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63006678) (Census 2021, England and Wales): New Milton had 11,872 usual residents at the census. ## How New Milton compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | New Milton | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £318,000 | joint 37th cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 | | Population | 11,872 | 54th least populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 91% | joint 53rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 68.0% | 3rd lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 | ## Is New Milton safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Milton at a rate of 88.4 per 1,000 people. That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 99 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New Milton. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (413), other crime (180) and shoplifting (136). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in New Milton was 89.1 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in New Milton, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so New Milton has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in New Milton | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [New Forest 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01022985) | 1,180 | 42.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.1% | | [New Forest 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023018) | 1,472 | 167.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 75.6% | | [New Forest 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023019) | 1,394 | 46.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 83.0% | | [New Forest 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023055) | 1,329 | 115.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 60.9% | | [New Forest 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023054) | 1,802 | 101.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 62.9% | | [New Forest 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023056) | 1,505 | 39.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 68.8% | | [New Forest 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023057) | 1,741 | 150.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 34.0% | ## 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. ## Council [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) ## Postcode districts covering New Milton [BH25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh25) ## Middle areas in New Milton [New Milton East](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/new-milton-east), [New Milton West](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/new-milton-west) ## Towns near New Milton [Ashley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ashley), [Christchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/town/christchurch), [Lymington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/lymington), [Bournemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bournemouth), [Freshwater and Totland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/freshwater-and-totland), [Ringwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ringwood) ## New Milton in brief New Milton is a town in New Forest, South East. About 11,891 people lived in New Milton in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £318,000 in 2025 across 229 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 88.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in New Milton was £318,000 in 2025. New Milton had 11,872 usual residents at the census. About 91% of people in New Milton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In New Milton, 68.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63006678 - Constituency: [New Forest West †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/new-forest-west) - Council: [New Forest †](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) - Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 3.54 km² - People, mid-2024: 11,891* - Neighbourhoods: 7 - Output areas: 41 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Ashley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ashley), [Christchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/town/christchurch), [Lymington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/lymington), [Bournemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bournemouth), [Freshwater and Totland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/freshwater-and-totland), [Ringwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ringwood) ## Latest updates for New Milton - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63006678 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-milton, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-milton#f-house-sales-median-price. 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