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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen | New Forest | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 56 | 58 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 22% | 23% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 29% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 35% | 31% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 4.4 | 6.6 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Salisbury, a drive away (14 km), with 2.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 61 minutes away by public transport (27 by car).
The nearest primary school is Fordingbridge Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 62% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Burgate School and Sixth Form, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 46.6 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School (13.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Co-Operative, 1.5 km away, with Moody Cow closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Fordingbridge Surgery (1.4 km), with Fordingbridge Chemist the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, Upton House is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Salisbury District Hospital, 12 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 50% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 17 restaurants and cafés, 15 pubs and bars.
the Forde Inn is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and the Ship Inn the nearest pub (1.5 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 43% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Western Escarpment, Fordingbridge).
There are 375 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 52% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 257 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Downton Millennium Green, 5.8 km away; for exercise, Leisure Centre Gym (2.8 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 18 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 81 km.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fordingbridge Junior School | Primary | 650 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Fordingbridge Infant School | Primary | 650 m | – |
| Breamore Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.4 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| The Burgate School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 46.6 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Forres Sandle Manor School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen | New Forest | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 18 min | 12 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 23 min | 23 min | 18 min |
| Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen | New Forest | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 180 min | 176 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 137 min | 88 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 20 min | 20 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 14 km | 4.3 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 0% | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 35% | 31% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 10% | 12% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen | New Forest | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 17 | 6 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 98% | 84% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 31% | 40% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 3 | 3 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Barton on Sea | 24 | 0 | 101 min | 2 | £558k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hordle & Bashley | 29 | 1 | 100 min | 5 | £456k |
| Milford & Lymington South | 30 | 0 | 115 min | 0 | £646k |
| Totton Rushington | 31 | 1 | 47 min | 10 | £334k |
| Brockenhurst & Sway | 38 | 0 | 75 min | 0 | £726k |
| Ringwood North & Ibsley | 40 | 0 | 116 min | 3 | £469k |
| Bransgore & Burley | 42 | 0 | 189 min | 0 | £516k |
| Lymington North & West | 53 | 2 | 81 min | 6 | £390k |
| Hythe | 54 | 1 | 71 min | 4 | £351k |
| Marchwood & Dibden | 55 | 1 | 79 min | 0 | £336k |
| Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley | 55 | 0 | 84 min | 3 | £361k |
| Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen (this one) | 56 | 0 | 137 min | 0 | £400k |
| Ashurst & Cadnam | 58 | 1 | 70 min | 3 | £575k |
| Holbury South | 65 | 0 | 80 min | 1 | £294k |
| Langdown & Dibden Purlieu | 66 | 1 | 68 min | 4 | £351k |
| Lyndhurst & Minstead | 68 | 0 | 110 min | 0 | £529k |
| West Totton | 69 | 1 | 50 min | 7 | £348k |
| Lymington Town & Boldre | 70 | 0 | 95 min | 2 | £561k |
| Totton Calmore | 76 | 1 | 51 min | 7 | £321k |
| New Milton East | 84 | 0 | 76 min | 5 | £345k |
| New Milton West | 90 | 0 | 72 min | 2 | £326k |
| Ringwood South | 98 | 0 | 90 min | 5 | £335k |
| Totton Town | 101 | 1 | 38 min | 10 | £317k |
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 00 | 2 h 01 |
| Southampton city centre | 2 h 17 | 35 min |
| Heathrow airport | 3 h 19 | 1 h 30 |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).