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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.
| New Milton East | New Forest | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 84 | 58 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 77% | 82% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 19% | 23% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 29% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 31% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 6.1 | 6.6 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is New Milton, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 555k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bournemouth.
The nearest bus stop is Fir Avenue, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 119); 5 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 46 minutes away by public transport (30 by car).
The nearest primary school is Ashley Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 56% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Arnewood School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 37.6 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (14.3 km) and Bournemouth School (14.7 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Morrisons, 350 m away; M & S Food Hall (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is New Milton Medical Center (400 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Paul Light Hair And Beauty is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 12 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: 18 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Espino Lounge is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and the Walker Arms the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 84 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 33% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 26% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is New Milton Recreation Ground, 500 m away; for exercise, The Amethyst Cave (700 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Christchurch Bay, 2.3 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Junior School | Primary | 650 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| New Milton Junior School | Primary | 900 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| New Milton Infant School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| The Arnewood School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ballard School | Independent | 1.2 km | 37.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Durlston School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| East Street Farm | Independent | 5.3 km | – |
| New Milton East | 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 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 8 min | 12 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 18 min | 23 min | 18 min |
| New Milton East | New Forest | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 159 min | 176 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 76 min | 88 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 11 min | 20 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.6 km | 4.3 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 2% | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 21% | 31% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 19% | 12% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| New Milton East | New Forest | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 18 | 6 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 8 | 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 | 19% | 40% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 2 | 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 | 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 (this one) | 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 |
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 14 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 102 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 35% 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) | 2 h 39 | 2 h 03 |
| Southampton city centre | 76 min | 36 min |
| Heathrow airport | 3 h 17 | 1 h 33 |
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).