Forest & Solent
Strong on schools, with transport to consider
Forest & Solent at a glance
- House prices
- £878,450
- Higher prices99th percentile
- Schools
- 92nd percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 12th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 59.5 per 1,000 residents
- Middle57th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7.3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle61st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Forest & Solent a good place to live?
Forest & Solent may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, 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
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Forest & Solent
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 59.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 57th 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 Forest & Solent
House prices
- Median sale price
- £878,450
- Percentile
- 99th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 18 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 Forest & Solent
Schools
92nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Forest & Solent
Flood risk
7.3% 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 6.3% of the area. That is the 61st 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 Forest & Solent
Transport
12th 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 Forest & Solent a good place to live?
Forest & Solent may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Forest & Solent safe?
Forest & Solent ranks in the 57th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Forest & Solent?
The median sale price was £878,450 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 99th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Forest & Solent?
Schools rank in the 92nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Forest & Solent?
Nearby public profiles include Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge in New Forest and Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh in New Forest.
