Ballard
Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Ballard at a glance
- House prices
- £334,780
- Middle60th percentile
- Schools
- 22nd percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 92nd percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 77.1 per 1,000 residents
- Middle40th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land6th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Ballard a good place to live?
Ballard may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in New Forest below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Ballard
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 77.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 40th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Ballard
House prices
- Median sale price
- £334,780
- Percentile
- 60th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 62 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Ballard
Schools
22nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Ballard
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Ballard
Transport
92nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Ballard a good place to live?
Ballard may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Ballard safe?
Ballard ranks in the 40th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Ballard?
The median sale price was £334,780 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 60th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Ballard?
Schools rank in the 22nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Ballard?
Nearby public profiles include Totton South in New Forest and Dibden & Dibden Purlieu in New Forest.
