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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.
| Hordle & Bashley | New Forest | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 29 | 58 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 19% | 23% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 29% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 30% | 31% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 5.2 | 6.6 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is New Milton, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 555k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bournemouth.
The nearest bus stop is Hare Lane, 350 m away, with a bus about every 46 minutes on weekdays (routes 82, 119); 3 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 68 minutes away by public transport (32 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Ashley Infant School, a few minutes' walk (500 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is The Arnewood School, 2.5 km away; Attainment 8: 37.6 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Aldi Foodstores, 1.4 km away, with Barbers and Barbells closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is New Milton Medical Center (1.7 km), with Hordle Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Celly's is 1.8 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 13 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 65% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Rokalis is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Lymington (New Forest Hordle) Premier Inn the nearest pub (1.1 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 29 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 45 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 63% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 40% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Golden Hill, 250 m away; for exercise, The Amethyst Cave (2.2 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Christchurch Bay, 3.6 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Infant School | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Ashley Junior School | Primary | 800 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| Tiptoe Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| New Milton Junior School | Primary | 2.3 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| The Arnewood School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ballard School | Independent | 1.9 km | 37.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Durlston School | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
| East Street Farm | Independent | 3.9 km | – |
| Hordle & Bashley | New Forest | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km |
| Hordle & Bashley | 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 | 100 min | 88 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 23 min | 20 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 1.9 km | 4.3 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 30% | 31% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 8% | 12% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Hordle & Bashley | New Forest | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 83% | 84% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 29% | 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 | 4 | 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 (this one) | 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 | 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 |
For holidays, Bournemouth is 15 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 103 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 59% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 37% 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.
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| Minutes to a primary school | 15 min | 12 min | 9 min |
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| Minutes to a secondary school | 27 min | 23 min | 18 min |
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 00 | 2 h 04 |
| Southampton city centre | 1 h 40 | 37 min |
| Heathrow airport | 3 h 40 | 1 h 34 |
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).